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Hey, If You Don’t Praise Him
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One on One with Adam Ranney pg.50
32 THE VISION!
22 THE HOW-TO!
28 THE MUSIC!
32 THE WORD!
26 THE BUSINESS!
28 THE STYLE!
50 THE INTERVIEW!
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On the cover - pg. 50JUST A FEW MOMENTS! A ONE ON ONE UP AND PERSONAL WITH ADAM RANNEY. NVI SITS DOWN WITH ADAM FOR A FEWW MOMENTS TO DISCUSS HIS NEW ALBUM “NEW HORIZON”....
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ARTICLE CONTENT PAGES
40 The Vision!HOW TO SPREAD THE LOVE OF GODWhen in doubt, take a step by step tutorial on how to spread God’s love.
32 MoM 2 MoMYES! BUT WHAT?Kendra Tillman takes Savvy Mom’s on a journey to see another side of God’s Love.
50 The inTerViewONE ON ONE WITH ADAM RANNEYNVi take time to sit down with Adam Ranney.
32 The word!THINGS OCCUR IN SEA-SON An article that lets you know that you’re right on track, if you get a little Chas-tisement or rebuking.
26 The Business!LATEST PRODUCTS! NVi has the latest products you’ll want to see. Let The Business! show and tell what we think you will like this Summer.
28 The sTyle!POSSIBILITY, VISION, FOCUSED,Various purposed photos shoots to inspire change, cultivate dreams, and bring forth Vision.
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From The Associate EditorI have been writing since age 10; of course, the paychecks didn’t show up till after college. When you’re a lover of words, dollar signs are the icing. The cake is the idioms and phrases being mixed into ooey-goodness.
Thus far in my career, I have travailed in newsrooms giving birth to stories on deadlines; donned busi-ness casual attire and some heels to till corporate cubicle farms; and molded the spongey minds of 26 fourth graders. In the midst of all that vocational variety, I found time to freelance my services to small businesses.
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AdamRanney@NViConnect I would love to say I was on target the whole time [but] I had a couple ups and downs.
Bigwo@NViConnect Come join me at ChurchoftheRemnant Every Saturday @ 6.33 pm. Visit www.bigwo.com for more information.
KendraTillman@NViConnect Have you ever been pursued by someone who wanted nothing more than to show you how much He loves you?
EddieJames@NViConnect Look for NEWVI-SION Magazine’s One on One interview with Ed-die James of EJ Worship next issue.
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contributors
Kirene D. GilderOPERATIONS MANAGER When God gives you a vision you carry it out. The End! Everything else is just an excuse wrapped in a lie called reason. NEWVISION Magazine is an assignment by God, we are just the willing vessels.
LaToya ThompsonASSOCIATE EDITOR I have been writing since age 10; of course, the paychecks didn’t show up till after college. When you’re a lover of words, dollar signs are the icing. The cake is the idioms and phrases being mixed into ooey-goodness.
Amanda Saccuci - ROFPHOTOGRAPHER Amanda is a portrait and event photographer and aspiring pho-tojournalist. Her intrest in digital photography began in early 2008 at the age of 19. She was immediately drawn to images that were candid and quirky, that evoked emotion and deep thought.
Kwinn M. RhodesART DIRECTOR Laugh as much as you read, love as much as you live. NVi is a place to help nurture and grow the seed that has been planted inside of you. I’m working towards the overall vision of NEWVISION Magazine.
BY kENDRA TILLMAN
YESBUT TO WHAT?
We both sat. She with tears in her eyes. And me sharing the love the Christ. She was a mother of two—a woman who was torn between two lives. She had one child in jail and another one on drugs. She was taking care of the grandchild from the child on drugs. She was living with a man she wasn’t married to, but in her mind it was the most stable relationship she had. In the midst of tears and pain, God had me trying to com-pel her with His words of love. My heart was crying out for her to say yes to God and surrender to His Love.
But her response, “Not right now. I can’t.”
Mom2Mom
ave you ever been pursued by someone who wanted nothing more than to show you how much He loves you? just like this woman, you have been. You just may not know it, yet.
