Patrick Mabilog
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The Bible is Boring When We Take Christ Out Of It
The only way to read the Bible for all it's worth is to read it from the lens of the power of the work of Jesus Christ. Apart from Jesus, there can be no revelation and there can be no transformation.
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Take Captive Every Thought: How You Can Overcome The Thoughts That Are Limiting You
It may seem at times like we cannot win against the expert cunningness of our enemy, we know that Jesus can and Jesus already has.
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What Are The Implications Of Our Body Being A Temple Of God?
We often apply the principle of stewardship to money and the environment, but it also applies to our bodies, the most precious thing we have - a temple of God and the Holy Spirit no less.
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Why Even Small Lies Are Such A Big Deal To God
Learn why even small lies are a big deal to God from a passage on a vision by the prophet Zechariah and how it makes us appreciate the cross more.
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How You Can Beat Ungodly Discontentment By Having Godly Discontentment Instead
Imagine a caterpillar who spends all day simply wishing it were a butterfly, but never really gets into the work of spinning its cocoon. That's what discontentment can do once we allow the hard grip of wishful thinking and the absence of action to paralyse us and God's purpose for our life.
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Ahem! God Speaks, But Are You Listening?
When we can't hear God, the question we must ask ourselves is this: Do we allow God to speak or do we do most of the talking?
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The Gift Of Rebuke: Why You Need Friends Who Will Hurt You
Godly relationships can hurt at times, but the sting of a well-meaning rebuke, correction or reproof will only propel us to be who God wants us to be.
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How You Can Break Anxiety With An Attitude Of Gratitude
Building an attitude of gratitude is effective against anxiety because it takes the focus off our will, our desires and our ways and puts it instead on God's will, desires and ways.
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The Call To Confront: How To Call Out Sin Without Being Judgmental
To confront sin with the wrong attitude or heart posture is just as bad or even worse than not confronting at all.
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4 sayings a lot of Christians think are in the Bible but are not
Believers and unfortunately even spiritual leaders are in the process of adding ideas to the Bible as if God's promises and commands are not enough.
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When faith is shaken: Why shaking is a sign of breakthrough
Experiencing turbulence can often signal the end of a flight. In the same way that the intense shaking of an airplane landing commences the end of the fiery ordeal of air travel, intense faith shaking can be a sign of the arrival of God's deliverance.
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Cutting off 'limbs': Why it's better to remove things that hinder us
Distractions are everywhere today and some of them can be harmless, but many of them can be harmful, taking our minds off meaningful work, relationships, values and principles. How do we deal with such distractions?