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Re-seeing the Kingdom of God: The Meek
“Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.” Matthew 5:5 As Jesus begins His public ministry, it becomes undeniable that people want to...
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Bring Your Loaves
“Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot ...
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We’re All Looking for Someone Looking for Us
“Today salvation has come to this house… For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” Luke 19:9-10 There’s a story in the Gospel of Luke a...
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Walking in the Light
“I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth.” Isaiah 42:16b There is nothing at camp that creates a lump in my...
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Treasures in Heaven
“Don’t store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves trea...
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The Holiness of Being You
“I praise you for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful; I know that full well.” Psalm 139:14 We all deal with the nasty com...
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Longing for True Joy
“Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.” Romans 5:2 “The m...
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God Is Our Father
“But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that w...
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We Are a People of Rest
“By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. Then God blessed the seventh day ...
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Being Content
“I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13 When I was in junior high I wanted to play on the school basketball team. Ho...
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At the Mercy of the Waves
“…it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself…It is the Lord who judges me.” 1...
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So What’s the Deal with Grace?
“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boa...
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There’s Nothing
“Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, o...
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God's Gracious Grip
“Fear not, for I am with you. Be not dismayed for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right h...
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Learning to Sow Generously
“The point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously. Each person...
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God's Amazing Love
“In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, ...
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Keeping in Step with the Spirit
“But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desir...
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Jesus Reaches for Us
“When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, ‘Lord, if you are will...
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Growing in the Vine
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fru...
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Who I Am In Christ
“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who cal...
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Corduroy, Lisa, and Jesus
“And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous,...
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Do You Have to be Strong All the Time?
“Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his ...
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Do You Have to be Perfect?
“Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope...
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God's Masterpiece
“What is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?” Psalm 8:4 “Do I even matter? Does my life mean anything? Why ...
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We Know the Driver
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your p...
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Consider the Lilies
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, ...
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God's Love Is Greater
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.” Psalm 107:1 When you love someone, how do you display it? What are some ways th...
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The Purpose of Good Works
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10 One...
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Love is Our Witness
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know...
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God is a Gardener
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fru...