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John 20:20

Friday July 14, 2023 John 20:20 When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Many a disciple of Jesus sits alone with his sorrows and … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 7/14/2023

Is This “Bad” From God? God has granted us incredible grace in the salvation that Jesus’ death and resurrection offers, but that very grace is often used as a theological excuse. It’s dangerous to say that bad things come from … Continue reading

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Jesus Makes the Difference – 5

Scripture Reference: Luke 5 From the Old to the New (Luke 5:27–39) – Continued The Bridegroom (verses 33–35). The scribes and Pharisees were not only upset at the disciples’ friends, but also at their obvious joy as they fellowshipped with … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 7/13/2023

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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The Price of Vision

Thursday July 13, 2023 Isaiah 6:1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord. Our soul’s history with God is frequently the history of the “passing of the hero.” Over and over again God has to remove … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 7/13/2023

Letting Evil Burn “And Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying . . . ‘let them take to you a red heifer without a physical defect . . . And you will give it to Eleazar the priest, and it … Continue reading

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Jesus Makes the Difference – 4

Scripture Reference: Luke 5 From the Old to the New (Luke 5:27–39) When Jesus called Levi, He accomplished three things: He saved a lost soul; He added a new disciple to His band; and He created an opportunity to explain … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 7/12/2023

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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Mark 11:24

Wednesday July 12, 2023 Mark 11:24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. Consecration is entered by an act of faith. You are to take … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 7/12/2023

It Will Seem Simple in Retrospect We’re all faced with difficult tasks. When Paul wrote to the Corinthians, he was forced to confront their spiritual problems, which were slowly destroying God’s work among them. Paul was thankful for them (1 … Continue reading

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Jesus Makes the Difference – 3

Scripture Reference: Luke 5 From Guilt to Forgiveness (Luke 5:17–26) Jesus returned to Capernaum, possibly to Peter’s house, and the crowd gathered to see Him heal and to hear Him teach. But a new element was added: some of the … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 7/11/2023

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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The Mission of the Son of Man

Tuesday July 11, 2023 Luke 19:10 “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” It is strange what unusual places Christ finds some of his people in! I knew one of Christ’s … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 7/11/2023

The Power Struggle Every leader faces power struggles—from those who follow the leader and from those the leader follows. If there isn’t some sort of struggle, the leader probably isn’t doing his or her job well. It’s simple: those who … Continue reading

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Jesus Makes the Difference – 2

Scripture Reference: Luke 5 From Sickness to Health (Luke 5:12–16) The next person was a man who needed to be changed, for he was a leper. Among the Jews, several skin diseases were classified as leprosy, including our modern Hansen’s … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 7/10/2023

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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God In the Form of Man

Monday July 10, 2023 Luke 2:7 And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. So completely are we carried … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 7/10/2023

A Psalm of Confidence “You are my Lord,” the psalmist acknowledges. “I have no good apart from you” (Psalm 16:2). We know that God is everything we need, but somehow the details still get in the way. We want to … Continue reading

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Jesus Makes the Difference – 1

Scripture Reference: Luke 5 Jesus was concerned about individuals. He preached to great crowds, but His message was always to the individual; and He took time to help people personally. His purpose was to transform them and then send them … Continue reading

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Faith From The Beginning 7/08/2023

Incomplete Obedience NOW Abram trusted and believed God and set out. But then a strange thing happened. He started for the promised land of Canaan, and had gone about half the distance from where he started, when God suddenly stopped … Continue reading

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