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Five Psalms for Summer
I love the Psalms probably more than any other book of the Bible. They are so filled with every emotion, and remind me that David journeyed with God i...
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Hope When Things Are Dark
“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city,...
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It Is Finished: The Best News Ever
“It is finished!” John 19:30 Do you ever feel like pastors and parents and other Christians keep giving you a laundry list of things to do? The frui...
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He Responds to Every Need
“In the morning, LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.” Psalm 5:3 There is something so beautif...
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A Sure and Certain Hope
“Then you will know that I am the Lord; those who hope in me will not be disappointed.” Isaiah 49:23 How many times a day do you use the word hope? ...
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Trusting God with What’s to Come
“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Matthew 6:34 As I write this,...
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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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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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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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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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This is Amazing Grace
“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 I love the season of waiting for Eas...
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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...
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Desperation Not Perfection
“And behold, some men were bringing on a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they were seeking to bring him in and lay him before Jesus, but finding no ...
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O Love That Will Not Let Me Go
“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out o...
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Beautiful in His Timing
“He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to...
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Do You Feel New?
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come. The old has gone, the new is here!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 Contrary to what many people s...
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Are You Homesick?
“They desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.” He...
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He Is For You!
“May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by His grace gave us eternal encouragement and good home, encourage your hear...
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Hope When Things Are Hard
“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with us in our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet...
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Peace No Matter the Circumstances
“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world, you will have tribulation. But take heart, for I have overcome the w...
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Prepared for Every Good Work
“For you are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for you to do.” Ephesians 2:10 Inadequate. T...
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A Hope that Is Sure and Certain
“But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For as by a man came death, by a man has come als...
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Trusting in His Faithfulness
“The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.” 1 Thessalonians 5:24 “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he ...
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Your Victory Is Sure
“And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.” 1 Peter 5:4 2018 will forever be known as the year I got comple...
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The Books That Would Be Written
“When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you k...
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Jesus in the Storm
“As evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.” So they took Jesus in the boat and started out, leaving t...
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Jesus Was Human Just Like You
“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet witho...
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Washed Clean
“Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pu...
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His Good Work Starts Now
“And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his peopl...
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Fear Is Fraud
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous ri...