Kingdom Hunger

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.  Matthew 5:6  Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.  Psalm 34:8 (Prepared by Susan Holmes)   There has been a hunger in me lately for more of my heavenly...

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Comfort of the Kingdom Life

(Study created by Susan Holmes) God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Matthew 5:4 (NLT)  Jesus had just come through 40 days of fasting, communing with His Father and being tempted by His enemy, the devil.  He was tempted in His area of greatest weaknesses at the...

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Characteristics of Kingdom Living

 “One day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples gathered around him, and he began to teach them. God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.”  Matthew 5:1-3 NLT We...

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Stays in the Stronghold of God

Uncommon Life Series – Final Chapter “God is a bedrock under my feet, the castle in which I live, my rescuing knight….The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my Saviour; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection.  He is my shield, the power that saves me,...

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Believes His Promises are True

The Uncommon Life Study “A spiritual kingdom lies all about us, enclosing us, embracing us, altogether within reach of our inner selves, waiting for us to recognize it.  God Himself is here awaiting our response to His presence.  This eternal world will come alive to us the moment we begin...

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Values Truth Over Perception

This study has been put together by Susan Holmes for Bethel Community Church Their eyes are blinded, their hearts are hardened, So that they wouldn’t see with their eyes and perceive with their hearts, And turn to me, God, so I could heal them. John 12:40 (Message) In this chapter...

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The Perspective of the Uncommon Life

“From now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view.”   2 Corinthians 5:16  One of the amazing things about humanity, is we are all part of a journey.  Although we are different, the road is much the same for us all.  We all have moments, in our...

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Whose Battle?

Lesson 2 – The Uncommon Life Have you ever found yourself in a moment when life was moving in a certain direction and all seemed well.  Then, out of what seems like nowhere you are left frozen by the reality of the battle that now lurks upon your life? I...

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