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Merry Xmas Everyone!
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Merry Xmas Everyone!

Merry Xmas everyone! Did you know that the phrase “Xmas” was commonly accepted and used by Christians going back hundreds of years? Today, there are many people who view “Xmas” as some sort of secular “attack on Christmas.” It’s part of an organized agenda to remove Jesus from Christmas. Which is im…

I Heart Wyoming – Year End Offering
Element Church

I Heart Wyoming – Year End Offering

This coming Sunday, December 12th, marks the official kickoff of our annual year-end I Heart Wyoming offering. While this Sunday is the official kickoff of the offering, you can give toward the initiative anytime between now and December 31st (11:59 PM) by going to www.elementchurch.life/give and se…

Declaration of Truth: I will find joy in God’s commands!
Discipleship

Declaration of Truth: I will find joy in God’s commands!

As pressure and stress bear down on me I will find joy in God’s commands. That is a Declaration of Truth I say over my life on a regular basis. Truth statements have become one of the key spiritual disciplines which help me replace the lies of the enemy with the Truth of God’s Word. Every one of my…

What are you motivating people towards?
Discipleship

What are you motivating people towards?

Hebrews 10:24 says Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. The writer of Hebrews tells us that “motivating one another to acts of love and good works” is one of the primary goals of our gathering together as Believers. Whether we’re gathered on a Sunday for the w…

I am fully loved, accepted by God, and sustained by His grace!
Discipleship

I am fully loved, accepted by God, and sustained by His grace!

I am fully loved, accepted by God, and sustained by His grace. That is a portion of a Declaration of Truth I say over my life. The full version is this, and it’s one of my favorites: I am as helpless as a fetus, unable to earn love, yet fully loved, accepted by God, and sustained by His grace. Truth…

Declaration of Truth: Your Will Be Done
Discipleship

Declaration of Truth: Your Will Be Done

Yet, I want Your will to be done over mine. No matter what I face in life, may You receive the glory. You get the glory for this. There are some truth statements I repeat daily in my morning quiet time with God. This is one of them. In fact, this is the one I say last every day. Truth statements hav…

Declaration of Truth: I will obey God!
Discipleship

Declaration of Truth: I will obey God!

I’m not perfect, so sometimes, I will let people down. What matters is being obedient to God. I will obey God! That is a Declaration of Truth I regularly say over my life. Truth statements have become one of the key spiritual disciplines that help me replace the enemy’s lies with the Truth of God’s…

Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day AND Columbus Day
Discipleship

Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day AND Columbus Day

Since around 1991, many people, including some states, having chosen to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day on the 2nd Monday of October, also known as Columbus Day. The very fact that I’m worried about how some people will respond to me posting about this day shows just how far we still have to go in…

I Have Already Won The Victory
Discipleship

I Have Already Won The Victory

I belong to God. I have already won the victory because the Spirit who lives in me is greater than any spirit who lives in the world. This is a Declaration of Truth I recently added to saying over my life. I now have 137 total Truth statements. These have become one of the key spiritual disciplines…

The Lord Will Work Out His Plans For My Life (Declaration of Truth)
Discipleship

The Lord Will Work Out His Plans For My Life (Declaration of Truth)

The Lord will work out His plans for my life! I can’t tell you how comforting it is to know that I don’t need to know all of God’s plans for my life. I don’t always understand WHY God is doing something. I don’t always know WHAT He is doing. All I need to know is I can trust Him to work it all out.…

Lord, Help!
Discipleship

Lord, Help!

I believe this two-word prayer is something that needs to be shared all over our world right now. “Lord, help!” Sometimes that’s all you can pray, and the great news is, there are times that it’s all you need to pray. “Lord, help!” “Lord, help!” is a prayer my wife and I have prayed on many occasion…

Jesus Is First In My Life (Declaration Of Truth)
Discipleship

Jesus Is First In My Life (Declaration Of Truth)

Jesus is first in my life! That’s part of a declaration of truth I say over my life on a regular basis. Saying it doesn’t make it true, but if it’s true I want to declare it over my life. Here is the full statement: Jesus is first in my life! Everything comes from Him, exists by His power, and is in…