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Prayer is Like Banging at the Door
And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. Luke 11:9 As a pastor, one of the mo...
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This Day
“This is the day that the Lord made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24 You have right now – and no other moment—guaranteed. After all ...
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Find Stillness and Peace
Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10 At times, it seems impossible to find stillness in our world today. We zip from activity to activity...
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Pressures of the World
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s w...
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God is an Artist
And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. Phil. 1:6 Do you ever feel restl...
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Jealousy
“And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. It was fitting to celebrate and be glad, for this your brother was ...
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When We Finally Let Go
I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service, though formerly I was a bl...
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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...