Articles of: Magacín / faithful under pressure

Michael Gowen
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11 OCTOBER 2020 · 11:00

Consistently choosing to obey God in the small things prepares us to choose his way in the vital decisions of life.

Michael Gowen
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23 AUGUST 2020 · 11:00

Can we stand before jealousy? Moses’ conduct in this story gives us four pointers which will help us.

Michael Gowen
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28 JUNE 2020 · 11:00

As discontent rises in the coming months, let us be careful not to be like these rabble rousers, only complaining and wanting what we do not have.

Michael Gowen
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17 MAY 2020 · 11:00

Self-denial is essential in the Christian life (Matthew 16:24), but unless it is coupled with following Jesus in the path of love, mercy and service, it will be of no benefit to our character.

Michael Gowen
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05 APRIL 2020 · 17:00

Jealousy and suspicion in marriages needs to be acknowledged, brought into the open and brought to resolution.

Michael Gowen
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29 FEBRUARY 2020 · 15:00

How easy it is to attach God’s name to our particular cause, to our political party, to our church denomination, and boldly proclaim to the world, ‘God is on our side’.

Michael Gowen
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09 FEBRUARY 2020 · 11:00

We humans are often motivated to change only when we see the consequences of our actions.

Michael Gowen
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12 JANUARY 2020 · 11:00

We who follow Jesus Christ have also been made priests (Revelation 1:6).

Michael Gowen
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01 DECEMBER 2019 · 11:00

Art forms are a powerful vehicle for spreading the knowledge of Christ.

Michael Gowen
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10 NOVEMBER 2019 · 11:00

The Israelites in Moses’ time kept God at a distance and, if we are honest with ourselves, we often struggle with this today. Yet the promise remains: Come near to God and he will come near to you.

Michael Gowen
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06 OCTOBER 2019 · 11:00

For some Christians ‘structure’ is a dirty word, being seen in opposition to the spontaneity of the Holy Spirit. Yet there is structure all through the Bible.

Michael Gowen
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15 SEPTEMBER 2019 · 11:00

Self-sufficiency weakens us, deprives us from support which we might have benefitted from, and widens the gap between our public persona and our private struggles.

Michael Gowen
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11 AUGUST 2019 · 11:00

The root of the opposition which we face is spiritual, so the weapons with which we counter it are spiritual too: Prayer, Faith, Acknowledgment of our reliance upon God – coupled with effort, strategising and resolution.

Michael Gowen
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14 JULY 2019 · 11:00
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The experience of God granting their desires did not draw the people of God any nearer to him.

Michael Gowen
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07 APRIL 2019 · 11:00

It is not the Triumph which is the problem, but how we treat it.

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