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Come As You Are

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Nov 21, 2024

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A friend of mine in Louisiana had his 11 year old nephew for the weekend just after the uncle had had a close call with death and gotten released from the hospital. On Sunday morning, his nephew approached him. “Come on, Uncle, let’s go to church!” “But Dom, you don’t have any church clothes ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 1:18, Matthew 11:27, Romans 5:8

Tags: Come As You Are, God Loves All People

Denomination: Charismatic

Don't Dress Up Your Sin

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Nov 9, 2024

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Some churches like to play dress-up. They like to dress up their sin and give it fancy labels like equality and tolerance. But sin is still sin, yall. When you ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:23

Tags: Sin, Consequences Of Sin, Veering Off The Right Path

Denomination: Charismatic

Life Is A Highway And Sinning Puts You In The Wrong Lane

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Nov 8, 2024

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Life is a highway alright. And if you stay in your own lane on that highway, you'll probably do great. But if you get into the other guy's lane which is unlawful for you to be in, you probably won't last long. Sin is ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:23

Tags: Sin, Consequences Of Sin

Denomination: Charismatic

The Two Subjects Nobody Wants To Hear Preached About

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Nov 8, 2024

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In the 15+ years I have been preaching,I have discovered there are two subjects nobody wants to hear a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:38

Tags: Sin, Giving, Obstinance

Denomination: Charismatic

What Percentage Will Go To Heaven?

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Apr 21, 2023

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[Pastor Clendennen speaking:] For many years, in the church I pastored, we had an all-night prayer meeting the last Friday night of every month. One such Friday night, out of four-hundred members, there were forty-one of us present. As I was praying, I heard this Word from the Lord: “You are ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:40-42, 1 Corinthians 15:52, Revelation 1:7

Tags: Bride Of Christ, Return Of Jesus, Rapture

Denomination: Charismatic

Stay Plugged In

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Jan 25, 2023

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A friend of mine emailed me something so true about staying connected ... When God made trees he spoke to the earth. When God made fish he spoke to the water. When God made man he said let us make man in our image. He breathed life from Him into us. These three things are alive. however they ...read more

Scripture: John 15:5

Tags: Our Connection To God, Connected To God, If We Disconnect, Where We Draw Power, We Can't Live Without God (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

How We Stop God From Answering Our Prayers

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 24, 2022

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Recently, the Lord moved me from Arkansas to Louisiana. I was so happy to leave Arkansas and be released from it – it had felt like an overgrown prison to me. As I drove south on the interstate, I was thanking and praising God for a new start in a new place when He impressed upon me that I could ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:13, James 3:6

Tags: Preventing God, Power Of Words, Tongue, Unanswered Prayers, Words Stout Against Him (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Scratch Resistant

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 6, 2022

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I was emailing with a friend about the intense testing we all seemed to be experiencing when she emailed back to me: I think a very good analogy for the unending intense spiritual attacks is to liken it to how a diamond is formed… Diamonds are formed under extreme pressure and intense heat, ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 13:9

Tags: Refining, Tests, Spiritual Strength, Spiritual Attacks, Fiery Trials, Endurance (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Not A Popular Subject

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Nov 26, 2022

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I used to try to teach on giving about once a year and that focused on tithing because I watched my Mom’s life. She never made even enough money to live on, yet God never let her do without. She kept tithing and giving whether she was doing well or doing not so well. You know, the two LEAST ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:10, 2 Corinthians 9:7, Luke 6:38, Proverbs 11:24

Tags: Giving, Alms, Tithing

Denomination: Charismatic

It Just Takes Over

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Jul 21, 2022

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One day my friend was looking at the beautiful blooming wisteria vine entwined in the fence by her home thinking how the woody vines just take over everything around them and choke the life out of it. They are extremely hard to eradicate once they've taken hold. Wisteria is actually an ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:23

