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Life In Focus 1/11/2026
Freedom From the Tyranny of Things AS Christians we live under grace, not law. We enjoy a certain freedom of choice and commitment. But Paul reminds us that our choices and commitments, while freely made, do not always bring freedom … Continue reading
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Prayer & Praise 1/11/2026
Philip Doddridge: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers May God’s grace visit all who suffer loss, and may your compassionate eye regard them where they live. May your providence cement, strengthen, and adorn them. For unless the Lord builds the city, … Continue reading
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Pressing Forward – 3
Scripture: Isaiah 43:18-19; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Philippians 3:12-14 Before we know it, the small thin threads of single actions are twisted into a rope of habit, and we are invariably “caught in the cords of his [our own] sin” (Proverbs … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Christian, Christianity, Church, Comfort, Dividing the Word, Encouragement, Exhortation, Expository Teaching, God, Gospel-Centered, Heavenly Father, Holiness, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Instruction, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Life Lessons, Lord, New Year’s, Religion, Righteousness, Salvation, Scriptures, Spiritual Principles, Spirituality, Teaching, Theology, Truth, Wisdom, Word of God, Worship
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Pressing Forward – 2
Scripture: Isaiah 43:18-19; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Philippians 3:12-14 Whether we choose carousing and revelry, as Isaiah warned, or cultivating the “good seed,” the law of continuity shapes our moral and spiritual characters. What I am today, I will more abundantly … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Christian, Christianity, Church, Comfort, Dividing the Word, Encouragement, Exhortation, Expository Teaching, God, Gospel-Centered, Heavenly Father, Holiness, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Instruction, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Life Lessons, Lord, New Year’s, Religion, Righteousness, Salvation, Scriptures, Spiritual Principles, Spirituality, Teaching, Theology, Truth, Wisdom, Word of God, Worship
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Pressing Forward – 1
Scripture: Isaiah 43:18-19; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Philippians 3:12-14 The old year is dying, the new year is commencing, and whether the past has been wasted, or redeemed and used for God; whether the work of the past has been done … Continue reading
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Essential Insights on Faith 1/06/2026
The oppressed will not always be forgotten; the hope of the afflicted will not perish forever. PSALM 9:18 Billy Graham As long as there is one man in the world who hates another man because of the color of his … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Billy Graham, Body Ministry, Christian, Christian Insights, Christianity, Church, Comfort, Encouragement, Exhortation, Faith, God, Gospel-Centered, Great Teachers, Heavenly Father, Holiness, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Instruction, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Life Lessons, Lord, Quotes, Religion, Righteousness, Salvation, Scriptures, Spiritual Principles, Spirituality, Teaching, Theology, Truth, Wisdom, Word of God, Worship
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Spiritual Nuggets 1/04/2026
Scripture for Study and Encouragement: James 1:12-18 When hardship comes your way, will you tell yourself it’s a tool of God’s grace and a sign of His love, or will you give in to doubting His goodness? If you are … Continue reading
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Prayer & Praise 1/04/2026
William Guthrie: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers Now I give you praise, Father, for devising this salvation, and for giving it to the Son to accomplish. I give you praise, Jesus, who paid such a dear price, and through whom … Continue reading
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Daily Devotional 1/02/2026
MATTHEW 9:37-38 Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.” Now, as then, Jesus stands and looks at … Continue reading
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Inspirational Quotes 1/01/2026
Adoration “And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart … Continue reading
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Life In Focus 12/30/2025
Danger from Within EVIL can never be remedied by ignoring or hiding it. In fact, covering it up is the worst that can happen, for like yeast, evil does its terrible work from within (1 Corinthians 5:6-8). The same is … Continue reading
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The Light of Christmas – 4
Scripture Reference: Luke 1:67-69, 78-79 Showing the Way to Peace – Continued Christmas should have special meaning, especially for our generation. Peace should be our overriding concern, but we seem so helpless to achieve it. We can take hope, however, … Continue reading
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Prayer & Praise 12/28/2025
William Guthrie: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers Lord, I am a lost and fallen creature by nature and by actual transgressions beyond number, which I confess to you this day. I have lived without you, senseless and ignorant. But you … Continue reading
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The Light of Christmas – 3
Scripture Reference: Luke 1:67-69, 78-79 Showing the Way to Peace In addition to giving light to us in our darkness, “the Dayspring from on high” has another purpose: “To guide our feet into the way of peace.” Christmas has always … Continue reading
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The Light of Christmas – 2
Scripture Reference: Luke 1:67-69, 78-79 Shining in Our Darkness If Christmas is like the first light from heaven, where did it shine? It shone in the midst of “those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death.” That light … Continue reading
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