by Bill Elliff
September 22, 2022
Our attention is given to those we think deserve it. If we have someone we disregard, we may hear it audibly, but we will not follow it internally. We regularly sift through all the world’s noise and choose to follow those we value.
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by Bill Elliff
July 28, 2022
Our great failure in life is our failure in prayer. Great promises are given to those who pray, but many communicate with God very little.
God hears the prayers of His children, but some have learned to pray more often, more fervently, and more effectively.
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by Bill Elliff
July 25, 2022
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by Bill Elliff
June 29, 2022
Your life is made by multiple decisions. So, what do you do first as you face the choices of each day? Sadly, most of us do not do what Jehoshaphat recommended. “Please inquire FIRST for the word of the LORD.” The word “first” literally means “as the day.” It could mean “today, right now.” But it also implies “for this day, in this particular moment.”
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by Bill Elliff
May 04, 2022
God created men and women in His image. We have been fearfully and wonderfully made with amazing uniqueness and abilities. But none of us were designed to run without God. Millions have tried, with disastrous results. But when a man--particularly a leader--relies upon God with simple, consistent dependency, he discovers that God is waiting to lead him and those who follow him with amazing clarity.
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by Bill Elliff
April 25, 2022
We are all facing battles. You will have some today! Where will you turn? How will you respond? Will you rely on your mere human ability, or will you be a valiant warrior, who trusts in God and cries out to God in the battle? Such men will be highlighted in human history.
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by Bill Elliff
April 19, 2022
Every leader has seasons of opposition. Sometimes it is a recognizable, external enemy. But the worst pain of leadership is when your own people turn against you. This is made even worse when they come against you regarding things that are not true. When you have done right, but others do not understand.
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by Bill Elliff
March 17, 2022
After seven decades of living, your successes and failures become very clear. It occurs to me this morning that my greatest failure is failure in prayer. I’m grateful for all the Lord has taught me about communion with Him through the Word and prayer and for the privilege of learning how to pray without ceasing, but there could have been so much more.
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by Bill Elliff
December 06, 2021
If you don’t know how completely unable you are to save yourself from sin, death, and hell, you will not understand why this verse is so important. If you can’t make yourself right with God, (and you can’t), then who can?
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by Bill Elliff
October 26, 2021
Is prayer really helpful? Does it work? Does it benefit people? Does it advance God’s kingdom? Does it alter what would have happened had we not prayed?
One man said, “There are some things God plans to do whether or not we pray, but there are some things God plans to do only if we pray.”
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by Bill Elliff
September 22, 2021
History has been forged by movements—seasons of surges that produced unstoppable and undeniable change.
The movement that began at Pentecost forever changed the world...
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by Bill Elliff
September 17, 2021
The book of Acts is a model for us of how Christ followers and the church are to function. There is one abundantly clear element throughout the book. They prayed.
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