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He Is Our Desperate Need: 2 Peter ...
Contributed by Michael West on Oct 2, 2008 (message contributor)
He is our desperate need: 2 Peter 1:3-4
Without Him, we are lost. Without Him, we are like a toy that needs batteries…
We were born into this world blind to the truth of God—
I Corinthians 2:14. Without Him, we would have remained full of corruption. With Him, we now know what please God and are able to live our lives pleasing to Him by way of the Holy Spirit.
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On A Particularly Rough Airplane Flight, A Lady ... PRO
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In His Book, Balancing The Tightrope, Barry ...
Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 22, 2004
In his book, Balancing the Tightrope, Barry Powell relates that in a survey of over 200,000 college freshman, 76% listed financial prosperity as the most important of their life goals. Is it any wonder that one of the top issues in almost every Presidential election is the economy? What has it come ...read more
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