Improving Our Praying
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Steve Gregg discusses ways to improve one's prayer life by drawing on passages from the New Testament, specifically Luke 18.1 and James chapter 4. He emphasizes the importance of not losing heart and surrendering to God's will while focusing on the model prayer taught by Jesus. The key takeaway is that prayer is a powerful weapon in spiritual warfare and the priority should be to align ourselves with God's will while praying for the advancement of His kingdom.
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Introduction to the Book of Revelation
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In his exploration of the book of Revelation, Bible scholar Steve Gregg notes that the text comprises three genres: prophecy, epistle, and apocalypse.
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Is The Bible True? (Part 1)
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In this talk, Steve Gregg discusses the question of whether the Bible is true. Greg explains that the Bible is a collection of 66 separate documents w
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Idolatry
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In this discussion, Steve Gregg examines the concept of idolatry beyond the worship of physical statues or images. He emphasizes that idolatry could m
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