TGIF Testimony of the Week
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Listening To The Father’s Heart
- by: Os Hillman
- September 23, 2023
Son, I want you to know I am with you in your sorrow and grief. I understand sorrow. Sometimes it can be so heavy that you feel death itself upon your doorstep. My Son felt that in Gethsemane. He knew such anguish. “He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted
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Under No Compulsion
- by: Charis Brown
- September 23, 2023
“Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in
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Staying the Course
- by: Os Hillman
- September 23, 2023
“Then the angel of the LORD ordered Gad to tell David to go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. So David went up in obedience to the word that Gad had spoken in the name of the LORD” (1 Chron 21:18-19). In 1857, an American
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Your Irrevocable Calling
- by: Os Hillman
- September 23, 2023
“For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable.” Romans 11:29 It is dangerous to align your calling and your vocation as dependent on each other. God calls us into relationship with Him. That is our foremost calling. It is from this relationship that our “physical” calling results. Whether that is to be a teacher, a
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Empowering Others
- by: Os Hillman
- September 22, 2023
“I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father” (John 14:12). The CEO was excited that he’d found the right man to be general manager of his growing enterprise. He had
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Is Perception Reality?
- by: Os Hillman
- September 22, 2023
“Yet I have reserved seven thousand in Israel, all whose knees have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him.” (1 Kings 19:18). One of the great acts of the prophet Elijah took place at Mount Carmel where he called down fire upon the altar of Baal and slaughtered 400 prophets
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Listening To The Father’s Heart
- by: Os Hillman
- September 22, 2023
Son, do you remember the story of the widow who cried out to the unjust judge to avenge her enemy? He finally answered her after she wore him down with her continual appeals. This is a picture of perseverance in prayer. This is where your battle will be won, rather than through your performance or
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Spiritual Strongholds
- by: Charis Brown
- September 22, 2023
“The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.” -2 Corinthians 10:4 Have you ever heard of a “stronghold”? A stronghold in a spiritual influence in our lives that compels us to make decisions that aren’t good for our spiritual or even
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When a Problem Turns Into a Calling
- by: Os Hillman
- September 21, 2023
“As for the donkeys you lost three days ago, do not worry about them; they have been found. And to whom is all the desire of Israel turned, if not to you and all your father’s family?” 1 Samuel 9:20 Saul and his servant were out seeking his father’s lost donkeys. This was symbolic of
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Listening To The Father’s Heart
- by: Os Hillman
- September 21, 2023
Son, shame is one of the enemy’s destructive tools designed to reduce our relationship to mere performance. Shame wants to bring condemnation and convince you that when you fail, you are one big Failure. On the other hand, guilt is my Holy Spirit designed to gently tell you when you miss the mark so that
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Modeling Christ to Your Employer
- by: Os Hillman
- September 21, 2023
“Urge slaves to obey their masters and to try their best to satisfy them. They must not talk back, nor steal, but must show themselves to be entirely trustworthy. In this way they will make people want to believe in our Savior and God” (Titus 2:9-10 TLB). Sometimes I hear people say they don’t see
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The Language of Heaven
- by: Charis Brown
- September 21, 2023
“For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.” Matthew 6:14-16 A couple of friends of ours came into town for one of our conferences. Afterward they stayed with us as
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Innovation
- by: Os Hillman
- September 20, 2023
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Gen 1:1). “The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a ‘C,’ the idea must be feasible.” Those were the words of a Yale University management professor in response to Fred Smith’s paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service. Smith went
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The Pitfall of Being Entrepreneurial
- by: Os Hillman
- September 20, 2023
“When they came to the threshing floor of Kidon, Uzzah reached out his hand to steady the ark, because the oxen stumbled. The Lord’s anger burned against Uzzah, and He struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark…” 1 Chronicles 13:9-10 There are good things we can do, but only God-things
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Listening To The Father’s Heart
- by: Os Hillman
- September 20, 2023
Son, I am calling you to a path that is unfamiliar to you. It will require a level of trust that goes beyond your human ability. Only if you place your life in my hands will you be able to walk this path. There will be danger. Be watchful, for there are many adversaries that
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Jesus Left the Competition
- by: Charis Brown
- September 20, 2023
