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The Gift of Pain
“And the God of all grace who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will Himself restore you and mak...
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Pain Before Gain
“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let st...
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Live Each Day For Him
“Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit’ – yet you do not ...
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The Need to Be Perfect
“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” Psalm 139:14 The pressures of society a...
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Caught Up In the Mundane
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us...
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Always Good
“The LORD is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation.” Psalm 118:14 I have been moved so deeply recently by the power of worship music. ...
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Wedding Dresses
“I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, My soul will exult in my God; For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me with a robe of...
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A Fresh Start
“Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” Psalm 90:12 I love fresh starts and new beginnings. New Year’s Day, birthdays, sc...
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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 ...
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Loving in Times of Uncertainty
“I’ve told you these things for a purpose: that my joy may be your joy, and your joy wholly mature. This is my command: Love one another the way I lo...
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Written on the Palm of His Hand
“Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hand.” Isaiah 49:16 When I was in middle school, when you were “going out” with a boy, you would wri...
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Top Ten Verses of Encouragement
“And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” Esther 4:14 “This is the message we have heard from him and procl...
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Love in Action and in Truth
“By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. But if anyone has the world’s goods an...
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Expectation vs. Reality
“Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases” Psalm 115:3 My favorite memes of 2020 all have to do with “expectation vs. reality”. Not on...
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Tears
“This is what the Lord, the God of your father David, says: “I have heard your prayer and seen your tears.” 2 Kings 20:5 Lately I’ve been thinking a...
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Ambassadors for Christ
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it ...
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Frogs or Scorpions
“Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.” Proverbs 4:23 Through my thirteen summers at Greystone, every single tim...
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Constant Pursuit
“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that i...
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My Rock and My Refuge
“For God alone my soul waits in silence; from Him comes my salvation. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shake...
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Incredible
“Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you.” Joshua 3:5 Aren’t you ready for something amazing? Do you sometimes...
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Not Alone
“And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and prayers.” Acts 2:42 This verse and the ones ...
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Sheep of Christ
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd...
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Powerful Words
“Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who ...
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Keep Your Sight on What's Above
“Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are love...
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Guilt and Shame
“For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am...
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I Knocked and He Answered
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” Matthew 7:7 I will never forget the moment. I was ...
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Comfortable
“The Lord does not look at things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7 When was th...
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It Will All Work Out
“And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28 Have yo...
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Want to Really Get in Shape This Year?
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us...
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Unexpressed Gratitude is Ingratitude
“On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a dist...