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The Illusion of No Progress
Read more: The Illusion of No Progress“Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.”…
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Your Achilles Heel is God’s Secret Weapon
Read more: Your Achilles Heel is God’s Secret WeaponI’m finding that God uses the very thing in our lives that makes us feel weak to help us recognize His power to accomplish things and not our own means. The same thing you see as a weakness to you is actually the very thing God will use to make you strong for His kingdom…
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The Peace of Paul: “What has happened… has actually resulted in…”
Read more: The Peace of Paul: “What has happened… has actually resulted in…”“And I pray this: that your love will keep on growing in knowledge and every kind of discernment, so that you can determine what really matters and can be pure and blameless in the day of Christ, to the glory and praise of God.” –Philippians 1:9-11 As we dive into the letter to the Philippians,…
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Stress and Frustration: The Accompaniments of Greatness
Read more: Stress and Frustration: The Accompaniments of GreatnessDavid was deemed “a man after God’s own heart” in 1 Samuel 13:14. Yet reading through the psalms, we get to know David as a man who knew much frustration. Much agony. Much stress. “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from my deliverance and from my…
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Did God Tell Me That?: Discerning God’s Voice
Read more: Did God Tell Me That?: Discerning God’s VoiceHow do I know if God is the One speaking to me? Is it His voice I’m hearing? Or others? Or just my own? How do I know the difference? There are many instances I’ve struggled to know if I’m hearing from God or not. There are times when I am confident in what…
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The Relief of Release: Nothing Messes Up God’s Will
Read more: The Relief of Release: Nothing Messes Up God’s WillIf there’s a burden you’re carrying. You don’t have to carry it anymore. It’s not up to you to carry it. Release it. The Lord can handle it. “Cast your cares on the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken,” says Psalm 55:22. The worry that keeps you…
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It’s been a Bad Day…So that…
Read more: It’s been a Bad Day…So that…The apostle Paul knew what it was like to have a bad day. Shipwrecked, thrown in prison, flogged, beaten, stoned, in danger from people, in danger from nature, hungry, thirsty, cold, weak… You can read about his perils in 2 Corinthians 11:23-33. Paul learned something about his perils. His most profound statement in all of…
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Finding Meaning in Trials
Read more: Finding Meaning in TrialsThe apostle Paul knew what it was like to experience trials. To have a bad day. Shipwrecked, thrown in prison, flogged, beaten, stoned, in danger from people, in danger from nature, hungry, thirsty, cold, weak… You can read about his perils in 2 Corinthians 11:23-33. Paul learned something about his perils. His most profound statement…
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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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