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"You should preach salvation and stop preaching prosperity, healing etc"
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John 10:10 "
Philippians 4:18 "But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, a fragrant offering, a sacrifice acceptable, well pleasing to God."
Proverbs 11:1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
2John 1:2 "For the truth's sake, which dwells in us, and shall be with us forever."
Psalm 35:27 "Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant."
Matthew 8:7 "And Jesus said unto him,
Matthew 6:10 "
We preach the lifestyle of heaven which is the will of God and there is no sicknesspoverty or any suffering in heaven
Mark 1:15 "And saying,
Jesus preached the kingdom of God and the kingdom of God is all about power to dominate in life
1Corinthians 4:20 "For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power."
Psalm 85:8 "I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly."
God preaches peace and peace means our total well-being;spirit soul and body
1Thessalonians 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
"I am accountable to no one but God"
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Hebrews 13:17 "Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you."
Romans 13:1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
James 5:16 "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that you may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much."
1Timothy 4:14 "Neglect not the gift that is in you, which was given you through prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery."
Because God releases authority to men through men men must be accountable to God through men also
1John 4:20 "If a man says, I love God, and hates his brother, he is a liar: for he that loves not his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?"
We relate to God by relating to man.Our direct relation with God is limited by our relation with man
1Corinthians 14:40 Let all things be done decently and in order.
Being accountable to men is the way to keep the God-ordained order in a group
"God doesn't care about how I treat my body He only cares for my spirit"
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Luke 23:52 "This man went unto Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus."
God cares even about the dead bodies of His people how much more the living bodies of His people
Jude 1:9 "Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil as he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke you."
1Corinthians 3:16 "Know you not that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?"
"If this person treats me this way, then I will know that they love me"
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Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
Love is defined by the Spirit of love and not the mind of man
1John 4:16 "And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love; and he that dwells in love dwells in God, and God in him."
Love is defined by God and not by man
John 14:6 "Jesus said unto him,
Christ is expression of love
1Timothy 1:5 "Now the end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:"
Love is defined from the heart and not just from acts
"How can I walk by faith without being unreasonable"
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James 1:5 ,5 "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all men liberally, and reproaches not; and it shall be given him.",6 "But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavers is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed."
Faith is the wisdom of God
1Timothy 1:5 "Now the end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:"
True faith that carries the wisdom of God is born out of pure love and a pure heart
Mark 11:23 "
True faith that carries God's wisdom is not pureresoluteabsolute and uncontaminated with doubt
Hebrews 11:3 "Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear."
True faith leads us to a higher level of wisdom and understanding
"You should pray silently and not loudly"
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Hebrews 5:7 "Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;"
John 4:24
Ephesians 6:18 "Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thus with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;"
Proayer is defined by the spirit and not by how silent it should be
"You should always pray loudly and not silently"
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1Samuel 1:13 ,13 "Now Hannah spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunk.",14 "And Eli said unto her, How long will you be drunk? put away your wine from you.",15 "And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.",16 Count not your handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I been speaking.,17 "Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant you your petition that you have asked of him."
John 4:24
Ephesians 6:18 "Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thus with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;"
Proayer is defined by the spirit and not by how loud it should be
"Loud prayers are more powerful than silent ones"
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1Samuel 1:13 ,13 "Now Hannah spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunk.",14 "And Eli said unto her, How long will you be drunk? put away your wine from you.",15 "And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.",16 Count not your handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I been speaking.,17 "Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant you your petition that you have asked of him."
Silent prayers can be powerful prayers
John 4:24
Ephesians 6:18 "Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thus with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;"
The power of prayer is rooted in the Spirit and not how loud it is
"I prefer public prayers to personal prayers"
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Matthew 6:5 "
John 4:24
Ephesians 6:18 "Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thus with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;"
"I prefer personal prayers to public prayers"
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Acts 4:31 "And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness."
John 4:24
Ephesians 6:18 "Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thus with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;"
"God is only interested in answering to my needs and not my wants"
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Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself also in the LORD; and he shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 7:7 "
Ephesians 3:20 "Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,"
"Why can't I have it this way"
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Isaiah 55:8 "
Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
Proverbs 16:25 "There is a way that seems right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death."
