by Bill Elliff
April 24, 2023
God is making Himself known. He is preparing for what we can hopefully believe could be a worldwide movement of spiritual awakening. Asbury gave us faith to believe it could happen in our city, our campus, our nation.
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by Bill Elliff
April 20, 2023
What will the sentence read about you in your troubles?
“He took revenge.” “He lived in anger and frustration.” “He was constantly afraid.” “He tried to work it out on his own.” “He got bitter.” “He lived in anxiety and fear.”
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by Bill Elliff
April 17, 2023
What is your opinion of Christ? Do you see him as an important historical figure? The Son of God? The Savior of the world? The King of Kings and Lord of Lords?
All of these are true, but there is so much more. He is the One seeking you—the One wanting to stay at your house. It’s personal.
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by Bill Elliff
April 14, 2023
The vast majority of people live with a short-sighted view. Failing to understand the brevity of this life and the eternality of the next, they live for one and ignore preparation for the other. The results of this myopic life seem wonderful for a short season but pay the most tragic price in the end.
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by Bill Elliff
April 13, 2023
A genuine follower of Christ enters a relationship with Christ through repentance and continues repenting in various ways for the rest of their life. To be a true Christian is to be a lifelong repenter.
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by Bill Elliff
April 12, 2023
Do you long to be aware of His presence? To enjoy more consistent intimacy with God in your life, your home, your church? There are very deliberate things you can do to create an environment where God is pleased to dwell. Thinking of preparing your home for a visit from your most beloved and honored guest. Now, prepare the home of your life for the King. Paying attention to our environments will illustrate what we really want.
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by Bill Elliff
April 11, 2023
Pastors are God's good gifts to us. They walk a line between great joys and great sorrow; high moments of victory and the lowest valleys of defeat. They get depressed and deeply discouraged and are the peculiar target of Satan's most effective weapons. You'd be surprised how one word of criticism can crush them. Spurgeon would sometimes leave and tell no one where he was going, retreating to get his soul back.
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by Bill Elliff
April 11, 2023
George Mueller said that he continually spent time in the Word and prayer each morning until his “soul was happy in the Lord.” Meditating on God’s goodness until it becomes personal to you is a vital exercise. This right view of God changes everything.
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by Bill Elliff
April 07, 2023
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by Bill Elliff
April 04, 2023
Everyone agrees that prayer is important, but few pray. We do what we think is valuable. We will make almost any adjustment to get what we think will bring meaning and purpose to our lives. So, if we are not really praying, it is apparent that we do not consider it as important as God declares that it is. (He spoke of it over 600 times in the Bible!)
So, why should we pray?
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by Bill Elliff
March 29, 2023
As a pastor for the last 55 years, I have had the joy of being encouraged and blessed and prayed for by so many people. It is what carries you in your task of shepherding people. As I look back over five decades of ministry, their love has dramatically enriched my life.
But also, a pastor leads. And when anyone leads, there are almost always some who disagree.
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by Bill Elliff
March 28, 2023
When Jesus was asked which was the most important commandment, He replied with no hesitation: "Love the Lord Your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind." (Matthew 22:37). This first and greatest commandment was given to remind us that what we love we worship. What we love, we serve. And it is fascinating to notice the "all" of this command. There is no room for divided affections.
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