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The Lord is Building His Temple

by Wes Bridel on December 2, 2011

in Calling

“Then Solomon began to build the temple of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. It was on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite, the place provided by David.”  (2 Chronicles 3)
The original temple was built on Mt. Moriah which was the site of Araunah’s [...]

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Prosperity vs. Discipline

by Wes Bridel on May 5, 2010

in Calling

Picking up from our last post on image and likeness, there’s been a prosperity movement in the Church that says God wants everything for us that our flesh wants because Jesus suffered so we don’t have to.  This is wrong and ignorant of many parts of scripture.  It’s a fleshly/worldly way of thinking.  What about [...]

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We said in the Coming Storm presentation that a new season was upon us and we talked about the fact that Jesus told us to be aware of the signs of the times.  We said that the changes that were coming were not just financial and economical, but that these signs would be of every [...]

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Tuesday, March 16th at 7:30pm (two weeks from today!)
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(This post is slightly different, but very similar to the most recent newsletter which we felt a broader audience should see.)
My wife, Kara, asked me Sunday, “Why is [...]

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For several days, we’ve talked about the economic storm that is coming to hit this country (and most of the world). We’ve covered some of the effects that this will have on the world and on the Body of Christ. The last thing we’ll talk about in this series is the effect [...]

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We Buried Our Baby Last Night

by Wes Bridel on August 30, 2009

in Random Musings

She was precious.  We named her Glory because she gets to experience the eternal , full radiant glory of God before we get there.   She was about an inch and a half long.  She was fully formed with eyes, ears, nose, fingers and toes.  She was beautiful and perfect.
Kara had been spotting for over two [...]

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The Lord entrusts His discipline of us to three different parties:
The Holy Spirit
Before He went to the cross, Jesus told his disciples that it’s for their benefit that He should go.  He told them that another would be sent on His behalf to teach them.
John 14:25-26 [NIV]
25″All this I have spoken while still with you. [...]

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Jesus Modeled His Image and Likeness

by Wes Bridel on May 20, 2009

in Calling

So how do we attain to the likeness of God who is so vast and unknowable?
His people in Israel struggled at this impossible task for centuries, but who could know the mind of God?  How are we to be Priests and Kings?  As sons of God, we have a mighty calling and yet it seems [...]

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On Prosperity

by Wes Bridel on April 16, 2009

in Stewardship

Does God want you to enjoy so much Prosperity that you need a private jet to travel to each of your luxurious mansions?  Are prosperity teachers Happy Fun-Fun Loons who don’t understand the Suffering that is called for in those devoted to the Cross?  Or is the truth somewhere in the middle?
For the next week [...]

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The Easy Life in Jesus (Mt 11:18-30)

by Wes Bridel on March 24, 2009

in Matthew

Matt. 11:18-30
Yesterday, we spoke of the spiritual life that our Messiah calls us to. Today Jesus teaches us how to seek and find Him and then to achieve a peace and rest in Him. I think this is what many in the world are looking for…a life with less stress, more peace and [...]

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