“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
John 8:32 (KJV)

APRIL 16 - “That’s it…a little harder now. I know your hands are getting scratched but…just pull a little harder, a little more, and up you go… hey, you made it!” Truth is like that long, dangling rope. All you need
to do is take both hands and firmly grip your fingers around the bottom end of it and you can make your way to every other truth up the line. And each of us has that rope dangling within our easy grasp. The
only disparity is our willingness to grab on tightly, and to climb up boldly to higher truths. But:

• Will you exert the effort it takes to climb?
• Will you endure the inevitable burns of the rough rope?
• Will you cling to truth and keep climbing once you go far higher than you ever thought possible?

There is a common misconception that if I know something, then that means I do it. For example, think of a few Scriptures you have memorized. Now, ask yourself (be honest!): How well do I actually walk in the truths of those verses?

We all have places where we can grow in our understanding of truth, and most of us can start right where we are, putting into action the Word we already know. In doing so, we’ll discover what real freedom is. Don’t think it necessary to run and find the latest, biggest, most exciting truth. Just start where you are right this moment, doing exactly what you know to do.

Daily Confession

Father, I thank You for giving me Your Word. I continue in Your Word and I know the truth and the truth makes me free.

Day 16: Audio Confession

Family Scripture Reading

Songs of Solomon 2

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Getting Your Life In Order - Womens Conference CD Series

It’s time to get your life in order! This series is packed with information that is sure to edify and simplify your life. Sessions include:

• Managing your Time – Kandi Minyard worked for over ten years as Financial Secretary at Family Harvest Church. She will provoke you to think ahead and plan. With practical ideas and personal examples, Kandi will inspire you to become an excellent manager of your time.

• Managing your Home – Theresa Lashley was an administrator in a business firm for a number of years and understands how to manage. In addition to working outside the home, she continues to home school her four children. She will show you how to skillfully juggle all the moving pieces of a busy Christian family.

• Managing your Body – Emily Stanford is currently pursuing a degree in health and nutrition. She will show you how to maintain regular exercise and eat healthful meals (even with a busy schedule) so you can glorify God with your body.

• Managing your Money – Toni McCarty is a CPA, currently works as an accountant. She will teach you how to plan and stick to a budget, add to the family’s resources, and make wise financial decisions.

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“While we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things
which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary,
but the things which are not seen are eternal.”
2 Corinthians 4:18 (NKJV)

MARCH 25 - It happens every year, doesn’t it? Whether it’s the winter’s first few inches of slushy snow, the tiniest threat of a brewing hurricane, or the slightest possibility of any perceived shortage; just as soon as the rumor hits the airwaves, what usually happens? You guessed it—the supermarkets are flooded with people, anxiety-driven folks who must charge out for milk and eggs, even though many of them have two refrigerators completely filled with food. Friends, we have to stop panicking! If we are going to believe God, then let’s act like it! Care, anxiety, and heart-stopping fear indicate that we lost sight of God’s promises. But how do we become fully persuaded, once and for all? Romans 10:17 says tells us that “faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.”

To find a place of peace and overcome the worries in life, we must realize that everything externally functions precisely according to what we believe internally. Unless we are meditating on God’s Word, the outcome of our lives won’t be very appealing. Neither prayer nor any other activity can override the turmoil  created by neglecting the meditation of God’s Word. We must install God’s Word into our conscious and subconscious minds (with as much desire as when loading our favorite DVD), before we can walk in the peace that passes all understanding, creating an unwavering scarcity of anxiety and fear for the  remainder of our lives.

Daily Confession

Father, I thank You that Your Word is eternal and unchanging. I am a champion, and I focus on the dream of my future.

Day 25: Audio Confession

Family Scripture Reading

Ecclesiastes 11

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Put It On: Women’s Conference 2007 - CD

The “Put It On” Women’s Conference contains the exciting ministry of the Family Harvest Church pastors’ wives from all over the United States! With colorful diversity, engaging humor, and refreshing honesty, these anointed women of God encourage you to not only dress stylishly on the outside, but to also put on the garments of Godly character.

The Bible tells us to “put on” several important things, including garments of praise, the new man, the armor of God, incorruption, immortality, tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, and long-suffering. A woman who clothes herself in these garments becomes exceedingly beautiful to her Bridegroom, Jesus (as well as to everyone around her)!

