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Wrestling with Your Brother or with God ? (Article)

From the moment of his birth throughout most of his life, Jacob “wrestled” with people – particularly his brother. He wrestled in order to position himself – that is, in order to get things the way he wanted them. It was his nature to wrestle with everyone he encountered before he finally wrestled with God. But after having his ultimate wrestling match with God – that is, after “wrestling for the blessing”, both his name and his nature were changed.

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Not Your “Garden Variety” Identity (Article)

This article, which deals with the subject of “personal identity”, is an excerpt from the book “Wrestling for the Blessing”, which endeavors to show that Scripture reveals God’s desire to offer each individual in Christ a unique expression of their personal identity. This was clearly initiated in the Garden, lost through the Fall, restored collectively to the people of God in the Old Covenant, but restored on an individual basis for each person in Christ. Further, the personal application of

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Your PERSONAL Identity in Christ (Article)

This article, which deals with the subject of “personal identity”, is an excerpt from the book “Wrestling for the Blessing”, which endeavors to show that Scripture reveals God’s desire to offer each individual in Christ a unique expression of their personal identity. This was clearly initiated in the Garden, lost through the Fall, restored collectively to the people of God in the Old Covenant, but restored on an individual basis for each person in Christ. Further, the personal application of

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Longing to be “Present with the Lord” (Article)

This article, along with “Worship, Prayer & Music”, “Defining ‘The Presence of the Lord’”, “The Shekinah”, “The Presence of God In Light of the New Covenant”, and“Experiencing the Manifested Presence of God”, are all excerpts from the book “The Manifested Presence of the Lord”. Hopefully, those previous articles help explain the phrase “times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord” (Acts 3:19) and convince us of our need for such. I believe the reasons why we have this need

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Presence of God In Light of the New Covenant, The (Article)

 In New Covenant worship, we are raised up (in Christ) into the spiritual realm – “the heavenly places” – “in the spirit” – in order to experience the Manifested Presence of God and the Shekinah Glory. Because this is spiritual and not physical, does not mean it is not real. In our study of Scripture, a Christocentric Hermeneutic and Typology will give us an understanding of “The Presence of God In Light of the New Covenant”  

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Defining “The Presence of the Lord” (Article)

When discussing any topic, it is wise to define the terms one is using so that authentic communication takes place, and a rational, and coherent discussion ensues. As I have previously stated in another article, “Worship. Prayer & Music”, biblically speaking, singing songs is not essentially “worship” – it is a form of prayer. And I defined “worship” as a lifestyle of surrender and service. In this present article, which is also an excerpt from “The Manifested Presence of God”,

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Shekinah, The (Article)

This brief article is an excerpt from my book The Manifested Presence of God. What the Hebrews called “the Shekinah” is the manifestation of God’s glory which “appeared” between the two angels of the Mercy Seat which rested on top of the Ark of the Covenant. Three things took place at the Mercy Seat: God meeting with His people God speaking to His people God leading and guiding His people This article investigates the scriptures which clearly show that this

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Worship, Prayer & Music (Article)

Before writing this article, I had conducted a small online survey on “The Manifested Presence of God”. Some of the questions were specifically about the role of music in worship, prayer and our relationship with God. The survey confirmed my personal impression that most Christians would agree that the “special experience” of the presence of God – be it a legitimate emotional response to the presence of God or merely nothing but a manipulated emotional experience generated through music by

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The Fellowship of the Spirit (Article)

The Holy Spirit is the only One who gives the life of Christ which sustains His Body. (John 6:62; 2 Corinthians 3:6) Jesus told us that the Holy Spirit would “take of what is Mine and declare it to you”. (John 16:13-15) “The fellowship of the Holy Spirit” is people participating in what the Holy Spirit is saying and doing – He shares with us the life of Christ, and we share the life of Christ with one another.  

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