To overcome the obstacle of ignorance of God’s Word and truth, we must apply ourselves to study the scriptures and believe what they tell us, regardless of what we may have been taught previously.

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The record of Acts clearly shows us that the first disciples received the baptism in the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues and prophecy.

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Hope is the ability to continue to maintain the high expectation that God will fulfill his promises, no matter how long it may take.

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When we merely observe what God does, we may never mature in faith; whereas, if we know God’s heart and ways, we more easily come to trust him and get in step with his purposes in our lives.

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A proclamation is more like a prophecy. It is an announcement or a faith declaration of what God has done or certainly will do.

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We can know for a fact that all things are working toward God's glory, which shall fill the earth. We who know God are also assured that things are working out for our good. (Romans 8:28) Therefore, we are always able to praise God as we participate in his end game for the ages.

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The faith that saves is based on the Gospel revelation that Jesus is the Messiah King who is coming again to firmly establish God’s rule on planet earth.

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Sadly, if we prompt someone to confess that Jesus is Lord before they know it by faith in their hearts, we may actually "inoculate" them against the possibility of a true conversion, leaving them convinced they are already “saved” without their ever having been born again.

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One of the keys to being a good fisher of men is to ask the Holy Spirit to show us how to properly present Jesus so that our hearers can understand that the Lord can meet the deepest longings and needs of their hearts.

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Never forget: God does not forgive because it is his job. He forgives because he loved us enough to allow his only Son to die for us.

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