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Hope
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Roman...
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Diary of a Wimpy Christian
But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong…” 1 Cor 1:27 Unless you’ve be...
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God Sings
The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult ...
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Justifying Your Existence
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.” ...
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Learning to Walk
“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-con...
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How Many Do-Overs Do I Get Lord?
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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Being Thankful
“Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good, and His love endures fo...
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We Want You
“But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. If they were all one part, where would the body b...
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The Importance of Mentors
“Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man and he will increase in learning.” Proverbs 9:9 I can’t imagine ...
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Image of God
“Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard ...
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God is Gentle
Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations. He ...
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Keeps Promises
“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.” Hebrews 10:23 Have you ever broken a promise? Given...
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Fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control
“Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of...
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Fruit of the Spirit: Gentleness
“And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.” Philippians 2:8 Gentleness i...
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Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness
“Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. The say...
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Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness
“For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good...
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Fruit of the Spirit: Kindness
“Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?” He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” And Jes...
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Fruit of the Spirit: Patience
“Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it,...
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Fruit of the Spirit: Peace
“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 pea...
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Fruit of the Spirit: Joy
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is ...
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Fruit of the Spirit: Love
“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentf...
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Bearing Fruit
“I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” John...
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God to the Rescue
For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trai...
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Priorities
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselve...
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You Become Like Those You Spend Time With
He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm. Prov. 13:20 For the first 3 weeks of Main Camp in 2013, it rained. No...
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Wonderfully Made
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are w...
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Instead of Punishment, Let's Get Ice Cream
“God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” 2 Corinthians 5:21 Have you ever been caugh...
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Identity
“I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.” Psalm 139:14 We are all creators. Fo...
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A Father to the Fatherless
And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if...
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Do You Trust the Good Shepherd?
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, s...