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What Is Life All About?
“And when the men had come to him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for ano...
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The Prodigal Story Come True
“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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Faith
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1 What does faith look like? How do we live with fai...
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Are You a Doer or a Hearer?
“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is l...
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God Can Handle Your Emotions
“You have looked deep into my heart, Lord, and you know all about me […]” Psalm 139:1 I think it’s safe to say we have all been deeply saddened by s...
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First In My Heart
“Whom have I in heaven but You? And besides You, I desire nothing on earth. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and m...
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You Don't Have to Be Strong
“But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weak...
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Serving Others
“Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and truth.” 1 John 3:18 When I was in college I remember a particularly frustrating me...
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Jesus Shares His Inheritance with You
“Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me befo...
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He Withholds No Good Thing
“They cried to you and were saved. They trusted in you and were not disappointed.” Psalm 22:5 Do you feel disappointed in your life today? I remembe...
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The Lord is Our Shepherd
“For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I myself will search for my sheep and look after them. As a shepherd looks after his scattered flock when...
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God's Rules
“Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.” Psalm 119:18 When I grumble and complain about the circumstances of my day, I am ...
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Are You Tempted to Hide?
“Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not hav...
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Jesus' Beautiful, Messy Family
“This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham: Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob t...
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A Joy That Stays
“So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.” John 16:22 Where does...
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Patient Like Bamboo
“The farmer waits for the precious produce of the soil, being patient about it, until it gets the early and late rains. You too be patient; strengthe...
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He Is Near and He Is Mighty to Save
“The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the desire of those who fear him, he also hears their cries a...
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Why Is Sin Such a Big Deal?
“As far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our sins from us. As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compass...
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Pulling Up the Lies We Believe
“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient t...
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Your Father Knows
“Therefore, do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after these thin...
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Well-Watered
“Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delig...
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When You're Not Sure What Your Purpose Is
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and hope. Then you will call upon m...
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God's Pruning
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he pr...
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God and Ceramics
“And yet, O LORD, you are our Father. We are the clay, and you are the potter. We all are formed by your hand.” Isaiah 64:8 How many of you have tak...
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Troubled vs. Trusting
“Don’t let this throw you. You trust God, don’t you? Trust me.” John 14:1 (MSG) For as long as I can remember, I’ve struggled with fear. Fear of the...
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Encountering God Face-to-Face
“And I said, “Woe is me! I am ruined; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell among people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the L...
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How to Build Endurance
“Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.” Romans 12:12 There may come a point this year where you hit a wall of exhaustio...
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How Much We’ve Been Forgiven
“And Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he replied, “Say it, Teacher.” “A moneylender had two debtors: one owed five h...
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My Whole Being Rejoices
“Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure. For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy on...
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Comparison Kills Contentment
“Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again, and he opened his eyes, his sight was restored and he saw everything clearly” Mark 8:25 “Comparison Ki...