For her saying yes to God meant saying no to her live-in, un-married relationship—the only real, tangible relationship she felt she had left. This man was her savior. He was the one who had been with her through the disappointment, the hurt, and the defeat that she felt. “I know what going down to the altar means, and I just can’t give this relationship up,” she cried. This man was her hope. He was her peace. She couldn’t let go of him to hold on to God. I felt her pain.
Wait. Isn’t this what happened with the Samaritan woman at the well (john 4)? This woman was dying of thirst—true fulfillment, real peace and lasting security—when the Living Water came and made her an offer. What about you? Are you dying of thirst when the Living Water is avail-able to you? Your situation may or may not be as dire as the woman I sat with, but maybe your response is the same: I can’t. I’m not good enough, yet. I’ve made too many mis-takes. Once I clean up the messes I’ve made in my life, I’ll be ready to let God love me. Continue on next page......
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Romans 5:6-8 states,
when we were utterly
helpless, Christ came
at just the right time and died for us
sinners. Now, most people would not
be willing to die for an upright person,
though someone might perhaps be wil-
ling to die for a person who is especially
good. But God showed his great love for
us by sending Christ to die for us while we
were still sinners.
a Savior, a Redeemer, a Deliverer
God‘s love for us has
nothing to do with our
performance. He show-
ed His great love for us by sending
His Son to die for us while we were
still sinners. Still broken. Still separated
from Him. Still in need of a Savior, a
Redeemer, a Deliverer. God made the
decision to send His son to die for you
even when He could see that you were
YES! But To What?
II I I I I I I I I I I
I I I I I I I
About My FamilyFor the quality of life that I desire my hus-
band and I have determined the best fit for
our family was for me to become a WAHM.
Quality of life for us means having the fle-
xibility to be available when our kids need
me and to be able to earn an income doing
what I love. As of this writing my daughter
is 9 and entering the tween years. I see
puberty approaching just over the horizon.
She is a sensitive artist who makes me LOL
on a daily basis. If you come to visit, you will
probably find her doing one of two things
– drawing on every piece of paper in the
house or practicing her handstands for
gymnastics. Our 7 year old son is a piano-
playing-skateboard-riding-break-dancing-
never-know-what-he’s-going-to-say-2nd-
grader. Our 20 month son has taken over
our household. This toddler stage is giving
me a run for my money. Nevertheless, he
has completed our family and as far as I’m
concerned we’re done. (No more pushing
out 8 lb babies for me!) My husband, Da-
niel, is my best friend and the love of my life.
Mom2Mom
totally and completely lost in your sin.
He is relentless in His pursuit of you. He
wants a yes from you. Will you say yes
to Him?
V i s i o n
by PHOTOS.NEWVISIONMAG.COM
There is a new Sheriff in
town, or talk show at
least. LIGHTHOUSE LIVE is
lighting up the busy city of Phoenix.
The premier Christian Talk Show
sure seems to be sturring up a buzz
around the city. Their first show went
online for the first time on Friday, May
6. NEWVISION Magazine caught up
with Bigwo one of the first guest on
Lighthouse to get a behind the scenes
glance. To find out more about Light-
house Cafe Life, please visit their
website at www.lighthousecafelive.
com, or like their Facebook Fanpage.WWW.LIGHTHOUSECAFELIVE.COM
WWW.BIGWO.COM
Event: Bigwo @Lighthouse LiveDate: Friday, May 6 at 7:00pm
by PHOTOS.NEWVISIONMAG.COM
For more pictures go online to photos.newvisionmag.com
How to SPREAD thr Love of GOD
What exactly
is the love of
God? In one
word: Jesus. Jesus was every example
of what God’s love consists of, be-
cause God is love, and Jesus is one
with Him. So how do you spread the
love of God? Simply put: Show Jesus
to everyone you meet. That leads us
to the question: How can you spread
what you don’t have? Well, you can’t.