“Jesus realized that the Pharisees were keeping count of the baptisms that He and John performed (although His disciples, not Jesus, did the actual baptizing). They had posted the score that Jesus was ahead, turning Him and John into rivals in the eyes of the people. So Jesus left the Judean countryside and went back
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Using Others
- by: Os Hillman
- September 19, 2023
“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets” (Matt 7:12). Have you ever heard the term, “Money talks?” This old clich? has some truth to it. How we handle money speaks very loudly about our values, especially among those in
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Obedience Leads to Life
- by: Charis Brown
- September 19, 2023
“They refused to keep my decrees and follow my regulations, even though obedience would have given them life.” -Ezekiel 20:11 A lot of the time we wonder how following God will turn out. We wonder why we should live by Christian principles, or why God told Adam and Eve not to eat the apple. “Why
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Discovering the Source of Problems
- by: Os Hillman
- September 19, 2023
“After that, God answered prayer in behalf of the land.” 2 Samuel 21:14b During the reign of David, there was a famine in the land for three successive years. So David sought the Lord regarding this famine, “Why is there famine on this land?” The Lord answered David, “It is on account of Saul and
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Listening To The Father’s Heart
- by: Os Hillman
- September 19, 2023
Son, consider the faith of my son Abraham. I required him to believe something that seemed impossible – to have his wife bear a child way beyond childbearing age. He faltered by orchestrating Ishmael during the long wait, but his faith was resurrected over time and he believed my promise. It required both hope and
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Receiving Bad News
- by: Os Hillman
- September 18, 2023
“Also our enemies said, ‘Before they know it or see us, we will be right there among them and will kill them and put an end to the work’” (Neh 4:11). I opened the letter from the attorney and began to read the contents. The more I read, the sicker my stomach felt. I could
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Called to Craftsmanship
- by: Os Hillman
- September 18, 2023
“Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts-to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, to cut
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Listening To The Father’s Heart
- by: Os Hillman
- September 18, 2023
Son, the more you love me, the more my Son will manifest himself to you. You have read that I want you to love me with all your heart and soul and to love your neighbor as yourself (Lk 10:27). When you seek to love in that way I do something deep inside of you.
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100% Faith
- by: Charis Brown
- September 18, 2023
“When they arrived at the place where God had told him to go, Abraham built an altar and arranged the wood on it. Then he tied his son, Isaac, and laid him on the altar on top of the wood. And Abraham picked up the knife to kill his son as a sacrifice.” -Genesis 22:9&10 I
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Listening To The Father’s Heart
- by: Os Hillman
- September 17, 2023
Son, today I want to teach you about sowing and reaping. You have read in my Word that whatever you sow, you shall surely reap. So plant according to your need, son. Your return is always in proportion to what you plant. “But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and
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God Hurts Too
- by: Charis Brown
- September 17, 2023
“Then when they are exiled among the nations, they will remember Me. They will recognize how hurt I am by their unfaithful hearts and lustful eyes that long for their idols. Then at last they will hate themselves for all their detestable sins. They will know that I alone am the Lord…” -Ezekiel 6:9, 10
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The Error of Positive Thinking
- by: Os Hillman
- September 17, 2023
…”Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,” says the Lord Almighty. Zechariah 4:6 God’s people should be the most positive, joyful people on earth. This joy should be a by-product of a healthy, intimate relationship with Jesus. In today’s business climate, we are barraged with every possible means of becoming more productive
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Completing the Work
- by: Os Hillman
- September 17, 2023
“I have brought You glory on earth by completing the work You gave Me to do” (John 17:4). Have you ever had a big project to do and felt great when you’d finished the job and it was a big success? The Lord has revealed to us that the number one thing we are to
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Why God Blesses
- by: Os Hillman
- September 16, 2023
“And David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and that his kingdom had been highly exalted for the sake of His people Israel.” 1 Chronicles 14:2 King David learned an important lesson every leader must learn if he is to ensure God’s continual blessing. He knew why God blessed him.
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Victoria’s Friends
- by: Os Hillman
- September 16, 2023
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9-10). Victoria grew up like many middle income families. She loved school and was even the in her homecoming court all four years in high school. After some tragic family deaths
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American Idols
- by: Charis Brown
- September 16, 2023
“Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.” -Matthew 10:37, 38 We live in a culture today