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An Unbalanced Life
| July 1, 2010It seems hard to believe, but we are already half way through the year. For many of us, it is the busiest time of all. And when we get busy, we have a tendency to work from daylight to darkness-six days a week.
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The Right Hand Of Fellowship
| July 1, 2010Intro: Over the years, I have had some great opportunities to sit next to men of God, who, without a doubt, have the gift of teaching God's Word. You'll know who these men are very quickly, because they are able to take God's Word and lay it out so simply that even the most difficult to understand verses seem so simple and easy to grasp. The man who wrote this article, "The Right Hand of Fellowship" for the Amish Voice, is one of those men; his name is Levi Yoder. In order to fully grasp this power and precious study, may I encourage you to read the whole chapter of Galatians 2? And then, please enjoy the message. It is God's gift to you today. -Joe Keim
Security of a Believer
| June 6, 201025 things that happen the moment a person places their faith in Jesus Christ for salvation
Good Deeds From The Heart
| May 1, 2010Following the recent earthquake in Haiti, agencies from all over the world swooped into the country and set up rescue efforts as well as feeding and tending to the health needs of those caught in the disaster. Some of these aid workers were Christian, many were not. Canada and The USA had their armed forces involved.
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Walking In The Power And Authority of Jesus Christ
| May 1, 2010Jesus said, ...'Upon this rock I will build My church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it'. So why is it that the church seems to be in a state of confusion and powerlessness? It seems there is an ungodly fear of darkness, evil, wickedness, etc. creeping into our plain churches. There may be several reasons why Christian people lose their power and authority that Jesus commissioned to His people.
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My Grace Is Sufficient For Thee
| May 1, 2010Are you an angry person? Do you hold grudges against your spouse, children, and others? Has bitterness wrapped itself around you like chains, to the point where you often times feel like a prisoner, living in a dungeon, and completely unable to come free? Maybe, you have even considered suicide, because in your mind, that may be the only way out. Ah friend, let me tell you, there is a way out.
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What Is A Redeemer?
| March 1, 2010The function of a redeemer is hard to describe without going to the situation a slave would have encountered. In this age, we are not exposed to the harshness of slavery every day. But if you will, let's imagine being a slave 200 years ago.
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God's Love Is Free, But Not Cheap
| March 1, 2010Down through the centuries, Christians have suffered and died for their faith, for this free gift of God's love. Even today, around the world, thousands of Christians risk their lives each day for their faith. According to a Wikipedia article on the persecution of Christians in the two thousand years since Christ, about 70 million believers, of whom 45.5 million or 65% lived in the twentieth century, have been killed for their faith.
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Is Being Tempted Sin?
| January 1, 2010After God had created the heavens and earth, he gave the man only one commandment and that was soon broken. It would seem so easy to avoid the tree in the center of the garden, but temptation was there long before the transgression. The serpent had Eve consider all the good reasons to eat of the fruit.
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Eternal Life Is Free!
| January 1, 2010God's Word is clear in many places throughout the Bible; eternal life is free! It is a gift from God! You cannot buy it, and you cannot earn it through your own good works.
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When Revival Comes!
| January 1, 2010"When Revival Comes" was the title of a famous book, written by Leonard Ravenhill, a man greatly anointed of God. We are in need of revival! I heard the statement recently, "why are there so many dead churches?" Now, you can agree or disagree with that statement, but the truth is, there are many more churches dead and cold, then moving and lively.
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Little Fruit For Your Souls
| January 1, 2010Eve was a normal woman with the spirit of God as her guide. She was created to be a help mate for Adam. The weaker vessel of the two, male and female. Satan knew she was the weaker vessel so she was tempted by him.
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A New Year's Resolution
| January 1, 2010I will, like Paul, forget those things which are behind and press forward.
I will like David, lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence comes my help.
I will, like Abraham, trust implicity in my God;
I will, like Enoch, walk in daily fellowship with my Heavenly Father.
A Brief Look At Peter's Life
| November 1, 2009Few people in the Bible have caught the attention of many of us, as does the apostle Peter. There were twelve apostles, yet none dominate the New Testament as much as Peter. Matthew chapter four tells us of Peter and Andrew's call from Jesus as they were fishing. They were all simple people who made a living working with their hands.
