Spirituality

Count It All Joy?

Posted on July 21, 2007. Filed under: Biblical Studies, Church, Devotional, Ministry, Prayer, Spirituality, www.layministry.com |

The book of James in the New Testament is one of the mostdown-to-earth books in the Bible. If James was alive today, he would have probably said, “Keep it real!” His letter is very practical and pulls no punches on how we should be about SOZO.  
      
James was a brother to Jesus (Really half brother, God [...]

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God Can Fill The Void

Posted on July 14, 2007. Filed under: Healing, Spirituality, meditation, www.layministry.com |

The mother plays a crucial role in our development.
We are created in the mother’s womb and we aren’t even close to understanding the symbiotic relationship created their.
From our earliest moments in this earth we get nourishment
and nurturing from our mother.
Who can refute the maternal instinct and the protection and love that a mother normally feels [...]

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Experiencing God’s Power Through Meditative Prayer

Posted on June 9, 2007. Filed under: Biblical Studies, Prayer, Spirituality, meditation, www.layministry.com |

 I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection!
 Can you imagine such a statement? Here Paul is sharing with us the secret of his tremendous walk with God. He said it was because he desired more than anything else to know Christ. But he wasn’t just talking about an intellectual knowledge. He wasn’t [...]

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Overcoming Fear – A Key to Health and Healing

Posted on May 20, 2007. Filed under: Biblical Studies, Healing, Spiritual gifts, Spirituality |

In spite of what they say, 90% of the chronic patients who see today’s physicians have one common symptom. Their trouble did not start with cough or chest pain or hyperacidity. In 90% of the cases, the first symptom was fear. 
This is the opinion of a well-known American internist as expressed in a roundtable discussion [...]

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Healed Healer

Posted on May 9, 2007. Filed under: Devotional, Healing, Ministry, Spiritual gifts, Spiritual gifts test, Spirituality, meditation, www.layministry.com |

“God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.”
II Corinthians 1:3-4
I love the term “wounded healer.” It was coined by Henri Nouwen, [...]

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What Do You Do When Discouragement Makes You Sick?

Posted on May 3, 2007. Filed under: Biblical Studies, Devotional, Spirituality, www.layministry.com |

 The Bible says that “Hope deferred makes the heart sick.” It’s true, if unchecked discouragement can literally make you physically and emotionally ill. There are many things that we get discouraged about. There is our appearance, finances, status, job, achievements, pain, sickness, disabilities, family situations, suffering, grief, just to name a few. What can you [...]

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Contentment In Your Life

Posted on April 14, 2007. Filed under: Biblical Studies, Church leadership, Devotional, Healing, Spirituality, meditation, www.layministry.com |

Contentment is one of the core values in a healthy life. It is a settled place deep in the soul that brings peace, joy and health. Yet for many of us contentment is evasive contantly beyond our reach. What can we do to have contentment in our life?
Susan was a devout Christian. She had two [...]

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PRAYING THE WORD! Overcoming Bitterness and Forgiveness

Posted on April 7, 2007. Filed under: Biblical Studies, Church leadership, Devotional, Ministry, Spirituality, meditation, www.layministry.com |

PRAYING THE WORD! – For Emotional and Spiritual Wholeness
This is part one in a series of scripture prayers on various emotional issues. If we are to change, if we are going to make any forward movement against toxic emotions then we must spend time refocusing ourselves. Retraining our thinking and re-establishing truth about ourselves and God. Todays session in [...]

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