Tags: Sin, Death, Wages

Denomination: Charismatic

We’re Not Always Headed In The Direction We Think We Are

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on May 30, 2022

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Once while living in Dallas, I witnessed to someone I worked with who proceeded to tell me they believed they just needed to be a good person to go to Heaven. Though I explained what the Bible says about being saved, they rejected my witness and went on with their life. It was clear to me they were ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:17, Proverbs 3:6

Tags: Truth, Right Path, Deception, Wrong Doctrine

Denomination: Charismatic

Sin Changes You

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Apr 21, 2022

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I heard a quote many years ago that I believe is from a movie I do not recommend called 8mm. (it is about human trafficking or some other awful thing). The quote is so true: If you dance with the devil, the devil dont change. The devil changes YOU. We can see this principle illustrated so ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:8, 1 Peter 5:9

Tags: Compromise, Temptation, Sin

Denomination: Charismatic

His Rightful Place

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Apr 11, 2022

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I have a dog named Simba. I named him Simba because he is the color of a lion and he has the personality of a lion. One afternoon, we were really tired and I decided to take a quick nap with Simba. Simba has a certain place on the bed beside me where he always lays. I had laid something on the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:33, Luke 10:41

Tags: Resting, Putting God First, Making Room For God, Making Time For God

Denomination: Charismatic

I Don't See The Evidence

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Mar 31, 2022

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I was with a friend talking to a new acquaintance when she began touting the virtues of a weight loss book she had read a few years earlier. “It will completely change your relationship with food,” she exclaimed, insisting he take down the name of the book and its author. I saw the man glance at ...read more

Scripture: James 1:22, James 1:23, James 1:24, James 1:25, 2 Corinthians 8:21 (view more) (view less)

Tags: Doer Of The Word, Integrity, Honesty

Denomination: Charismatic

Putting God First

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Mar 18, 2022

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I woke up this one morning recently around 7am which is fairly late for me, still very tired, and about 10 minutes into reading the Word trying to drink my coffee to wake up, I knew I would not be able to stay awake through all my prayers at that level of fatigue. But I was trying to make sure in ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:16, Psalm 63:1

Tags: God First, Seek God Early, Word Of God, Priorities

Denomination: Charismatic

Not What Was Expected

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Mar 16, 2022

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Integrity is when something is the same all the way through. Pure gold is gold and only gold, all the way through. 14kt gold is less than pure, but other metals give it a hardness that allows more uses such as making beautiful jewelry from it. The bible calls the condition of being one thing ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:21, James 3:11, James 3:12, James 3:13, Matthew 23:27, Matthew 23:28 (view more) (view less)

Tags: Integrity, Hypocrisy, Tongue

Denomination: Charismatic

Nothing To Be Proud Of

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 24, 2021

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How can we be prideful? We can do nothing without our next breath, which comes from Almighty God. Anything we are, He made us. Anything we have, He gave us. Anything we can do, yeah ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:3, Proverbs 27:2

Tags: Accomplishment, Praise, Pride

Denomination: Charismatic

Pride Drives Everyone Away

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 23, 2021

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Pride really is a relationship killer. It repulses everyone around you and drives them away, then it convinces YOU they ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 16:18, Proverbs 27:2, Galatians 6:3, Proverbs 26:12

Tags: Humility, Relationships, Pride, Jealousy

Denomination: Charismatic

He Is Our Strength

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Oct 12, 2021

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My beautiful mama was always so strong, a tower of strength, courage and faith that stood like a beacon for our family. Psalm 46:1 says God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. As I meditated on this, I remembered a time when I was about 3 years old or so. I saw myself ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:1, Psalm 28:8, Psalm 37:39, Exodus 15:2

Tags: Fear, Protection, Strength, God Is Our Strength

Denomination: Charismatic

I Got You

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Oct 2, 2021

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I like to take my dogs places with me. They have their own seats in the back seat of my pickup. I have a small elderly dog named Bambi who has always had anxiety, I think from having to survive on her own when she lived in the streets as a tiny little thing with no one to feed or care for her. A ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 54:4, 1 Peter 5:7

Tags: Adversity, Assurance, Anxious

Denomination: Charismatic

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