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Growing Weary
December 17th, 2020
We cannot face the brokenness of our world without the power of God in our lives. We cannot receive the power of God in our lives if we do not spend time with God....  Read More
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Seeing with Earthly Eyes
December 16th, 2020
When I say such things as, “How could God let this happen?” or “Why is God taking so long?” I’m judging God by my own set of standards and goals....  Read More
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Motivation for Continuing
December 15th, 2020
Living the Christian life in a culture that is anything but Christian, is like kayaking against the current in both directions. It can be extremely tiresome. It would be so easy to allow one’s self ...  Read More
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Proclaim the Gospel
December 14th, 2020
Proclamation of the gospel is the living out of a transformed life in such a way that it bears witness to that transformation. In other words, it is merely being true to the new life you have receive...  Read More
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Keep it Simple
December 13th, 2020
I think that one of the biggest mistakes a Christian can make is to argue with someone about the issues of salvation. When we get into an argument trying to defend “Jesus”, we have forgotten what the...  Read More
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Set Apart
December 12th, 2020
Have you made the confession that Jesus Christ is your Savior? Have you put your whole trust in his grace? Have you promised to serve Jesus as your Lord? If so, your life has also been set apart fo...  Read More
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Who Are You Lord?
December 11th, 2020
There is danger in knowing the words that are printed in our Bibles but not knowing the Word that walked this earth to reveal the Spirit of God. When we only know the words, we run the risk of using ...  Read More
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Persecuting Jesus
December 10th, 2020
If you ever have a question in your mind as to if you are misusing the name of God—if you are persecuting Jesus, ask yourself what Jesus listed as the most important thing. ...  Read More
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Don't Worry be Happy
December 9th, 2020
If we but listen to the simple words of Jesus and realize that our best life is lived in simplicity, then our worries will begin to dissipate. Simply having what we need, clothing, food, shelter, fam...  Read More
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Expecting God
December 8th, 2020
One of the ways in which we make room for God to shape our days as it pleases God is to expect God to show up everywhere we go. If you are expecting God to be present, then you will be looking for Go...  Read More
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Realizing Your Purpose
December 7th, 2020
If you have accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior, then Jesus has appeared to you. The purpose Jesus now gives to you is to testify to the amazing love of God that makes all things whole. ...  Read More
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Unveiled Lives
December 6th, 2020
When we stand in front of God with our lives unveiled, with the full truth of who we are, good and bad, on display before the Holy One, God begins to shape us into the image of his Son. ...  Read More
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Chosen People
December 5th, 2020
We talk about the chosen people of God. And this is true, God chooses peoples to represent him to an unbelieving world. But this call is not a call that makes these peoples an elite and ruling class...  Read More
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Stale Relationships
December 4th, 2020
Remember the unrestricted, freely given love of God that swept you off your feet and live in that love. Because God always remembers how much he loves you....  Read More
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Seeing the Kingdom
December 3rd, 2020
When my understanding of God is different than your understanding of God, my understanding of the events we witness will also be different than your understanding of the events we witness, even if we ...  Read More
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More Than a Friend
December 2nd, 2020
If Jesus were merely a friend, we could take or leave his “advice” to us about the way we are living our lives. We could ignore his prodding to live in a way that is upright and righteous. We could ...  Read More
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The Voice of God
December 1st, 2020
As I have wrestled with the question of how to recognize the voice of God, I have realized that the only way, is to know the character of God. Unless I know the essence of God, I will never be able t...  Read More
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Grieving the Old Life
November 30th, 2020
Although it is a wonderful thing that leads us into a new life that is the life God has always intended for us, if we do not grieve the loss of the old, we will probably never fully live into the new....  Read More
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An Individual Response
November 29th, 2020
God is looking for those who are listening and attentive. God is looking for those who love him and are willing to risk themselves on God’s behalf. God is not looking for the perfect but the redeeme...  Read More
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The Community of Christians
November 28th, 2020
Although there are important times of learning from Jesus in complete solitude with him, it is clear that we were never meant to be Christians alone....  Read More
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Meditate on God's Word
November 27th, 2020
We need to be intentional about alone time with Jesus where we can shut out the rest of the world and think deeply and carefully about the Word of God....  Read More
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The Work of a Disciple
November 26th, 2020
It is clear that disciples of Jesus Christ are to take every opportunity to share the Gospel with everyone in their sphere of influence. It is life and death work. ...  Read More
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Wholly Sanctified
November 25th, 2020
We could never be entirely sanctified by our own will power or by our own action. It is the Holy Spirit working in and through us that radically changes us into the new people of God that God has cla...  Read More
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A Call to Sacrifice
November 24th, 2020
God does call us to sacrifice but, as with all of God’s desires for us, it is a call for us to be filled with the joy that can only be found in an intimate relationship with God ... ...  Read More
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