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    Gift at the Altar
    Gift at the Altar
    Gift at the Altar
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    Gift at the Altar

    By Kim Bond

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    Gift at the Altar is a nonfiction book filled with Scripturally sound advice for Christian living. This book will help you improve your relationship with yourself by helping you to deal with thing like burdens and negative thoughts. It will help you to improve your relationship to others by embracing Christ's humility. Plus your relationship to God will be enriched with new prayer and commitments.

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    PublisherKim Bond
    Release dateApr 16, 2015
    ISBN9781310831430
    Gift at the Altar
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    Draw Near Publication Ministry provides forever free Christian ebooks. "Come near to God and he will come near to you...." —James 4:8

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      Gift at the Altar - Kim Bond

      Gift on the Altar

      By Kim Bond

      Copyright © 2015 Kim Bond, all rights reserved. Contact Kim Bond at k.bondofstl@yahoo.com with questions regarding permissions.

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

      Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide.www.zondervan.com The NIV and New International Version are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™

      Preface

      Burdens

      Dealing With Anger

      Blessed Finances

      Addiction

      Abuse

      Help for Depression

      Self-Condemnation

      Submission

      On Being Single

      Envision a Happy Marriage

      Catholics & Protestants

      About Islam

      About Judaism

      Closet Atheism

      Mini History of the Bible

      Praying the Bible

      Prayer Lists

      Dreams & Prayer

      Spiritual Gifts

      Physical Healing

      God Is For You

      Contracts

      Christian Media

      Note to Readers

      Preface

      Picture yourself following Jesus on a trail through the woods. At first, you are close but then you fall behind. It is nearly impossible to see Him, hear Him, or even feel His presence. You might begin to feel lost and confused. Following the advice in this book could be likened to a sprint to catch up with Him and become close like you were in the moments after you first decided to follow Jesus.

      This book guides you to come close to God based on Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 5: 23-24, which states Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift. From this verse, we can conclude Jesus wants us first to sense those things within us that are unsatisfactory. In doing this, we address our relationship with ourselves by examining burdens, dealing with anger, and fighting negative thoughts. Next, we should be reconciled to others. We should improve our relationship with others by displaying humility toward all. Finally, we should enrich our relationship with God by offering gifts of faith, prayer and commitment.

      If you follow the included recommendations, you will soon realize you are closer to Jesus than you ever thought you could be. You will: 1) fear and love God more and sense the love He is showering down on you, 2) feel more at peace and less scared when bad things happen, 3) know how to pray God's will in more circumstances and have more answered prayers, 4) feel God's presence more and loneliness less, 5) experience more joy and see meaning in life, and 5) come to greater knowledge of God's path for your life. The Holy Spirit will show you the way to go and let Jesus Christ shine through you. Ready?

      NOTE TO NON-CHRISTIANS: This book was written especially for Christians who desire to come close to God. If you have never given your life to God and want to become a Christian, pray this prayer of salvation with me right now: Lord, I confess I have sinned against You. I claim Jesus’ blood as payment for my sins. I believe Jesus is the Son of God and my Savior. I believe He died and rose again. Send the Holy Spirit to teach me and guide me in the way I should go. Thank You that I am now reconciled to You, Father. In Christ’s Name, Amen.

      Burdens

      Psalm 51: 10 states, Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. As Christians, we want to be free from the burdens we are carrying around and simply to have a pure heart as mentioned in Psalm 51:10. The problem is we do not know what steps to take to get a clean heart. Some of us know we have burdens, but we do not know the cause of the burden or how to get freedom from it. Take a minute to examine what might be causing your burdens. Is it a need to give or ask for forgiveness to God or another person? Are you taking up the burdens of others (fixing their problems especially to avoid dealing with your own)? Do you have an overall poor outlook on life?

      Since you have been carrying around those burdens for a long time, you are now probably emotionally exhausted and ready to lay them down. Let’s do it together. We will forgive someone, let go of negative feelings, and ask forgiveness from another.

      Ephesians 4:32 states, Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Since we have a perfect Father in heaven and a Friend that sticks closer than a brother, we can let go of the idealistic expectations we have placed on our parents, friends, and spouse. We can forgive all the ways they have let us down, rejected us, and failed to meet our needs since their mistakes only pointed us to the cross. Sit back in your chair, relax, and ask God, Lord, who do I need to forgive?

      When you have the person in mind you need to forgive, pray this prayer of forgiveness with us, Lord, thank You for forgiving our sin debt in full. We know we would never have been able to repay our sin debt without Your Son’s death on the cross. Since Your Son did this for us, we forgive every person that has wronged us. We give up the right to collect from those who wronged us. In Christ’s Name, Amen.

      Feeling better yet? Ready to let go of some negative feelings? Hold your hand up to your Father in heaven as if you were giving Him your heart and say, "Lord, I give You my anger, resentment, unforgiveness, bitterness,

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