Step one is: Know God
God reveals Himself through
His word, prayer, devoti-
on and through everything that He’s
created. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 states,
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not
envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It does not dishonor others, it is not
self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it
keeps no record of wrongs. Love does
not delight in evil but rejoices with the
truth. It always protects, always trusts,
always hopes, always perseveres. Love
never fails …”
“More and more”, meaning
we’re not perfected and
there’s room to grow. You don’t
really know something until you’ve ac-
ted on it; which leads us
Step two: Love God and fol-
low His commandments.
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1John 4:8 says, “He who does
not love, has not become ac-
quainted with God (does not,
and never did know Him).” Loving
God and following His commandments
go hand in hand. Jesus said clearly in
John 14:15, “If you love me, keep my
commandments.” 2 John 1:6 states,
“And this is love: that we walk in obe-
dience to his commands. As you have
heard from the beginning, his command
is that you walk in love.” Matthew
22:37-39 states, “Jesus replied: Love
the Lord your God with all your heart
and with all your soul and with all your
mind. This is the first and greatest com-
mandment. And the second is like it:
‘Love your neighbor as yourself.”
As humans, we naturally
care for our own well-
being first. But Jesus
said you shall love your neighbor as
yourself. In doing that, we would actu-
ally give preference to others.
As humans, we naturally care for our own well-being first. But Jesus said you shall love your neighbor as yourself. In doing that, we would actually give preference to others.
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Let‘s read more about
Adam Ranney, a native to Phoenix, Ariz., said
his heart and his family’s heart is “not to be
super famous; that’s up to God.” He says,
“Our heart is to introduce people to the presence of God.”
Ranney, now a worship pastor for Free Chapel in Orange
County, Calif., began singing at age 16 in his local church
in Phoenix, Ariz. Three years later he felt a divine tug on his
heart to go into full-time music ministry.
That step of faith, at 19, has led him into rela-
tionships and collaborations with top Christian
musicians and artists, such as Israel Houghton
and Eddie James. Ranney recently released his debut CD
New Horizon and is currently working with his church to host
the Forward 2011 Student Conference.
Adam Ranney, a native to Phoenix, Ariz., said his heart and his family’s heart is “not to be super famous; that’s up to God.” He says, “Our heart is to introduce people to the presence of God.” Ranney, now a worship pastor for Free Chapel in Orange County, Calif., began singing at age 16 in his local church in Phoenix, Ariz. Three years later he felt a divine tug on his heart to go into full-time music ministry.
Adam Ranney
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NVi was able to catch up with Ranney in bet-
ween his schedule of songwriting, ministering,
and being a husband and father.
NVi: Do you come from a musical family?
Ranney: That’s the funny thing—no. There was
a general love for music, and my dad had
a bunch of records, but I didn’t grow up see-
ing my dad or anyone playing guitar or drums. A funny story
though: At 3 years old my parents saw that a Presbyterian
church was throwing away a piano. My dad said he would
take it, and he paid $20 for it. Read More > >
How To Find Adam
Website: www.adamranney.com
Facebook: facebook.com/adamranney
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One on One with Adam Ranney
One on One With Adam Ranney
His thought was, “maybe one of
my kids will be interested in playing
the piano.” When I turned 8 years
old, I started playing that piano
by ear. How would my parents
know they were hearing from God
when I was age 3? They basically
invested into my life’s call and didn’t
even know it.
NVi: It seems you were natu-
rally gifted. What was your
music training like? Did you
take formal lessons?
Ranney: Yes. The hard thing
is I already started teaching
myself piano by ear. I took
four years of piano lessons,
but only got to level 2—I
struggled learning to read music
and chords. I can’t read music to
this day. I [did] learn the scales and
chords. But the majority of what I
know has just been self-taught or
taught to me by others. I’ve never
had a voice lesson in my entire life.
My experience came from great
singers who showed me what to
do and how to do it.
NVi: Who has influenced you?
