2008-08-21T11:30:16-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/blessings http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Mission/What-You-Need-to-Win-4268 2008-08-21T11:30:16-05:00 For the battles you're facing, that's a pretty good question for you to be answering - "Do you have what you need to win?" Which may very well raise a good question on your end - "What exactly do I need to win?" http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hard-Times/No-More-Swiping-4028 2008-08-01T16:47:07-05:00 There’s a “swiper” in real life, it turns out. He’s probably trying to steal from you. And the counter-attack against this thief is not all that different from the way those TV characters get rid of their Swiper. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Personal-Power/God-s-Upgrade-System-4043 2008-08-01T16:36:55-05:00 We lost our van - only to get back more van than we had before. That modus operandi has been repeated in our life so many times - and in the lives of millions of God's children across the centuries. It is one of the exciting ways of God. He sometimes takes something away to replace it with something much better. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Personal-Power/Bad-Stuff-in-Your-Tank-5605 2008-07-21T12:00:38-05:00 It isn't that you haven't tried to fix things. You've worked harder, you've adjusted your approach, you've tried to place blame, you've even prayed about it. But things still aren't running right. Could it be it's because there's dirt in your tank? The problem isn't the vehicle or the miles or those traveling with you. It's those impurities in your tank, and they're costing you your power. http://reviveourhearts.com/topics/series.php?series=81&topic_name=God 2008-04-09T11:31:48-05:00 The concept of blessing and cursing runs throughout the Word of God. Nancy examines this theme as it is woven throughout the story of God’s love for us and Christ’s redemption on the cross. http://ibs.org/niv/appendix/concordance_resultsingle.php?rowid=55 2008-01-18T15:19:19-05:00 A name meaning "he struggles with God." God gave this name to Jacob, reflecting Jacob's lifelong struggle to get God's blessing. It also refers to the nation that came from the family line of Jacob. http://ibs.org/niv/appendix/concordance_resultsingle.php?rowid=38 2008-01-18T14:39:27-05:00 The first crops that God's people would collect from their fields and give to God. This was a sign that everything the land produced belong to God (Deuteronomy 26:1-15). In the New Testament, firstfruits is the first part of a blessing that is received as a promise of more to come (Romans 8:23-25). http://ibs.org/niv/appendix/concordance_resultsingle.php?rowid=16 2008-01-18T14:01:05-05:00 When God blesses someone, he makes things go well for him or her. A blessing is a good gift from God. Genesis 12:1-3; Numbers 6:22-27; Deuteronomy 28:1-14. When people bless, they ask God to bring good to someone. Ruth 2:4; Romans 12:14-21; 1 Corinthians 4:12. http://sermonindex.net/modules/articles/index.php?view=article&aid=23 2008-01-08T09:11:49-05:00 IN this psalm we find the Psalmist standing at the golden altar with his harp in his hand, recounting all his mercies. This psalm teaches us adoration. Adoration is not thanksgiving; it is silent wonder. I once saw a striking instance of this in a sick one... http://sermonindex.net/modules/articles/index.php?view=article&aid=6 2008-01-08T09:10:08-05:00 There are many wonderful things in this epistle. Sometimes we are told to look up to the 'heavenly places;' sometimes to look back, past eternity; and again we are told to look far forward, into the 'ages to come.' Men used to come to Ephesus to see the great temple of Diana...