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#S3-016: How to Obliterate Temptation in Jesus Name [Podcast]

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Some people fall into temptation, but a great many make plans for disaster ahead of time. “Son,” ordered a father, “Don’t swim in that canal.” “OK, Dad,” he answered. But he came home carrying a wet bathing suit that evening. “Where have you been?” demanded the father. “Swimming in the canal,” answered the boy. “Didn’t I tell you not to swim there?” asked the father. “Yes, Sir,” answered the boy. “Why did you?” he asked. “Well, Dad,” he explained, “I had my bathing suit with me and I couldn’t resist the temptation.” “Why did you take your bathing suit with you?” he questioned. “So I’d be prepared to swim, in case I was tempted,” he replied. 1 Putting temptation in it’s place is what we are talking about in this week’s Light on Life Podcast.

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Why the Holy Spirit is the Great Helper of Our Prayer Life

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Romans 8:26-27 is a mountain of Bible truth and comfort on the subject of prayer. J. Oswald Sanders in his book, Cultivation of Christian Character says these words. “It is worthy of note that the Spirit’s assistance in prayer is more frequently mentioned than any of His other offices. All true praying springs from His activity in the heart. Both Paul and Jude teach that effective prayer is ‘praying in the Holy Spirit,’ which has been defined as praying ‘along the same lines, about the same things, in the same Name as the Holy Spirit.'” 1 In today’s post, we take a glimpse at this all important aspect of the Spirit’s work in the life of a believer.

[Tweet “The truth is we don’t know how to pray as we should but, the Spirit comes to help us.”]

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#S3-015: How the Mighty Names of God Energize Your Life [Podcast]

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In this week’s podcast, we re-engage the series on the Name of Jesus. We left off, in ‘Why the Name of  Jesus Works for Your Life‘ with a question Moses asked God after He told him to go to Egypt and deliver Israel. Moses asked God for His Name. What was God’s response and how does it help us understand Jesus Name?

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[Tweet “The name El-Gibbor is a picture of Jesus leading the armies of heaven in Revelation 19.”]

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The Role of the Spirit in the Life of A Believer

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Gardner Taylor said that words are vehicles by which to transfer ideas from one mind to another. However, he went on to say, some ideas are so heavy that the words break down in the effort. What a blessed assurance it is to know that when words break down in our effort to transmit the deepest longings of our hearts, we have the Divine Helper through whom these yearnings find their way to the mind of our Heavenly Father. According to Romans 8:26–27 the Holy Spirit takes our inarticulate groanings and verbalizes them to the Father. Through the Holy Spirit of God who indwells you, a groan in your soul can be the most eloquent prayer you ever prayed.  1 In today’s post, we take a look at the role of the Holy Spirit in the prayer life of a believer.

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#S3-014: Do You Have A New Vision for A New Year? [Podcast]

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This is the New Years edition of Light On Life. This is the time of the year where people think about things like resolutions, goals and vision for the upcoming year. Soon after the completion of Disney World, someone said, “Isn’t it too bad that Walt Disney didn’t live to see this?” Mike Vance, creative director of Disney Studios, replied, “He did see it—that’s why it’s here.” 1  Vision is seeing things invisible. Do you have a new vision for this new year?

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What Is The Glorious Liberty Creation Is Looking For?

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I ran into this whimsical illustration on two different views of creation. It is entitled, ‘Male and Female Views of Creation’. Woman’s View: God made man and said, “I can do better than that,” and made the woman. Man’s view: God made beast and man, then rested. Then He made woman, and no one has ever rested since, beast, man, or God. 1 In today’s post, we will continue our look at creations anticipation for deliverance as continue Roaming through Romans.

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#S3-013: What if God Never Sent the Miracle Star? [Podcast]

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God’s plan was thought up and set in motion before the foundations of the world (Eph. 1:4). Particular courses of events and situations, at times, align to bring into a focus a particular aspect of God’s wisdom and plan. Today, we are going to look at the birth of Jesus in this way. We are going to look at some of the events that came into view and we are going to ask a rather startling question about one of those events, the appearing of the star. Here is the question: ‘What would have happened, had the Star not appeared?’

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Why Creation Waiting Is A Good God Thing

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In today’s post, we look at verses nineteen and twenty in Romans chapter 8 where Paul speaks of how the whole of creation is waiting for a special event, the manifestation of the Sons of God.

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#S3-012: Why the Name of Jesus Works for Your Life [Podcast]

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Did you know that until the year 1100, most people in Europe had only one name? With the population increasing it became difficult to distinguish among people, so surnames (last names) were added. These names came primarily from four different sources: A man’s occupation such as John Cook or John Miller; location such as John Overhill or John Brook; a man’s relationship with his father like John’s son would be Johnson; and lastly personal characteristics like John Small, John Short, John Longfellow, or Peter Widehips. In these week’s podcast, we are going to look at Jesus acquiring His Name as a man and how you, as a man, can use this divine weapon.

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[Tweet “This hand-off, this go and use my Name in my place is a legal statute on earth called the power of attorney.”]

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How Suffering with Jesus Leads to Glorification

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In today’s post, we continue our march through Roman’s chapter eight. Right after Paul climbs the heights of joint heirship with Christ, he tackles the subject of suffering. Is all suffering the same? The Bible has the answer. To what end does it all come to? Paul tells us in one word, glorification.

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#S3-011: What’s the Value of a Good Name? [Podcast]

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The podcast this week starts the beginning of a new series on How to Use the Name of Jesus to Live a Miracle Life. We are going to be looking at the various aspects of the Name of Jesus which give it it’s extraordinary power. Today, we start out with understanding some of the Bible principles surrounding names.

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