Ranney: At [19], I was around Eddie
James. I had the privilege to meet
him and sing with him. He has a
great gift to pull stuff out of peop-
le; he sees potential where others
don’t. Israel Houghton has been a
huge influence for many years—the
way he ad libs and worships. I also
glean heavily from the PlanetSha-
kers, Hillsong and Chris Tomlin.
NVi: You were called by God at a
young age to pursue music ministry
full-time; how did you maintain your
relationship with Jesus Christ?
Ranney: I would love to say I was
on target the whole time [but] I
had a couple ups and downs.
Ultimately, humility and humbleness
is the greatest key, especially in
music when there are people
who can out do you any
day of the week and at any
given time. I think maintaining
the relationship with God is
important; you have to know
Who called you to do it. I
am nothing, because at the
end of the day I know God
equipped me for what he
called me to do, and He did and
He did it without lessons and for-
mal training. Know Who gave you
gift and don’t sell out. The moment
you start thinking you are the one
who gave yourself this gift you will
start doing it for you,
The Interview!
and then the perspective is wrong.
I believe that begins to break
God’s heart. I believe He’s moved
when we give back to Him what
He gave to us. The world doesn’t
need any more talented people;
the world needs talented Christi-
ans to stay Christians when they
get discovered.
NVi: Your album, New Horizon, has
an uplifting and hopeful message
throughout each song. What
inspired you during the songwriting
process of this album?
Ranney: For a lot of songwri-
ters, we pull from what we
are currently going through or
things we experience in our own
personal lives. Music becomes
our outlet, and our way to tell a
story. Every one of those songs
has a story behind it. I can tell
you where I was, what I was
doing, what I was feeling and
what I saw and experienced.
With each song there are the-
mes [of] God’s love for us, how
He gave it all for us, how He
is coming back for us, and that he
has not forgotten us.
NVi: What is your most favorite
song to sing and/or perform live?
Ranney: It’s torn between two. Fun
and exciting for me is “Supernatu-
ral.” It’s a real, fun and encoura-
ging. I love the beat, the feel, and
the groove about it. The other is
“Speak Life.” Through that song I
love being able to talk about issues
and stories, and get people to think
beyond their own heartache.
NVi: Will you share more about
getting people to think beyond
their own heartache?
Ranney: There is a message of
hope in “Speak Life.” My pastor
preached a message called “Life
Speakers,” and it comes from Eze-
kiel 37—a valley of dry bones and
valleys represent low places and
God asked Ezekiel, “Can these
bones live?” And he told Ezekiel to
speak to them and prophesy. Can
life come again from low places,
from devastation? Can life come
back from out of the low places of
sex trafficking and slavery? Can
life live? Do we still believe that He
is the God of the miraculous? It will
take one person > Next Page
Interviewed By:
LaToya
Thompson
For more articles and interviews, please visit us
online at www.newvisionmag.com or follow us of
Facebook.com/newvisionmag.
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A short interview with Adam Ranney
making the choice to
make a difference.
We have to begin to
speak life first before
we see it happen.
Others will always
hurt when we don’t
walk out what God
has called us to do.
The fact is that several people can help. They have to
get past well-intentioned and move into action.
NVi: How have you done that: moved into action?
Ranney: Every song was a crossroad moment for me as
a man, as a person, as a man in ministry. It was almost
like hands up in the air, “God what in the world are
you doing? I’m frustrated.” He was waiting for me to
take a step. The moment I began to take a step and
do some things outside of my comfort zone that’s when
he started to move. It takes that step and willingness to
follow Him. It’s amazing what can happen in a moment.
My heart is to get the word out. Every CD that is sold
a portion of proceeds go to ministries that are making
a difference. For instance, we donate money every
month to the Dream Center in Los Angeles to help
fund part of the building to get girls off the streets and
rescue them from sex trafficking.
NVi: What music projects and/or album are you wor-
king on now or will be working on in the near future?
Ranney: Our church, Free Chapel, [is] gearing up for
our next live recording, and we are going to Georgia
[for the Forward 2011 conference]. Israel Houghton will
be helping us produce a live recording. I am writing
songs for that. I don’t have my eyes set on another
personal project right now, because of the [conference].
