Author Archives: Roland Ledoux

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About Roland Ledoux

Ordained minister (thus a servant). Called to encourage and inspire one another by teaching His Word, and through intercessory prayer for others, praying for those in need as well as the lost. I and my wife of 50+ years live in Delta, Colorado where the Lord has chosen to plant us in a beautiful church home.

Daily Devotional 9/01/2025

ONLY A FEW THINGS MATTER Mark 8:36 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? It has been suggested here before that life, for all its apparent complexities, is at … Continue reading

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Anecdotal Story 8/31/2025

Missed Opportunities Scripture References: Deuteronomy 18:15, 18-19; John 8:24 Ben Franklin made a speech on the last day of the Constitutional Convention, urging harmony among the delegates. It astonished him, he said, that they had produced a constitution of such … Continue reading

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Prayer & Praise 8/31/2025

Philip Doddridge: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers Blessed God! May I know the value of time, and always use it wisely in whatever work you assign me. Whether I eat, or drink, or whatever I do, may it always be … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 8/30/2025

Scripture for Study and Encouragement: Isaiah 29 (especially verse 13) If your heart isn’t ruled by God’s honor and your life by God’s plan, you may seem religious, but what you’re living isn’t biblical faith. I want to use marriage … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 8/29/2025

And great hail from heaven fell upon men, each hailstone about the weight of a talent. Men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, since that plague was exceedingly great (Revelation 16:21). Hail Prophecy Came True One night … Continue reading

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Life In Focus 8/28/2025

Good News for Sinners IT’S common today for people to excuse their faults with the attitude, “Hey, nobody’s perfect!” True enough. People can only be expected to be human—and that means fallible. Unfortunately, though, few people take that reality seriously … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 8/27/2025

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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Bible Insights 8/26/2025

The Importance of the Resurrection Now as they spoke to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them, being greatly disturbed that they taught the people and preached in Jesus the resurrection from … Continue reading

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Jesus, the Bridegroom

Scripture Reference: John 3:22-30 The new birth is one of the key topics in John 3. In addition, in this chapter we see Jesus Christ in three different roles: the Teacher, the Bridegroom, and the Witness. This is a continuation … Continue reading

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Poetic Praise 8/24/2025

*Pastor’s Note: Helen Steiner Rice (1900-1981) was an influential American writer of inspirational and Christian poetry. She wrote and sold millions of books of her verses. Her poetry is quoted almost everywhere. My prayer is that you will be blessed … Continue reading

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Prayer & Praise 8/24/2025

Philip Doddridge: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers Blessed God! You are the great fountain of being and of happiness. Just as my being came from you, so my happiness flows directly from you. And the nearer I am to you, … Continue reading

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Classic Poetry 8/23/2025

*Pastor’s Note: A.B. Simpson was a very well respected Canadian preacher, theologian and author who lived from December 15, 1843 to October 29, 1919. My prayer is that you will be blessed and inspired by his poetry as much as … Continue reading

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Daily Devotional 8/22/2025

“I LOVE MANKIND. . . .” Matthew 5:44 “But I say to you, love your enemies . . .” In the comic strip Peanuts, Linus once explained, “I love mankind; it’s people I can’t stand.” English playwright W. Somerset Maugham … Continue reading

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Anecdotal Story 8/21/2025

That One Person Scripture References: 1 Samuel 23:16-17; Ephesians 4:7; Hebrews 2:4 Jessie Owens and Luz Long competed against each other in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. What Owens later called “an act of special grace and special courtesy to a … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 8/20/2025

Scripture for Study and Encouragement: James 3:13-16 You were hardwired to depend on God, so your dreams of self-reliance and self-sufficiency will prove to be more nightmares than dreams. Why is it so hard for so many of us to … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 8/19/2025

And great hail from heaven fell upon men, each hailstone about the weight of a talent. Men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, since that plague was exceedingly great (Revelation 16:21). H-Bomb Forms Hailstones Reports that have … Continue reading

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Life In Focus 8/18/2025

Facing the Facts About Sin THE Bible is straightforward about the ultimate cause behind suffering and evil. It gives a sobering account of how we human beings, who were created as pure and noble creatures, have become wicked and hurtful … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 8/17/2025

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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Prayer & Praise 8/17/2025

Lewis Bayly: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers I know, O Lord, and tremble to think, that three parts of the good seed fell upon bad ground. Let not my heart be like the highway. Through hardness and want of true … Continue reading

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Bible Insights 8/16/2025

The Test Then Jesus lifted up His eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?” But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew … Continue reading

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