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The Armor of God
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Eph. 6:10 Do you think it would be wise to send a soldier into battle without appro...
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Picking Up Signals
“The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge....
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You Just Need to Grow...Down?
Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all. Mark 9:35 How old do you wish you were right now? That sounds like a str...
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The Most Important Fruit
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 vinedress...
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Media
“Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the ...
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Bitterness
“Get rid of all bitterness… be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” Ephesians 4:31-32 Bi...
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Stand
“These men began to argue with Stephen, but they could not stand up against his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.” Acts 6:10 If you haven’t exp...
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Real Love
“Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” 1 Corinthians 13:7 Growing up, I had pretty romantic notions abo...
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The Ups and Downs of Life
Sanctify them by the truth, your word is truth. John 17:17 Counseling teenagers is similar to riding my favorite roller coaster at our local amuseme...
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Pour Out Your Heart
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the ...
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Cry Out
“I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” Psalm 121:1-2 Have you eve...
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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 anythi...
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Boasting in our Weaknesses
“Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may reside in me. 2 Corinthians 12:9 I can’t stand a b...
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Instructed
“The Sovereign LORD has given me a well-instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear t...
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Don't Worry!
“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” Matthew 6:34 What ...
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Kindness
“Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32 The first year that we were living in D...
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Forgiveness
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9 Forgiveness is a to...
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Free
The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand. Psalm 121:5 If we are able to own our need of help and ask for the limitless, un...
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Praying
“For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.” Romans 8:26 Do you ev...
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Don't You Care About Us?
And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. Mark 4:39 Do you ever hav...
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Pride
“Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, ...
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Accused of Being a Christian
“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control.” Galatians 5:22-23 One of the...
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Getting the Credit
“I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. He w...
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Peace
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid...
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Just Fun
“Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in...
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Help Without...
I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. Psalm 121:1-2 Psalm 121 invit...
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Honesty
“Then, you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:32 The truth is that Jesus is God’s son, and He has come so that we have et...
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What Are You So Worried About?
Therefore I tell you, do you not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will put on…but s...
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The God Who Seeks to Save
Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she finds it? And ...
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Forgiveness and Grace
“If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.” Psalm 130:3-4 When I w...