We’ve never recorded for our youth conference; it will
be great atmosphere. And having the world’s best to
produce it—with Israel Houghton you can’t go wrong.
I’m excited to glean and learn from him..
One on One with Adam Ranney
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THINGS OCCUR IN SEASON
IN SEASON, IN TIME, EVERY PURPOSE
Remember the caterpillar experiment
in grade school? I do. As a student
my class hatched caterpillars from
eggs and then watched that creepy caterpillar trans-
form into a beautiful butterfly. In a few ways, God
does the same process with us. I remember that un-
sightly looking caterpillar crawling along on the floor
and then we put him in a jar. One day he crawled to
the cap and began to weave himself into a cocoon.
Then, after a short season of time, he emerged from
that cocoon totally transformed by the metamorphosis
process. Now, he was a butterfly. All of his preparation
in that jar was important before he was released. The
same is true for believers in God. Each person’s life
has been designed in God’s own specific way. This life
design has various seasons and time tables, in which
God intends to accomplish His purpose with us. As we
grow spiritually in His life design, we move through four
scriptural stages: sanctification, transformation, chaste-
ning and rebuke, and release for purpose.
1 Sanctification: Strong’s concordance defines this
word as to make holy, purify or consecrate; (men-
tally) to venerate. In John 17:17-19, the Lord pray-
ed for his disciples as well as for us. He wants us to know
that we are sanctified through truth and the word of God
is that truth. So, there is going to be a season that we will
go through the Holy Spirit dealings in holy living, purifying
and consecrating for he is working on getting us ready for
ultimate purpose.
2 Transformation: This season deals with the rene-
wing of our minds. Romans 12:1-2, encourages
us to present our bodies as living sacrifices unto
God, which emphasizes the first season of sanctification. In
verse 2, it states, being not conformed to the world, but be
transformed by the renewing of our mind. This word trans-
formed means to transform “metamorphose” change, trans-
figure. I believe this is one of the most contested seasons
of a believer’s life by the devil. He understands this design
and knows well the power of it for the saints who endure.
The word declares that if any man be in Christ he is a new
creature (1 Cor. 5:17).
THINGS OCCUR IN SEASON
THINGS OCCUR IN SEASON
IN SEASON, IN TIME, EVERY PURPOSE Do you know it is possible to be a new crea-
ture inwardly and still think like the old man
outwardly? But if we take responsibility in this
season through meditating in the word and allowing it to
transfigure/refigure the way we think, then we began to see
the outward manifestation of this new creature we are in our
living. The advantages are life changing. Remember: God is
preparing us for purpose.
3Chastening and Rebuke: Hebrews 12:5-11 is
about the chastening and rebuke of the Lord of
which every son or daughter must receive. God
knows His design for this life we live. Chastening keeps us
in the operational perimeters of this life, which is why all His
chastening and rebuke comes by way of the word. You can’t
just live this life any old way you please, and expect God’s
best. This is why the Holy Spirit is always there admonishing,
correcting and affirming. Chastening and rebuke along with
the cultivated fruit of the Spirit brings us into the character of
God, especially His holiness.
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4Release of Purpose: Galatians 4:1-5 talks about
being under tutors and governors. A serious be-
liever—one who desires to discover his earthly
assignment in Christ—will do this. But we need to remember
there is a time for every purpose (Eccl 3:1). And you might
feel like you are ready. By this mature stage, you get to know
a few things concerning the word. But can you stand it if God
won’t allow you in arenas to share it with anyone? You have
learned how to flow in a few of the gifts of the Spirit, but can
you accept it if God will not allow you to flow before large
crowds? Remember the Lord Jesus at twelve years of age
in the temple with the priests and doctors? He didn’t stay in
the temple, but went home with his parents. It wasn’t His time
to preach. I’m just saying: the times and seasons are in your
Father’s hand. He has groomed you for His purpose. Now,
let him order the fullness of time for your release of purpose.
