
IBLP
Overview
The Institute in Basic Life Principles is dedicated to giving clear training on how to find success by following God’s principles found in Scripture.
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Bring Your Mind Under Authority! King Saul stood head and shoulders above every other man in Israel. From all outward…
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Day 94 – Seek God’s Kingdom
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Understand God’s Kingdom! The founding and structure of the nation of Israel is a significant analogy to the kingdom of…
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Day 93 – Seek God’s Kingdom
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Seek the Right Kingdom! There is no doubt about the importance of this next command. Jesus made it clear that…
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Day 92 – Seek God’s Kingdom
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Learn How to Abound! There is a potential danger in being a sower. Whenever riches increase, there is a temptation…
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Day 91 – Lay Up Treasures
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Picture Eternal Treasures! It is easy to picture treasures on earth—abundance of money, valuable possessions, expensive cars, an extravagant home,…
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Day 90 – Lay Up Treasures
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Find Your True Identity! Recently, a married couple came in for counseling. The wife was frustrated, and the husband was…
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Day 89 – Lay Up Treasures
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Value Your Greatest Asset! Huge amounts of money are often spent on medical care in the final weeks of one’s…
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Day 88 – Lay Up Treasures
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Pass the Stewardship Test! I read with casual interest the parable that Jesus gave about the three stewards until the…
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Day 87 – Lay Up Treasures
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Purpose to be a Sower! Each time I heard a pastor read II Corinthians 9:7, I assumed that it referred…
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Day 86 – Lay Up Treasures
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Silence Three Witnesses! When we are brought before the Judge of all the earth, and He requires us to give…
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Day 85 – Lay Up Treasures
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Be Patient for Public Rewards! A young man named George was impressed with a group of fellow students at Oxford…
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Day 84 – Practice Secret Disciplines
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Enjoy the Rewards of Fasting! The rewards of fasting are tremendous! There are spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical benefits from…
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Day 83 – Practice Secret Disciplines
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Know the Functions of Fasting! Jesus called His followers “disciples.” Being a disciple requires being disciplined, and that is what…
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Day 82 – Practice Secret Disciplines
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Discover Power in “Closet” Prayer! A couple prayed for five years that God would add another child to their family…
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Day 81 – Practice Secret Disciplines
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Learn to Deflect Praise! The command to practice Godly disciplines secretly is for the purpose of focusing on God’s approval…
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Day 80 – Practice Secret Disciplines
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Avoid the Danger of Stealing Glory! The pattern is all too common: we see a special need in another person’s…
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Day 79 – Practice Secret Disciplines
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Be a Serious Disciple! God is not impressed with lukewarm Christians. In fact, they are nauseous to Him! He would…
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Day 78 – Practice Secret Disciplines
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Be Perfect Through Weakness! The longing of the Lord Jesus Christ for our perfection is stated in His prayer: “That…
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Day 77 – Be Perfect
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Be Perfect in Your Faith! No one will be completely successful in life without faith. By faith, great works are…
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Day 76 – Be Perfect
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Be Perfect in Discernment! When God told Solomon that He would give him anything he asked for, Solomon could have…
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Day 75 – Be Perfect
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Be Perfect by Great Works! One of the most painful questions you can ask a teenager is, “What do you…
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Day 74 – Be Perfect
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Be Perfect in Love! Over the years, I have asked many young people if they love the Lord, and they…
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Day 73 – Be Perfect
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Take the Ultimate Step! My greatest joy is watching youth and adults grow to spiritual maturity. My greatest sorrow is…
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Day 72 – Be Perfect
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Be Perfect! The command to be perfect sounds impossible! When we do something wrong, we often say, “Well, no one…
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Day 71 – Be Perfect
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Classify Your Enemies! An ugly civil war had erupted in the nation. An arrogant son had set himself against his…
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Day 70 – Love Your Enemies
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Be More Than a Conqueror! Paul raised the triumphant banner of victory by declaring, “Nay, in all these things we…
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Day 69 – Love Your Enemies
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Be More Powerful Than Enemies! A well-known pastor in Romania looked out his front window as a military car drove…
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Day 68 – Love Your Enemies
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Be a Power Channel! Recently a man, “Steve,” called me to discuss a tragedy in his life and marriage. During…
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Day 67 – Love Your Enemies
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Neutralize Their Venom! In the jungles of Africa, a missionary tramped through the tall grass toward a village. Suddenly, he…
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Day 66 – Love Your Enemies
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Listen to Your “Perfectors”! The problem with God’s “hewers” is that sometimes they are so loud, aggressive, and forceful that…
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Day 65 – Love Your Enemies
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Welcome God’s “Hewers”! Do you ever wonder why God allows so many people to annoy, despise, and provoke us? They…
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Day 64 – Love Your Enemies
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Keep Your Balance It is easy to take this command out of context and apply it in ways that are…
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Day 63 – Go the Second Mile
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Experience “Second-Mile” Success! William Carey is one of the great heroes of faith and is also an honored reformer in…
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Day 62 – Go the Second Mile
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Earn a Hearing! A man who was very zealous for the Lord started sharing the Gospel with a neighbor. The…
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Day 61 – Go the Second Mile
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Exchange “Things” for Freedom! The love of the material possessions that we grasp and guard, even to the destruction of…
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Day 60 – Go the Second Mile
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Remove Label Barriers! The command to “go the second mile” counters the walls we build around us to separate us from…
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Day 59 – Go the Second Mile
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Go With Right Attitudes! There are several attitudes that could be expressed as we obey the command of Jesus to…
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Day 58 – Go the Second Mile
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Give More Than Is Required! One of the most serious causes of failure in the areas of relationships, finances, and…
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Day 57 – Go the Second Mile
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Choose a Good Name! God calls believers to live by a higher standard than the standard endorsed by the world….
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Day 56 – Keep Your Word
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Avoid Misleading Impressions! If we want to have full and successful lives, God has some very specific requirements for us….
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Day 55 – Keep Your Word
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Keep Your Word to Your Wife! These messages are designed to teach how to have daily success. In order for…
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Day 54 – Keep Your Word
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Keep Your Word to God! If we don’t keep our promises to God, how can we expect to keep our…
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Day 53 – Keep Your Word
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Don’t Presume Upon the Future! We make promises, fully intending to keep them; however, if those promises depend on uncertain…
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Day 52 – Keep Your Word
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Tell Yourself the Truth! The most important conversations we have every day are not those we have with other people…
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Day 51 – Keep Your Word
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Reject “Yea, Nay” Promises! A father watched with growing concern as the heart of his son grew more and more…
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Day 50 – Keep Your Word
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Remove Ensnaring Provisions! A man tried to conquer years of lustful passions; however, he never gained any long-lasting victory. For…
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Day 49 – Do Not Lust
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Use Your Chief Weapon! When it comes to conquering lust, there is no weapon more powerful than the meditation on…
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Day 48 – Do Not Lust
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Target the Twin Giants! Lust is a giant that has a twin—anger. Both lust and anger are manifestations of uncontrolled…
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Day 47 – Do Not Lust
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Win With a New Focus! When Jesus looked upon a woman, He did not lust after her. We know this…
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Day 46 – Do Not Lust
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Conquer Lust With Light! Satan is the prince of the kingdom of darkness. (See Revelation 16:10.) He wins his battles…
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