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All You Need Is Discipline and Not Prayers: The Biblical Power of Christian Discipline and Transformation

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“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind…” — Romans 12:2 (KJV)   Many Christians pray sincerely for change, breakthrough, spiritual growth, success, self-control, a better marriage, victory over temptation, and a closer walk with God. Yet sometimes, after praying repeatedly, nothing seems to change.  Why?  One important answer is discipline .  D iscipline does not replace prayer; discipline helps us live out what we pray for .  Prayer is essential to the Christian life, but prayer must be followed by obedience, action, consistency, and self-control. You can pray for a stronger spiritual life, but you must also make time to study the Bible. You can pray to overcome temptation, but you must also learn to avoid situations that repeatedly lead you into temptation. You can pray for a better marriage, but you must discipline yourself to communicate with love, forgive, listen, and honour your spouse.  This is why the...

A Love Worthy Of Our Awe

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Today I would like to speak on the wonders and awe of God. When we first meet the Lord and fall in love with him, everything we learn and time spent with him is wondrous because he is so awesome but then ….  But then … life happens.  This morning I was thinking back to a time I moved out to California. My friend and I drove down the coast from Los Angeles to San Francisco. There were many beautiful sights to see but something about the oceanfront and the mountains captured my awe. No matter how many I saw, every scenery was majestic and worthy of another awe! People and places can still create a wonder in our lives but what happens when the Lord begins to feel stale and not so wondrous anymore? We soon forget the benefits and the blessed promises as we walk with him.  We have become a people of quick satisfaction and if something or someone no longer does it for us, we wish to move on until we are caught up in awesomeness again. I think somewhere deep in the heart of thos...