The teachings of this conference encourage you to give as much attention (maybe even more!) to dressing up the inside as you do to the outside. “Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised” (Proverbs 31:30, NLT).

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“Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth. And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God.”
Deuteronomy 28:1-2 (NKJV)

MARCH 1 - They all qualified—but only a handful served. All males were deemed competent to serve as judges in civil matters, but only priests, Levites, and Israelites of principle—those with spotless character and ancestry—were eligible to judge a criminal case. Christianity eagerly embraces the person of Christ, but ruefully neglects His principles. The person of Jesus creates your peace; His principles create your productivity. Both are as necessary as soil and seed!

People greatly aspire to prosper, but why are so few willing to accurately apply God’s principles to their lives? Our willingness to do what God says is the key to experiencing what God promises.

God never promised you something without first giving you an instruction. Always rewarding the obedient, He never hands out random promises and rewards like candy at a parade. God is selective in whom He blesses. And you and I determine whether or not God blesses us.

The qualifications of Israel’s judges were simple yet distinctive — thorough knowledge of the Law and an ethical lifestyle. Therefore, this principle stands historically correct: Your future is only as bright as the principles you embrace. Apply His principles today and watch God move on your behalf.

Daily Confession

Father, I thank You that I diligently obey Your Word and observe Your commandments. Your blessings come upon me and overtake me because I choose to obey You.

Day 1: Audio Confession

Family Scripture Reading

Genesis 9

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Pillars of Greatness Vol. 1 - CD Series

In life, there are those who become great and then there are those who willingly accept the life that was given to them from their past. The Scriptures reveal that few ever become great. Only a handful of men and women ever truly make an impact on their world.

What is the birthplace of greatness? At what point is greatness conceived in a person’s life? Dr. Robb Thompson believes that everyone has the potential to become great and make an impact in this world – but only a few ever take advantage of those opportunities.

In this revealing series, you not only learn what greatness is, but how to achieve it in your own life. Get ready to awaken the greatness that sleeps within you. After applying these principles, you will never be the same!

Posted under General, Principle Driven

“This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.”
Joshua 1:8 (NKJV)

JANUARY 18 - We often embrace the faulty impression that the men and women of God we read about in the Bible were not human like us, and that they didn’t go through the same experiences and emotions we do. How would you like to be the one who replaced Moses, the great prophet and national deliverer, like Joshua did? It is guaranteed that Satan came immediately to notify Joshua how he was going to miserably fail. What Satan did yesterday, he does today. He lies! Joshua was petrified. Satan armed himself with brutally negative thoughts the moment God gave Joshua the assignment.

He probably told Joshua how he could not do what God asked, and questioned why God chose him. These are the same things he tells you and me. God said to Joshua (and He says to us), “My thoughts must be continually in your mouth. You must meditate upon them day and night in order to overcome the lies and the fears that the evil one brings your way.” If we follow this formula of success, we overcome insurmountable odds.

Our mind is actually the power plant of our future, capable of generating blessings and success. Even as a youngster, Jesus’ mind was continuously upon progress, growing in favor with God and man. The thoughts we think today progress into a distinct reality tomorrow. But we must stay long enough under God’s Word to be transformed into the man or woman God called us to be.

Daily Confession

Father, I thank You that I meditate upon Your Word and speak it aloud
continually. Because I am a doer of Your Word, I am blessed in my deeds.

Day 18: Audio Confession

Family Scripture Reading

1 Kings 13

Featured Resource

The Great Exchange -Book

2 CDs

Many believers are unaware that they do not have to be held prisoner to the fearful, accusatory, and worrisome thoughts that race through their mind on a daily basis. Since these thoughts sound like their own inner voices, people entertain them and then find themselves tormented by guilt, fear, rejection, anger, and unforgiveness.

But God not only instructs us to choose our thoughts – He tells us exactly what we should think about in order to experience His best for our lives! Through hard experience and extensive study of God’s Word, Dr. Robb Thompson has learned how to replace the devil’s thoughts of fear and failure with God’s higher thoughts of life and victory. Now he passes this vital lesson on to you. So get ready to take control of your thought life. It’s time to renovate your mind with the Word of God!

Posted under General