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Worthy of Receiving and Giving Love
March 23rd, 2021
The point of Jesus’ response is not that the Pharisees and their scribes don’t need salvation, but that those whom they have pushed away from God, God is specifically calling back into relationship th... Read More
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Throw a Party!
March 22nd, 2021
Our relationship with Jesus was never meant to be kept as a secret for just us. Our relationship with Jesus was always meant to be the doorway for others to enter into the same kind of life changing ... Read More
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All Are Welcome
March 21st, 2021
Tax-collectors in Jesus’ day and community were seen as traitors to the occupied nation of Israel. Not only did they collect money for the occupying country of Rome but, they were often accused of co... Read More
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Seeing Strange Things
March 20th, 2021
I think it is how you look at the world that determines if you see God at work or not. What some might call coincidences and others might call the fruit of their own hard work, I see as God breaking ... Read More
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100% + 100% = 100%
March 19th, 2021
So, Jesus is God and can and does forgive sin. Jesus has revealed to us the truth of God and in him we see the heart of God more clearly than in any other place because Jesus IS God. 100% + 100% = 10... Read More
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The Impact of My Faith
March 18th, 2021
I don’t find it surprising that Jesus forgives sin... What I find incredible is that the reason Luke gives us is that Jesus “saw THEIR faith.”... Read More
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Thinking Outside of the Box
March 17th, 2021
Sometimes when I pray, I wonder if my prayers are reaching any higher than the ceiling let alone up to heaven. I can have days where I feel as if I have not been in God’s presence. It seems as if th... Read More
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Staying Centered
March 16th, 2021
Have you ever noticed that when things are going really well for people, it is at that moment they are most vulnerable? How many stories have you heard of people who reach fame and fortune only to se... Read More
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Priorities
March 15th, 2021
I don’t remember when I first realized what this verse was actually revealing. Peter, James, and John, which Luke tells us in verse 10, are partners in a fishing business, decide to walk away from th... Read More
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God Knows Best
March 14th, 2021
I think I read this text a little differently than most. In speech, it really is what word you emphasize in a sentence that brings the meaning to the sentence. That is why it is so hard to communica... Read More
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Hunger for the Word
March 13th, 2021
One thing I find interesting about this text is that it does not appear to be the “star” power of Jesus that is drawing the crowds that day. Remember, this is very early in Jesus’ ministry and he has... Read More
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What's Next
March 12th, 2021
The thought that comes to me within this context, is that I can be easily distracted from God’s primary call on my life. I can easily feel like I’m doing a good thing right where I am in the very way... Read More
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Looking for Jesus
March 11th, 2021
So, I guess I love this verse (out of context) because it shows the passion that this group of people had for Jesus. When they saw he was not in their presence, they hunted for him. When they found ... Read More
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Self-Care
March 10th, 2021
Jesus had given out all he had to those who needed healing and now he needed to take-in from the Father.... Read More
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Why Not Bring Them to Jesus?
March 9th, 2021
We all know someone who is struggling with either, physical, mental, or spiritual sickness. The question that this text raises for me is, “Why am I not bringing the people who I know who are sufferin... Read More
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Spiritual Healing
March 8th, 2021
Besides my surprise about Peter’s marital status, this verse has me thinking about what it means when we are healed.... Read More
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Do No Harm
March 7th, 2021
Some of the details of the final temptation in the wilderness make this text very thought-provoking. First, the devil is now using scripture and says, “For it is written…” Second, Jesus, instead of ... Read More
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Worship
March 6th, 2021
It is clear that we all have the capacity to choose that on which we will focus. I don’t think I’m going to far to say that, in this case, it is the same as worshiping. What we focus on, what we inv... Read More
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Simplify
March 5th, 2021
There is a danger in focusing only on the physical things of life. If we get too focused on the things, we may lose sight of our relationship with God. Yes, it is important to make sure you have eno... Read More
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Don't Be Superficial
March 4th, 2021
If one quickly and blindly believes something without examination, that belief can be just as quickly shattered if challenged by an experience that does not line up with the belief.... Read More
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Worries and Distractions
March 3rd, 2021
So, Martha taking on the traditional role that was expected of her, was working hard preparing the food for the men who had no doubt gathered to hear Jesus’ teachings. But Mary boldly sat at Jesus’ f... Read More
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Don't Worry be Happy
March 2nd, 2021
The marching orders we have from Jude are to keep ourselves in the love of God and to anticipate the mercy of Jesus knowing that this all leads to eternal life. Wow! What a great deal, what a stress... Read More
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No Fear in Love
March 1st, 2021
Those who live out of God’s love in this world can peacefully lay their heads down at night and sleep deeply. Their minds are not filled with fears of what will happen tomorrow or what the future con... Read More
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Love Restored
February 28th, 2021
Through the gift of God’s grace and forgiveness, the love of God from which we were created, and which had always been implanted in us, is restored in those who follow in Jesus’ footsteps.... Read More
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