Imagine you were given a single wish and that with it you could ask for anything you wanted in all the world. What would you ask for? Love and peace? Family and community? Health and long life? A new home or home extension? Wealth and riches?
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For most people the only challenge would be choosing simply one wish!
God once asked a king called Solomon this very question. As a young ruler Solomon chose to ask for the wisdom to discern the difference between right and wrong. God granted him his wish and, because he asked for wisdom, God also gave him wealth and riches unequalled by any king (1 Kings 3). In fact God gave Solomon so much wisdom that he became the author of the first personal development and success book, which we know as the biblical book of Proverbs. As far as God is concerned, success and wisdom are living God’s way in God’s world.
An international poverty charity recently said that the world’s richest eight billionaires ‘are as rich as the world’s poorest half’, claiming that it was ‘simply unacceptable’.
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Demonstrating The Heart Of Christ In MCR
Churches across Manchester threw their doors open and stepped into the community following May’s devastating terrorist attack.
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Ark At That!
When you think of Kentucky, of course you think of fried chicken and the beloved Colonel, bourbon distilleries, country music scenes and maybe horse racing too.
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I Wanted To Run From God, But I'm Glad He Caught Me
You could say it’s in the family, but Cissie Graham Lynch, granddaughter of the great Billy Graham, is very much a woman of God in her own right. Pete Wooding talked to her
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Striking A Chord To Help The World Worship
When it comes to building guitars Dave Sumner knows a thing or two; just ask Sir Paul McCartney. But while his craft has led him to work with icons of the music industry, Dave now gives his life to spreading the power of worship through Guitar Aid.
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The Role Of The Holy Spirit In A Believer's Life
The Holy Spirit is as much God as the Father or the Son, so why is he misunderstood? Soul Survivor’s Mike Pilavachi answers some tough questions.
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Reasons To Love Paris
With Valentine’s Day at hand, nowhere compares to the self-proclaimed city of love. Here are ten good reasons why you’ll want to fall in love with Paris.
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God Called Me To Be A Missionary To The UK
Daniel Stanley was enjoying a successful career as an investment banker in India until God asked him to leave everything and head for Great Britain – a place he knew nothing about
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God Spoke To Me While I Lay In A Hospital Bed After A Fight
Rushed to hospital and on the verge of death, Paul Hallam somehow recovered. It was a seminal moment. Decades later he leads one of Manchester’s thriving churches
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Joyce Meyer
We’re instructed to be peacemakers
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I Cried Like A Baby Infront Of Everyone
Kevin Treasure blew tens of thousands on drugs and didn’t give God a second thought. But he met his match when a preacher pulled him out of the crowd. Joy Tibbs spoke to him about his amazing transformation