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Choosing a Bible

It is through His Word, the Holy Bible (i.e., Scripture), that God…

Finding a Church

The Church which christ founded. First, while the title for this chapter…

Beware the Wolves

Now, you will hear much disagreement among men about the Gospel and…

Stumbling Blocks to Our Prayers

Let’s review some of the reasons why prayers may not be answered. These aren’t the only reasons, of course (i.e., God may simply say “No” to your prayer), but they are some…

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The Lion’s Den

We look here at another example from the Book of Daniel about how Daniel himself handled a severe test of his faith (see Dan 6). Before we start, I want to point…

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The Fiery Furnace

The story in the Book of Daniel about Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego in the fiery furnace is hugely inspirational to me (see Dan 3), as they demonstrated calmness, courage, and rock-solid faith…

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God’s Timing, Not Ours

Another source of anxiety can be trying to force things to be done in our timing instead of the Lord’s. When there is a mismatch in that area, it creates tension and…

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God’s Will, Not Ours

Another source of tension is trying to force our will to be done instead of the Lord’s (Mat 6:10). If you are anything like me, you get up first thing in the…

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Do Not Worry About Tomorrow

The “natural man,” which is still in us even after we are born again (1Co 2:14; Rom 7:23), tends to have much anxiety centered around care and concern for the material things…

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Do Not Be Afraid

Not only has Christ “set you free” (see Joh 8:31–32; Eph 4:8; Rom 6:6; 8:2) from bondage under sin, Satan, and death, but He has also given you “a spirit of adoption”…

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Seek the Things Above

One further aspect of living in the Spirit is having a correct priority between the things of this world and the things of God (and heaven). An untold amount of anxiety, stress,…

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Trust in the Lord

This chapter effectively continues the prior chapter, “Understanding God,” because how well you “trust in” God is intimately tied to how well you understand Him.…

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Understanding God

The next step on our journey toward overcoming anxiety, worry, doubt, and fear is to make sure we have a correct understanding of God—His nature, power, presence, might, intelligence (wisdom), love, majesty,…

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Names of the Lord

In this chapter, we journey through some of the names used for each Person of the Holy Trinity. Please keep in mind that this is not an exhaustive list of all His…

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What Happens at Baptism

Let’s review what happens at your baptism. It is at baptism that your sins are forgiven, as Scripture clearly states: “Be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of…

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Living in the Spirit

As Christians, we are called to “walk by faith, not by sight” (2Co 5:7) and to “walk [live] by the Spirit” (see Gal 5:16, 25). To “walk” means to live, obey,…

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Changing Your Worldly Habits

The life of a Christian is one of continuous repentance (1Jn 1:5–10; 2:1, 28; 1Co 9:27; cf. Jas 5:16; Heb 4:16; 7:25) and avoidance of deliberate, willful, and repeated sin. The child…

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Understanding Obedience

This chapter explains that “obedience” (see Joh 3:36; Act 5:29, 32; 6:7; Rom 1:5; 15:18; 16:26; Heb 5:9; 1Pe 1:2, 22; cf. Mat 7:21–27; 12:50; 28:20; Mar 3:35; Luk 6:46–49; Act 7:39;…

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