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“The Ministry of Worry” – By Nate Carter
“Be anxious for nothing.” Philippians 4:6, NKJV Some of us have been trained to worry by parents who weren’t there when we needed them. Others were trained by religious systems that had no power, so they said, “God doesn’t do that anymore:’ And some were told that once God saved us the rest was up…
Read More“A Prayer for Every Day” – By Nate Carter
“Order my steps in thy word.” Psalm 119:133 David knew from painful experience where his flesh would take him, and he didn’t want to go there anymore. So he cries, “Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me:’ Iniquity means to bend in the direction of, or incline…
Read More“God’s Strange Choices” – By Nate Carter
“God hath chosen the foolish things … the weak things … base things … and things which are not … that no flesh should glory in His presence.” 1 Corinthians 1:27-29 God wants you to see things like He sees them. He wants you to look beyond the obvious and see the actual. Five loaves…
Read More“Failing Forward” – By Nate Carter
“But I have prayed for you, Peter, that you would stay faithful to me no matter what comes. Remember this: after you have turned back to me and have been restored, make it your life mission to strengthen the faith of your brothers.” Luke 22:32, TPT Peter denied his Lord three times and went out…
Read MoreKeep Watering Your Dreams – By Nate Carter
“Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” Hebrews 12:1, NIV There’s a tree called the Chinese Bamboo. During the first four years, they water and fertilize the plant with seemingly little or no results. Then, in…
Read MoreGot Worry – By Nate Carter
If you want to test your memory, try remembering what you were worrying about a year ago. Paul said, “He who began a good work in you, will carry it on to completion” (Phil 1 :6, NIV). Notice, we didn’t start this work-He did! He just gave us the privilege of being involved, but He never put us…
Read More“He Can Make It Up to You” – By Pastor Nate Carter
”I will…replace for you the years that the locust has eaten.” Joel 2:25, AMP Fifty-two percent of all marriages in America end in divorce. One out of every four people has been molested. Tragically, they will grow up feeling like ”damaged goods.” But there’s good news! Jesus heals wounded emotions. I know, because He did…
Read MoreBefore and After – By Pastor Nate Carter
“But you shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you.” Acts 1:8 The best argument for the Spirit-filled life is those who live it. No illustration is more powerful than the life of Peter. Before Pentecost, he denied Jesus in weakness. After Pentecost, he faced the crowd with boldness and proclaimed…
Read MoreGod’s Presence – By Pastor Nate Carter
“The thing I seek most of all, is the privilege of … living in His presence every day.” Psalm 27:4, TLB There’s no place like God’s presence. Things happen there that can’t happen anywhere else. Moses found that place, and when he did, the bush burned and he talked face to face with God. Awesome!…
Read MoreStanding in the Gap – By Pastor Nate Carter
The gap is the place between what is and what can be! Your family may not be walking with God, but you can become the bridge between them and heaven; “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and they house” (Acts 16:31). When you see any area where the hedge of…
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