"Truly spiritual people don't plan"
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Psalm 37:5 Commit your way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
Luke 14:28 ,28 "
Luke 14:31 "
Ecclesiastes 3:1 "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:"
"I only help those who are ask for and are willing to receive my help"
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Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
Matthew 12:31 "
Galatians 6:10 "As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith."
"People should be nice to me always"
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John 16:33 "
John 12:43 For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
"I was trained and thought my whole life to believe that I can't accept this"
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"Anything you don't struggle for, cannot be from God"
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Psalm 62:11 God has spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongs unto God.
Deuteronomy 6:10 "And it shall be, when the LORD your God shall have brought you into the land which he swore unto your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give you great and beautiful cities, which you built not,"
It is not every blessing of God that we must struggle for
Ephesians 2:9 "Not of works, lest any man should boast."
Deuteronomy 8:18 "But you shall remember the LORD your God: for it is he that gives you power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he swore unto your fathers, as it is this day."
Romans 8:32 "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?"
Ecclesiastes 2:26 "For God gives to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he gives the work of gathering and heaping up, only that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and grasping of the wind."
"Anything you struggle for, cannot be from God"
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Matthew 11:12 "
Hebrews 4:11 "Let us labor therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief."
"Anything you struggle for, will last in your hands"
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Proverbs 10:22 "The blessing of the LORD, it makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it."
Isaiah 54:10 "
Ecclesiastes 2:26 "For God gives to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he gives the work of gathering and heaping up, only that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and grasping of the wind."
"Anything you don't struggle for, will not last in your hands"
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Proverbs 10:22 "The blessing of the LORD, it makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it."
Isaiah 54:10 "
Ecclesiastes 3:14 "I know that, whatsoever God does, it shall be forever: nothing can be added to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God does it, that men should fear before him."
Luke 12:33 "
"Life is what you think it is, no one has the right to define how my life should be"
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Romans 14:8 "For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's."
Hosea 4:6 "
"I don't compliment people, it is just part of me, I can't change from it"
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Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
Colossians 3:3 "For you are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God."
Colossians 3:2 "Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth."
Galatians 2:20 "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me."
"Every dream I have, must have relevance to my life"
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Ecclesiastes 5:7 For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also many vanities: but you fear God.
"I want to marry him because I love him, that is all that matters"
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Luke 14:28 "
Love is not the only cost for a fruitful marrital life
Proverbs 24:3 ,3 Through wisdom is a house built; and by understanding it is established:,4 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
The house of marriage requires more than love to be fruitful
"He is a man of God, therefore whatever he says or does must be from God"
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Matthew 15:14 "
You can be a man of God and be blind
"You must deny the existence of the problem, if you must walk in faith"
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Zechariah 4:7 "Who are you, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain: and he shall bring forth its headstone with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it."
Faith does not deny the problem but rather does not allow the problem to limit it till it overcomes the problem
"All women/men cheat"
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Philippians 4:8 "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."
1Corinthians 13:5 "Does not behave itself rudely, seeks not her own, is not easily provoked, keeps no record of evil;"
John 7:24 "
Isaiah 11:3 "And his delight shall be in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:"
"Everybody is doing it this way, why should I do it another way"
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Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
"Bad emotions must always be suppressed"
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Philippians 4:6 ,6 Be anxious for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.,7 "And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.",8 "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."
1Peter 5:7 Casting all your care upon him; for he cares for you.
James 5:16 "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that you may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much."
'faulty' emotions must be confessed to bring healing
"I have to do things perfectly because anything less that perfect is a failure"
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2Corinthians 12:9 "And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for you: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather boast in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me."
1Corinthians 1:27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
"You don't have to pray for your needs, Just pray for Kingdom and God will give you your needs"
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Luke 11:3
"I must get this by all means"
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Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
"You should not be using anointing oil, holy water and any material thing in prayer, you must just use God's word and faith"
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James 5:14 "Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:"
We preach the will of God and healing is the will of God