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Do You Really Love Him
Jesus said to me, “Why do you
say you love me and hate
my body.” The words came
so unexpectedly. For several years I
had shown action and proof of my love
for God. Early in my Christian walk I
embraced the two great command-
ments: loving God and loving others
with all my heart, soul, strength and
mind (Lk 10:27). It was for these two re-
asons alone that I served. In the 1980s,
I did missionary work for five years, vi-
sited nursing homes, volunteered du-
ring services and coordinated special
holiday projects. This brought special
joy to me, because I was ministering to
Christ and others. Also, I worked in out-
reaches, prayer seminars and women
leadership meetings. I also co-hosted a
radio program with my husband. Then,
in the 1990s I co-pastored a small chur-
ch with my husband and children; we
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did everything necessary to run and
operate a church successfully. I did it
all for Him. So what happened? What
changed that caused my Lord and
Savior to speak to me so unexpected-
ly? The word love is easy to say. But
when it comes to doing love, where is
our proof as the body of Christ? The
scripture states that God so loved the
world that he gave his only begotten
Son, and that whosoever believeth in
him should not perish, but have ever-
lasting life (Jn 3:16).
We see from this scripture that love
is the motivating factor that prompts
God to move, to do something. Love
is also our motivation as Christians.
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Do You Really Love Him
Atime came in my life
when I did not allow
love to motivate me. I
had no more strength to serve God in
that capacity. My heart became hea-
vy and burdened with my own rejec-
tions. I began to remember all the hurt
and pain others had caused me. Of-
fense and misunderstanding from other
leaders and people from my past floo-
ded my heart. I found it very difficult
to forgive, because bitterness began to
hinder my love walk. Looking back at
my past I saw that I was bitter toward
the one I said I loved—Jesus.
After Jesus asked,
“Why do you say you
love me and hate my
body,” He showed me an image of
myself putting on makeup, combing my
We see from this scripture that love is the motivating factor that prompts God to move, to do something. Love is also our motivation as Christians.
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hair, getting all dressed up, but one thing
was missing: my garments. Then he said,
“For you to love yourself, you must love your
whole body. For you to love Me, you must
love My whole body—the body of Christ.”
These revelations made me want to run and
hide from God Himself. And I said to myself,
“Where can I go and God‘s people not be
there?” The body of Christ is everywhere.
Jesus and the body of Christ are one, and
it is impossible to truly express love toward
Jesus and not love His people. It can seem
so easy to love God, but we must also love
our neighbor as we love ourselves. In 1
Corinthians 13, Paul writes about love and
its characteristics: Love is not demanding,
destructive, hateful, hurtful, unforgiving, sel-
fish and rude, but love is gentle and kind.
Love’s Commandments
From reading the teachings of Jesus Christ
and the teachings of His apostles, we can
see that love is the most important thing
We know we Love the children
of God
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that we as believers are com-
manded to do—it is also the most
challenging thing as well. If it was
so easy to do, we would not have
any problems doing it. That is why
we have been told that if we do
not walk in love, we will not be
overcomers. The scripture states in
1 John 5:2, 4, “We know we love
the children of God, when we love
God and keep his commandments.
For whatsoever is born of God
overcometh the world: and this is
the victory that overcometh the
world, even our faith.”
As the Son of God, Jesus is the
pattern for all Christians that belie-
ve in him today. Love in its simplest
form always demands action. Jesus
is the word of God (Jn 1:1, 14).
Jesus is love in action. He came
from Heaven to Earth through 42
generations born of a virgin (Is
7:14). He came, suffered and died
on the cross that we might live, that
we might have an abundant life
of love, joy, peace and happiness
here on the Earth, and also eternal
life in time to come.
One of the most powerful things
about love is that it will never fail
you. Beloved, love will never fail
you. So, don’t give up on love.
The Holy Spirit taught me many
things and helped me on my Jesus
journey. Successful Christian living
has been a day-by-day journey. I
would like for everyone who says
they love God and who call on the
name of Jesus to forgive everyone
that has offended you. Then, you
can be free to walk in love and
truly fulfill the great commandments.
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