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Posted by: Laurie Skipper [All scriptures quoted from NASB unless otherwise noted.] For some time now, I have not been able to get away from studying the book of Esther. I have gone back to it time and time again. One of the things the Holy Spirit has highlighted to me in this passage of scripture is the working of the anti-Christ spirit - how it worked then and now. Anti-Semitic Spirit at Work From the events recorded for us in Esther, we know that Haman hated Mordecai. Haman's hatred seethed each time he would pass Mordecai and Mordecai would not bow to him as everyone else did. Haman also knew why Mordecai would not bow to him, which caused him to hate not only Mordecai but his people - the Jews. Esther 3:6 tells us:   read more..

One of the most powerful principles you could possibly build your life on is to allow God to define success for you, not your environment, carnal mind, friends, family or even foes.

There are many scriptures who show us the Lord wants his people to be successful both in our private lives and as a body of believers in our mission to reach the world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

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Yesterday as I was weeding my flower beds, I was reminded of lessons the Holy Spirit taught me many years ago while doing the same task. I thought they might be good to share with others.  read more..

"He shall judge the world in righteousness..." (Ps. 9:8) Part of developing as a normal individual is the ability to accept certian aspects of life as objective realities. Fire burns, oil is greasy and rotten eggs smell. Getting your driver's license for instance has to do with proving to the authorities your ability to both operate a vehicle and to know and keep the rules of traffic laws. Left is left, red means stop and so on. There really is no room to be philosophical about these categories in life. You either accept them and live accordingly or you don't and sooner or later you crash, hurting yourself and others.  read more..

I received an email this evening from the Lance Learning Group. In it, Lance Wallnau stated:  read more..

Much has been written and said on the use and abuse of authority in the Church. But first, let’s clarify what “Church” I have in mind. I think of “church” as the Body of Christ, not the traditional institutions of Rome or Constantinople. Unfortunately, after approximately 500 years of Protestant tradition, we now have Protestant denominations who are no less institutional than the great old Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions.  read more..

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Many today are attempting to say that the "temple" is not important. They try to deal with the problem of dead churches and dead Christianity by scrapping the whole idea with the temple. Recently I was sharing with someone how dissatisfied I am with the Sunday morning format of what we call "church" today. Then went on to explain to him how I'm still busy planting churches. He looked at me and said: "So why would you still work to build the temple?". This brother is totally immersed in the "marketplace" revolution and in his mind there couldn't be one good reason for someone to want to work toward planting churches.  read more..

One of the greatest problems in the Body of Christ today is the lack of leaders who can define with authority that which comes from God and that which doesn't. This is a major hindrance for the Church. Whole nations fail to move to their next level due to their lack of discernment and commitment to the will of God.  read more..