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Don’t Forget About Your Best Friend
“You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the w...
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He Won't Let Go
“For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anyth...
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Encourage Each Other
“So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Several years ago, a friend’s preschooler wen...
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The Love of God: Deep and Wide
“I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hea...
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Asking for Help
“He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.” Psalm 121:3-4 I...
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Jesus’s 7 “I AM” Statements
“I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” John 8:12 For as long as I have been a Chri...
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Who Do You Say That I Am?
“And Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he asked his disciples, ‘Who do people say that I am?’ And...
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Knowing Jesus for Ourselves
“Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, ‘He told me everything I ever did.’ So when the Samaritans c...
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We Belong to Stand Out
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is ...
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Better Than We Could Ever Dream Up
“Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32 Rev. Steve Brown says that a friend onc...
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Little Foxes
“Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that spoil the vineyards, for our vineyards are in blossom.” Song of Solomon 2:15 In the New Testament, Je...
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You Are a Fixer-Upper and He Is at Work
“And he who was seated on the throne said, ‘Behold, I am making all things new.’ Also he said, ‘Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and ...
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Why We (Still) Need John 3:16
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 John 3:16 i...
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God Loves to Listen
“If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven an...
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God of Nature and God of You
“When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of...
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The Heart of a Pharisee: Majoring on the Minors
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more...
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The Great Love Your Heart Seeks
“There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. We ...
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He Sees Your Tears
“This is what the Lord, the God of your father David, says: “I have heard your prayer and seen your tears.” 2 Kings 20:5 Lately I’ve been thinking a...
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You Can't Run a Car on Mustard
“For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” Ephesians 2:10 So t...
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Choosing Joy and Gratitude
“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 I’m ti...
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Mindful of You
When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, ...
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Addicted to Busyness
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 On the college campus where I’m a pastor, I have a little ...
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What Are Christians Defined By?
“And he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. And he said to the vinedres...
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Is There a Plan B Lord? Really?
“For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord.” Jeremiah 29:11 I absolutely love teaching the senior bible class each summer. It is such a...
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Tracking Everything but My Heart
“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” Matthew 6:33 One of my favorite things about m...
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You Are Not Who You Were
“Because you are in Christ you are a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 Nothing brings out my sinful nature like ...
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God's Abundant Grace Every Day
“I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.” Romans 7:15 Do you ever have those days, or even weeks (or...
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The Heart of the Pharisee: Guarding the Gate
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not e...
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When Things Don't Go Our Way
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” ...
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You Are Deeply, Deeply Loved
“I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. But I will warn you whom to fear: fe...