By CGI New York | September 25, 2016 | Category KNOWLEDGE OF GOD/FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
Many of us today look around and can’t figure out what’s wrong with today’s leaders! It’s not that our leadership positions are vacant, but those serving in those roles are lacking something special. Our leaders today are lacking one of the most fundamental parts of being a leader, servitude! Today’s leaders have forgotten that the […]
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By CGI New York | September 25, 2016 | Category KNOWLEDGE OF GOD/FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
When you live on a farm and have livestock, your animals become an endless source of “life lessons.” This morning I was doing one of my favorite chores (not!)—cleaning out the chicken house. We have 50 chickens, so this is a weekly event that is not the most pleasant. But suffice it to say that […]
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By CGI New York | August 28, 2016 | Category KNOWLEDGE OF GOD/FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
I was recently listening to a motivational speaker, and she said something that goes with the Christian struggle. The speaker said, “Any dead fish can float down stream with the current, but it takes a live fish to swim upstream against the current!” Where are you in your Christian life? Are you just going along […]
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By CGI New York | August 24, 2016 | Category KNOWLEDGE OF GOD/FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
The mysterious last book of the New Testament is not “The Revelation of St. John the Divine,” as it has been erroneously called. John was merely the instrument of divine revelation, not its source. And, if he were here today, he would be appalled at the title “the Divine.” The very first verse of the […]
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By CGI New York | July 15, 2016 | Category KNOWLEDGE OF GOD/FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
Keeping Your Faith Through Adversity Within The Church Over the last few years, the body of Christ has gone through some difficult times. Groups have split, families have split, friends have split and bitterness has flourished. These aren’t exactly the action and characteristics of God’s people, as Christ described in Matthew. So why does this […]
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By CGI New York | July 7, 2016 | Category Holy Days, KNOWLEDGE OF GOD/FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
Bearing Godly Fruit by Brian Bettes Having just celebrated the Day of Pentecost, there are a number of things I have been thinking about with regard to what God’s Holy Spirit does through us. One of the things Scripture tells us to do is bear fruit—in this case, spiritual fruit. John 15:1-8 is very […]
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By CGI New York | July 7, 2016 | Category KNOWLEDGE OF GOD/FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
Come As You Are, But Don’t Stay That Way by Brian Bettes This past July 4th weekend my wife and I travelled to spend time with family. I have a bit of a love/dislike (not hate) relationship with these visits. The reason is because my wife and I continue to follow the faith that […]
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By CGI New York | March 27, 2016 | Category KNOWLEDGE OF GOD/FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, …except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees, you shall in no way enter the Kingdom of God.” (Matthew 5:20) At first glance, one may think this would be impossible to do, but on the other hand, weren’t the Pharisees the men going […]
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By CGI New York | December 8, 2015 | Category KNOWLEDGE OF GOD/FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
Repentance – The Starting Point Jesus said, “Repent ye, and believe the gospel!” John the Baptist shouted, “Repent!” Peter, on the Day of Pentecost announced, “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit” (Acts […]
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By CGI New York | November 3, 2015 | Category KNOWLEDGE OF GOD/FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
In the book of James, we read, “Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, ‘Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed,’ but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is […]
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