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First, “Even if he does not,…” King Nebuchadnezzar made an obnoxiously large seven-story golden statue. And at the dedication ceremony, he commanded all the officials to bow down and worship the image at the sound of some musical instruments. Because Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were officials, they too had to participate in this on-the-spot idol...
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Hey everyone. Now there is a time for everything: a time to praise, a time to pray, a time to study the Bible, a time to edify, a time to preach and...a time for jokes. I've been asked to post some of the jokes that I had performed at previous conferences. Have fun and LAUGH!!...
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The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. Here, David proclaims that God was his shepherd! What great confidence he had in who God was. From his personal experiences with God, David came to see what kind of a person God was— he was a shepherd-like person. David himself had been a...
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Recently, I discovered this song as I was going through my music app to find some interesting songs to add to my playlist. When I first saw this song, my interest was immediately piqued by its title, “Lazarus.” “A song about Lazarus? Hmm. This would be very interesting.” At first, I thought that this would...
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Dwight L. Moody was mentioned in a Bible study this conference, and out of curiosity I went hunting to find the original source for the story of the man in the mining town. I found it on this link, and then I realized that I had just stumbled on a treasure trove of godly stories...
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I was very blessed to listen to "Only a Holy God" (originally by CityAlight) at the 2019 Summer Bible Conference on August 18. It helped me to understand God's love more. When our choir sung, "Come and be holy..." I saw God, not demanding, but warmly calling me to me the wonderful life of holiness....
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Serving God is fun, action-packed, and dynamic! But cooking, on the other hand, is not. So, if you're like me and need some quick and fail-proof recipes, here's a good (and tasty) one. My boss at work shared this recipe with me. And when she first described it to me, I was both shocked and...
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As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah. I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her. This is the epic...
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Over the summer, the CSULB shepherds have been gathering together and strategizing about how we will ask all of the students in sight. During our meeting, Shepherd Remi divides the area into sections, and before we actually go to our specific territories, each person will take a minute to pray for our fishing journey. Such...
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Has anyone heard this song before?? The first time I heard it, I was taken by surprise at the thoughtful lyrics, the gentle and soothing beat, and especially, the way he says "my Lord." It changed the way I think of this phrase--to me, it's no longer the "Christian" thing to say, but the way...
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Daniel 8 Testimony In the third year of King Belshazzar’s reign, Daniel had a vision that can be passed off as an NFL Superbowl game, the Ram taking on the Goat. Actually last year Superbowl featured the Los Angeles Rams versus the New England Patriots. Just like the Los Angeles Rams lost to the greatest...
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I still remember this year's Memorial Day very vividly. I began by coming to the morning prayer time, and I had such a wonderful prayer time with God that I prayed longer than I had intended, completely forgetting about my breakfast cooking duty. God had mercy on our cooking team; we were able to prepare...
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...After Joshua circumcised all the Israelites, God said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” God must have been so pleased when his work to remove Egypt out of them was completed. This proclamation shows me how anxiously God has been waiting for the day when the reproach of Egypt will be rolled away from me.
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Daniel 4 is the king's public address to his people, like the President's State of the Union address. It's really sad for me to say that even though I have lived in America for more than 25 years, was born and raised in California, I have never been interested enough to watch any State of...
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Joshua 9:1-12:24 (Feb. 21, 2019) ...As the battle was going on, it was soon going to get dark. But there were still many enemies that were alive. On the day the LORD gave the Amorites over to Israel, Joshua said to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O...
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John 18 testimony part 2 and 3. Second, “Jesus before the high priest.” The high priest represented authentic worship. He represented the mainstream and authority. Usually standing before him, people would think that they did something wrong, but Jesus had no fear because he did everything in the light. I want to have Jesus’ confidence....
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June 9th, 2003 10:20 pm – 1:25 am Yesterday's Sunday’s message was based on Philippians 3:1-11. There, the expression “We who worship by the Spirit of God” stood out, because I could not understand its meaning. It is we who worship God, but the expression suggested that by God’s Spirit, or by the help of...
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I never really considered this song as very meaningful - it was nice, but not really significant in the past. But after this experience, the lyrics have become so special and touching to me... This was a time when I was fed up with myself - now that I was going to church and even...
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Daniel 3 Part 2. When the three friends did not compromise, they were thrown into the blazing furnace. However, strangely they were not burned, and even stranger was the appearance of a fourth person, handsome of Italian descent, together with the three friends having a good time in the fire and taking a selfie together. Humor...
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Daniel 3 Part 1. In the previous passage Nebuchadnezzar dreamt of a statue with a golden head that degraded to silver, then bronze all the way down to clay. Later he was disappointed to learn from Daniel that soon his kingdom of gold would terminate and will give way to a kingdom of silver. How...
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“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:11