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You are probably asking, what in the world is a trusting tree and what is a trying tree? Earlier this year during a church service at New Life in Bismarck,  pastor Mike Rose from Juneau Christian Center , explained that the Trusting Tree is the Cross on which Jesus died and the Trying Tree is the tree of knowledge of good and evil. If you are leaning on the Trying Tree, you  are constantly trying to do better, you push yourself harder. You may try to do everything in your own strength. You try to get God to accept you and to love you more by doing things you think are pleasing go Him. There’s a song by Tenth Avenue North called By Your Side and some of the lyrics demonstrate this perfectly: Why are you striving these days Why are you trying to earn grace… Why are you looking for love Why are you still searching As if I’m not enough The Trying Tree is based on the tree of knowledge of good and evil which can be found in the Bible ...

Have you ever wondered if it is always God’s will to heal? Have you ever been healed but then seemed to have lost your healing? Do you question if someone could have the gift of healing? By attending classes taught at the Healing Rooms of the Northern Plains, you can find the answers to these questions and so much more about Christ-centered prayer for physical, emotional and spiritual healing. Classes at the Healing Rooms are taught in order to introduce how the International Association of Healing Rooms (IAHR) was founded and to help those who attend understand the scriptural truths about healing. From early on, it was the vision to see Healing Rooms in every city and every nation, linked together in unity around the world. Their core Bible verse is: Mark 16:18b …. “They shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover.” During classes at the Healing Rooms of the Northern Plains in Bismarck the following topics are discussed: Provision for Healing...

ONE YEAR AGO, one of the greatest men I ever had the pleasure of knowing passed away. I found out on Facebook and almost had to leave work because I was so distraught. This was a man who was a spiritual father to many, a true leader in the community, a mentor to young men and a prayer warrior who genuinely loved God, the church and his flock. Last year, shortly after finding out about his death, I wrote the following tribute: In the year 2000 shortly after rededicating my life to Christ, I took the opportunity to move to Raleigh, North Carolina with my sister. Upon moving to the area, my first goal was to find a good church. I felt like I was just a baby in my Christian faith and wanted to find a place where I could grow and be spiritually fed. After attending a few churches in Raleigh, I was led to a church in Durham, North Carolina. And it was here at Faith Assembly Christian Center that I met the amazing Bishop Leroy McKenzie. Although it didn’t really make sense to...