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Where Art Thou?
| November 1, 2009You know the story. Adam and Eve had sinned by doing what God had specifically told them not to do. But then Genesis 3:8 says... "they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God"
The Difference Between Religion And Christianity
| November 1, 2009Many are GOING TO CHURCH but few are GOING DOWN THE ROAD WHICH LEADS TO LIFE (Matthew 7:13-14). Many name the Name of Christ (2 Tim. 2:19) and claim to be Christians but few understand what a Christian really is. Many are RELIGIOUS but few are RIGHT WITH GOD.
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Treating And Respecting Life: Our Responsibility
| November 1, 2009Perhaps you, like me, have often wondered at the severity of some of the comments Jesus made during His ministry. They seem to stand in stark contrast to the loving, gracious, caring, compassionate God as He is often represented. I believe this is because of a concept that has been eroded from the mindset of our culture.
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Some Thoughts On Faith And Trust
| September 1, 2009Too often we hear the expression "We must go out in blind faith." Is faith really blind? Is faith limited to those who are physically blind? Do we have to be totally blind to reality to have it? What do people mean when they use the term "blind faith" and is that what the Bible teaches?
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Count The Cost
| September 1, 2009The passage is ever so clear, if we want to be a follower of Christ, we must be willing to loose everything, including the people who are closest to us. If we are unwilling to do this, we will fail. And if we say, "we are a follower of Jesus, and yet are not willing to obey this command", we hinder others from following Him as well.
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What Is The Christian Life?
| September 1, 2009Let me tell you what I believe God has been reminding me of lately... The implications of the Gospel in humans' lives are hard, very hard, in fact impossible without the grace of the Holy Spirit applying His life to ours. The Gospel means... the end of me (the death of me). I'm done... self-sacrifice... self-denial.
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Searching For Real Joy
| September 1, 2009Happiness fluctuates because it has for its source the good times of life, whereas joy, in the Holy Ghost, is present in the gloomiest of circumstances. By the grace of God, we have joy. Jesus is the joy of our salvation.
How Things Work In Life
| September 1, 2009Start with a cage containing five monkeys. Inside the cage, hang a banana on a string and place a set of stairs under it. Before long, a monkey will go to the stairs and start to climb towards the banana. As soon as he touches the stairs, spray all of the other monkeys with cold water.
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Martin Luther: Here I Stand (Part 3 of 3)
| September 1, 2009Standing before God with Christ's Righteousness and Courage With the zeal of a missionary, I dedicated the rest of my life to telling others the good news of salvation by grace through faith. For now I knew that I stood before God with Christ's righteousness and with Christ's courage. It was such courage and zeal that led me to post my theological convictions, my 95 Theses, on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenburg, Germany on October 31, 1517.
The Bottom Line
| July 1, 2009WHAT DOES GOD SAY I HAVE TO DO TO ENTER HEAVEN?
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One Million Years From Now . . .
| July 1, 2009One million years from now, what will be the only thing that will matter? Will it matter how much money you made? Will it matter how much property you owned? Will it matter that you worked 15 hours a day and neglected God and your family?
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Set Up For A Blessing
| July 1, 2009When the Father prompts us to do little things, He is never trying to take anything away from us. He is always trying to set us up for a blessing.
Martin Luther: Here I Stand (Part 2 of 3)
| July 1, 2009I [Martin Luther] hungered to find assurance of my salvation. However, the rigors of the monastic life could not calm my clamoring conscience. I saw that I was a great sinner in the eyes of God and I realized how impossible it would be for me to please God on my own merits. So I fled to the merits of the saints.
The Greatest Commandment
| May 1, 2009I knew a lady several years ago that, when raising her children, would withdraw love from them as punishment. When they displeased her, she would say, "I don't love you." This was how she controlled them. This is called conditional love. I love you only if you obey me. Those children eventually grew up and the emotional problems they had made their life almost impossible.
What Does God Say About Foot Washing?
| May 1, 2009It is my hope that you have already read "Heart to Heart with Joe Keim" on page two. If you haven't, you might want to do so before reading this article on foot washing. In the March 2007 edition of the Amish Voice, we published a small article on the front page that covered foot washing
Are We Ready For The Return of Jesus Christ, Our Lord?
| May 1, 2009We are still here, but we don't know how much longer it will be before He returns. We try to live life to its fullest, and serve God in the best way we know how. So many of us have big plans for down the road; maybe plans for this year, or next year. Some of us might be saying we want to do this, or do that before it's too late.
