Tag Archives: Gospel-Centered

Reflecting With God 2/20/2024

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 Great Reservoir

Tuesday February 20, 2024 Proverbs 4:23 Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. If I should vainly attempt to fashion my discourse after lofty models, I should this morning compare the human heart … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 2/20/2024

Complaints Complaining can be automatic. We complain about the weather, our children, our jobs. And we might do it for any number of reasons—even something as trivial as to keep a conversation going. Although we might complain lightly, we still … Continue reading

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The Anointing of a Praying Church – 4

Scripture Reference: Acts 4:23-31 5. There Is Grace Abounding in the Lives of God’s People Luke told us that “great grace was upon them all” (Acts 4:33). The word grace here could be exchanged for the word Christlikeness. These people … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 2/19/2024

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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So Rich a Treasure

Monday February 19, 2024 Philippians 3:13-14 But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 2/19/2024

Transitions Life is marked by seasons—times of great difficulty and times of great joy. Usually we focus on making the transition from pain to relief as quickly as possible, but in the process, we may forget the significance of the … Continue reading

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The Anointing of a Praying Church – 3

Scripture Reference: Acts 4:23-31 3. There Is a Desire to Evangelize Acts 4:29 is probably the most challenging verse in this Scripture. “Now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with … Continue reading

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Praise The Lord 2/18/2024

I Will Bless the Lord I said to the Lord, “You are my Master and my God! Every good thing I have comes from You.” LORD, You alone are my inheritance, my cup of blessing. You stand guard over me … Continue reading

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Essential Insights on Faith 2/18/2024

Good news from a distant land is like cold water to a parched throat. PROVERBS 25:25 Billy Graham My calling is to preach the LOVE of God and the FORGIVENESS of God and the fact that He DOES FORGIVE us. … Continue reading

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Classic Devotional 2/18/2024

Centuries of Meditations – First Century 72 There is in love two strange perfections, that make it infinite in Goodness. It is infinitely diligent in doing good, and it infinitely delighteth in that Goodness. It taketh no pleasure comparable in … Continue reading

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Anecdotal Story 2/18/2024

Listening Scripture References: Jeremiah 7:21-26; Matthew 7:26-27 Lucy, of the Peanuts comic strip, tells Charlie Brown that she has to read a book but doesn’t want to. Would he please read it to her? “Read it yourself,” he says. She … Continue reading

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The Anointing of a Praying Church – 2

Scripture Reference: Acts 4:23-31 1. There Is a Continuous Desire to Pray A praying church recognizes the supreme importance of prayer, and always desires to pray. This is illustrated in the lives of the leaders of the Jerusalem church. Peter … Continue reading

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Life In Focus 2/17/2024

Which Way Are You Headed? FAITH is not a one-time, sensational event in one’s life, neither is it a state of moral and spiritual perfection to which a handful of super-saints attain. Faith is a dynamic, lifelong journey that each … Continue reading

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Cleopas

Saturday February 17, 2024 Luke 24:31-32 Their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And he vanished from their sight. They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 2/17/2024

God Navigated the Cargo Captain Johnson was serving as chaplain on an island in the South Pacific during World War II. He prepared to go on a bombing raid on enemy-occupied islands several hundred miles away. The mission was a … Continue reading

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Faith From The Beginning 2/17/2024

Needs But Little IT does not take a great deal of salt to flavor and to preserve, usually only a pinch. So, too, a few believers, yes, one believer, has more power with God than a world full of diplomats … Continue reading

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The Anointing of a Praying Church – 1

Scripture Reference: Acts 4:23-31 Acts 4 is an account of a church at prayer. What wonderful things happened! An earthquake shook the building. Christians were filled with the Holy Spirit. Boldly they began to witness. There was unity in the … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 2/16/2024

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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1 Corinthians 13:13

Friday February 16, 2024 1 Corinthians 13:13 So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. If faith is the power to live right, love is the right way to live. Yes, love … Continue reading

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