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There is a huge industry built around the subject of "Generational Curse" that continues to hold the New Testament Believer in bondage. The basic tenant of this teaching say that, "The reason why you are not financially successful or able to have children or in some kind of recurring problem is that God is punishing you for the sins your parents or great-grandparents committed."

The reality is that God gave prominent roles to some Black people in the Bible, and there are tremendous lessons you and I can learn from what they did and how they lived. For these reasons; I have chosen to feature five of some of the most prominent Black people in the Bible for us to learn from in detail. This book explores the context in which they lived, the challenges they had to overcome, the contributions they made to the eternal plan of God, their success mindset and the lessons we can apply today.

You expect to read about healing in the Bible, but the way some of them occurred were not only awesome but extremely unusual. One that came to mind again is found in Mark 8 where Jesus spat on the man’s eye first before putting his hands on him (the other time spit was used which can be found in Mark 7:33). My daughter asked me why Jesus chose to heal in this particular way. Though I do not know why since spitting on someone’s face is considered an insult under the Old Testament - of course Jesus was not insulting the man.

If you have never thought about this then you must join the thousands of believers who sit around the table to discuss such interesting Bible questions. Boomy Tokan gives 12 clear answers that will greatly help you to understand the facts surrounding this question.

If you took a census within any Sunday Service or Church meeting, at least 80% of the congregants would profess the desire to become a matured believer for Christ. But if you press the group to take their desire into practical day to day applications, the number of willing participants will significantly decline. Of course God is there to help you by His Spirit but you must be committed to playing your part.

I sat in church listening to a charismatic preacher proclaiming the Word of God in an enthusiastic fashion. I was fascinated by the amount of Bible quotations he reeled off in his one-hour message! I was surprised by the fact that though I was a new believer - having been in Christ for just two years - I could complete some of the scriptures he quoted.

Before we start listening to the main content of this audiobook, I want to read two scriptures. The first one is from 2 Timothy Chapter 3 and I am going to read a few verses from there.

In Isaiah chapter 53 verse 3 Jesus our Lord is described as despised and rejected, a man of sorrow and acquainted with grief. In Matthew chapter 14 the Bible says that when Jesus heard what happened - as in what happened to John the Baptist (was beheaded) he withdrew privately to a solitary place.

Grace can be termed as meaning; favour, mercy and kindness. The Bible makes us to understand that the law came through Moses but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. If we combine the fact that Grace means favour, mercy and kindness and we also realise that Grace came through Jesus then anyone who is a believer in Christ automatically has Grace and should enjoy Grace. However the degree to which anyone can enjoy this Grace would depend on how well they are familiar with accessing that favour...

Many of us (both men and women) are familiar with the perfect built, ultra powerful, action movie type of hero. This picture has made it difficult for many people to even dare to imagine achieving anything something great. In reality all of us are called to do something great; something extraordinary; something that will affect and change other peoples’ lives for the better. Only if we believe it.

The average teen is faced with unprecedented exposure to inappropriate viewing, an incredible amount of peer pressure, plus the ‘Get what you want now’ mindset of today. Depending on your age and, whether you are a parent or not, your view on the 'good' technology has provided for the young person may be somewhat agreed upon with caution.

Yo escuche una vez una estadística impresionante de George Barna (Crecimiento de verdaderos discípulos) que decía que el 32% de los que le dan su vida a Cristo están entre las edades de 5 y 13 años. Sin embargo por mi experiencia de estar en una iglesia, este grupo es el mas ignorado cuando hablamos de lectura bíblica, discipulado o la experiencia de vida de lo que significa ser creyentes.

Naturally speaking words are powerful. Words can produce emotions; thoughts; words produces pictures; words are the tools of communication; in fact we cannot exist without words. Words are what Adam used to name animals and the Bible says whatever he called every living creature that was its name. Enters God. Hebrews Chapter 11 verse two tells us that: By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.

The dictionary definition of peace and the Bible definition of peace differs considerably. The dictionary says peace is the absence of war but the Hebrew definition of peace means; to restore in the sense of replacing or providing what is needed in order to make someone or something whole and complete. My pastor once defined peace as not the absence of war but the calmness and confidence somebody experiences during a time of difficulty and trial.

When I first got saved I used to think, "If God had planned everything why should I bother to plan? If everything that happens is according to God’s will and purposes why should I bother to even think of planning?" That kind of thinking has many problems. Number one: Whilst God is sovereign not everything that happens on Earth is according to his will. That is one of the reasons we pray saying "let your will be done on Earth as it is in heaven." If God's will is always done on Earth we don't need to pray that prayer. Do we?

For many people the wedding day is one of the most important days of one's life. Much effort is put into the wedding day, The financial cost and the stress of the day is huge to say the least. However the joy of being married supersedes all the hassle of the day. Wedding days are wonderful because it is the gateway towards a wonderful married life, a time of love and sharing between two people plus the opportunity to have godly offspring.

Everyone must learn, understand and comprehend the truth surrounding the subject of faith because without faith is it is impossible to please God. Bible also tells us that the righteous will live by faith. Therefore unless we understand and truly begin to walk in the fullness of faith there would be certain things lacking in our spiritual maturity.

If all I am to do is to get saved and have a wonderful relationship with Jesus Christ, which includes spending eternity with him in heaven, why don't I just die immediately I get saved? The answer is that God expects you to become a disciple and then become a disciple making disciple. In other words, God's agenda is that you become a disciple maker!

God is always interested in promoting his people. You just need to remember the story of Joseph to understand that God wants us to excel even in difficult times. Joseph was a man in slavery at Potiphar's house; yet he excelled in his job. Even when he went into prison, he still excelled and God used those circumstances to promote him to next in command to Pharaoh.

As a believer, there are two ways for a person to live; one is to do everything yourself/by your own power and the other way is to do things by completely relying on and functioning by his power that comes from the Holy Spirit.