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Jesus Dismantles the Devil
Read more: Jesus Dismantles the DevilTo the natural eye it would seem the world is falling apart. Chaotic. Messy. Hopeless. But from the eyes of love we see a God prevailing valiantly. I see hope unfurling… Jesus growing a garden in the ashes… extracting dark from light… good from bad… dividing the treacherous from the treasures. Jesus said, “Do…
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“Whose side are you leanin’ on?”
Read more: “Whose side are you leanin’ on?”Today I’m thrilled to share with you a word from my friend Christian Hammons. A man of God, DTS seminary grad, entrepreneur, musician and artist, and stellar saxophonist, Christian speaks to the current climate of injustice and race relations in light of faith in Jesus Christ. You will be blessed! Thank you for this, Christian. …
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a mother’s melody: mourning to morning
Read more: a mother’s melody: mourning to morningtranslucent is the light Your skin illuminates in the fragments falling down I see Your heartbeat through the lace-like flesh with incense flowing out how could I look away from You the baby boy I nursed to sleep I think of days I held you close in lullaby’s melodies underneath the evening stars forever…
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Jesus Likes Loving You
Read more: Jesus Likes Loving YouA few weeks ago God spoke something that continues to encourage me. A word of His love. A word of His heart pouring out. I hope it encourages you as well… Jesus likes loving you. ❤️ Music serenades from the speakers as I press play. A delightful melody of soothing cacophonies fill the room. I…
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Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 13
Read more: Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 13Continuing on in Matthew’s gospel, we arrive in chapter 13 where Jesus is making His way to the Sea of Galilee. If you are now joining this study, you can read Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 1 here. We just left off in chapter 12 where Jesus encountered conflict with the Pharisees and continued to…
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Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 12
Read more: Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 12Continuing in our study of the gospel of Matthew, we pick up in chapter 12 after Jesus has spent time teaching and preaching throughout the cities of Galilee in chapter 11. (If you are just now joining us in this study of Matthew, you are welcome to start from the beginning with Getting to Know…
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Kindness, Wickedness, & The Cross of Christ
Read more: Kindness, Wickedness, & The Cross of ChristHow amazing the kindness of the Lord. I’ve never been as astounded at the gravity of Jesus’ kindness to go to the cross as I was this Easter. Each year I find myself anticipating Easter out of routine and excitement over what God has done but without really grasping the magnitude of it. It’s easy…
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Waiting for Jesus
Read more: Waiting for JesusI wonder what it will be like seeing Jesus for the first time… After all the time spent getting to know someone so deeply who you’ve never seen, never touched, never spoken to directly…all of it will change in a moment and suddenly there’s no more hoping anymore, no more wondering anymore, no more waiting…
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Lavish Your Love on Jesus: John 12:3-7
Read more: Lavish Your Love on Jesus: John 12:3-7What a loaded passage. The passage of Mary and Jesus. Her wiping His feet. Anointing Him. Dirtying her hair. Loving the one most precious to her. In the face of ridiculers. In the face of those who didn’t think Jesus was worth that. To humiliate oneself for another was not acceptable. But Mary didn’t care.…
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Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 11
Read more: Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 11Continuing in our study of Matthew, we see this week in chapter 11 how Jesus handles confusion from John the Baptist, how He handles unrepentance in this 1st century generation, and how He cares for the broken. Last chapter, Jesus began equipping the disciples with all they needed to begin ministry teaching, preaching, healing and…
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