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Intentional Self-Care
January 10th, 2021
Not only are we to be intentional about our relationship with God by making it our aim to please him in all circumstances, but we are also to be intentional about being holy....  Read More
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Don't Leave it up to Chance
January 9th, 2021
We must be intentional about our devotion to God. Peter writes that “Satan is roaming around like a roaring lion.” (1 Peter 5:8). If we are not intentional, if we do not make pleasing God our “aim”,...  Read More
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Blessed Assurance
January 8th, 2021
The Judgement Seat of Christ for a Christian should not be anything to fear, it should be something to which the Christian strives. It is the prize at the end of the race. ...  Read More
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Do Not be Afraid
January 7th, 2021
Jesus does not always lead us to places that feel safe. The life of one who is following closely to the will of God in a world that is so full of selfishness, power-lust, greed, avarice, and material...  Read More
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Why Give?
January 6th, 2021
In modeling God’s generosity by giving to God through the local church, we also equip the church to continue to be Jesus' hands and feet within its own community and around the world. ...  Read More
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Where is Your Heart?
January 5th, 2021
I do not believe that the fact a person has become financially successful actually has anything to do with their salvation....  Read More
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Living Out the Message
January 4th, 2021
I don’t believe that this Bible passage is written only to preachers. I believe that the responsibility to “proclaim” the message is for all disciples of Jesus Christ. ...  Read More
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It's A Struggle
January 3rd, 2021
Are there things that you hear Jesus say that make you wonder if you want to maintain your relationship with him? Are there things that make you wonder if it is really worth the risk? My guess is th...  Read More
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Christ In Me
January 2nd, 2021
That really is one thing we can be certain about Jesus. Jesus was never focused on what was in it for him and always focused on what was in it for others....  Read More
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Conqueror of Life
December 31st, 2020
when we first start thinking about things we whish were different in our lives, we do so from a selfish perspective. We often start thinking about changes we would want others to make so that our liv...  Read More
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The Follow-Up
December 31st, 2020
Jesus asks the question, “Do you love me?” and I believe for 99% of Christians the answer rolls off of our tongues pretty easily; “Yes Lord, I love you.”. But are we ready for the follow-up command t...  Read More
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What Really Matters
December 30th, 2020
Jesus is always asking us the question, “What do you want me to do for you?”. But until we understand the ways of God, we will answer that question with things that matter little in the Kingdom of He...  Read More
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The Danger of Doubt
December 29th, 2020
I think we all fall into times of doubt. It seems to be human nature to back away from God when we need God the most. ...  Read More
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Dust on Your Clothes
December 28th, 2020
There is a blessing that is often given to a disciple in Judaism, “May you be covered in the dust of your master.” This is talking about the disciple following so close to their teacher that the dust...  Read More
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Calm in the Chaos
December 27th, 2020
Be still and know that God is God and that you are not. These are the words I often need to hear as I scurry around worrying about things over which I have no control. These are the words I need to ...  Read More
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Drudgery
December 26th, 2020
Not everything we are called to do for God is glamorous and exciting. In fact, much of what God considers worthy work, we might classify as drudgery. ...  Read More
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Falling Asleep
December 25th, 2020
But, you see, God does not focus on our past missed steps, God focuses on the present moment. God says, in effect, “O.K., you missed that one. Get up, let us be going.”...  Read More
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Trust Only in the Lord
December 24th, 2020
I have learned when I start to see in myself the signs of depression I have been trained to identify in others, I must allow myself to be fed by God. I must take myself less seriously and take God mo...  Read More
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Our Response
December 23rd, 2020
Even if you can come up with one miracle story in the Bible where there was no other participation aside from Jesus, I think the norm, if one can say that about miracles, is that Jesus called for some...  Read More
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Shout it from the Roof
December 22nd, 2020
When we have become adept at picking out God’s voice among the competing voices, we must also realize that what God tells us is seldom for us alone. ...  Read More
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Listening
December 21st, 2020
To be intentional about hearing God speak, we must first agree that it is possible to hear God speak. That is to say, we must believe that God is speaking in a way that we can hear. ...  Read More
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Hearing from God
December 20th, 2020
When we let God speak to us through Bible reading and prayer, what we can expect to hear are the soothing tones of God’s love, not the harsh tones of wrath. ...  Read More
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Set Your Anchor
December 19th, 2020
There is advice that I often give to those who tell me that they struggle with keeping their thoughts focused on God in the midst of the storms of life. That advice is that “you cannot set your ancho...  Read More
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Creator God
December 18th, 2020
...how many times do we miss seeing God because we have lost the sense of wonder that God’s creation was designed to instill in us?...  Read More
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