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Spiritual Nuggets 9/26/2023

Success Deceives When leaders come to power, there are always people who become insistent on stopping them. It’s incredible how easy it is for people to justify envy or hatred for authority figures. Most of us have made the offhand … Continue reading

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The Infinitely Celestial Christ – 2

Scripture References: John 1:1-8; Colossians 1:15-17 Christ’s Relationship to/with God “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” “In the beginning,” whenever that was. Remember, since the Bible relates to man … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 9/25/2023

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 Devotional Mood

Monday September 25, 2023 Joshua 1:8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 9/25/2023

Beyond Regret I’ve excelled at regret. When I’ve dwelt on the wrongs I committed against other people and my offensive rebellion against God, I lost my focus. It’s difficult to be confident in our righteousness through Christ when we go … Continue reading

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The Infinitely Celestial Christ – 1

Scripture References: John 1:1-8; Colossians 1:15-17 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God . . . All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was … Continue reading

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Faith From The Beginning 9/23/2023

God’s Permissive Will – 1 WE need to recognize this great fundamental truth, that God permitted Abram to be tempted and to fall, knowing that he would make this grievous error and commit a great sin, in order that God … Continue reading

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Life In Focus 9/23/2023

Looking Back PERHAPS your pastor gives an annual report of your church in which he points out some of the ways in which God has been faithful to the congregation over the previous year. In a similar way, Psalm 105 … Continue reading

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Resistance Training

Saturday September 23, 2023 James 4:7 Submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. A popular form of strength development has come to be known as resistance training. Instead of muscles pushing against gravity (as in … Continue reading

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Essential Insights on Faith 9/23/2023

Above all, put on love—the perfect bond of unity. COLOSSIANS 3:14 Billy Graham I think a spirit of hostility is wrong. I believe that we should LOVE. Regarding those who criticize me from all points, I have asked God a … Continue reading

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Anecdotal Story 9/23/2023

The Romance of Jewelry “With whom will you compare me or count me equal? To whom will you liken me that we may be compared?” – Isaiah 46:5. Please read Luke 16:19-31. In April, 1987, Sotheby’s auction house sold the … Continue reading

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Classic Devotional 9/23/2023

Centuries of Meditations – First Century 51 Wants are the bands and cements between God and us. Had we not wanted we could never have been obliged. Whereas now we are infinitely obliged, because we want infinitely. From Eternity it … Continue reading

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Stand Firm In Freedom – 2

It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery. – Galatians 5:1. There is probably no word in the Christian vocabulary that has been more … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 9/22/2023

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 1:15

Friday September 22, 2023 Mark 1:15 “Repent, and believe in the gospel.” Most people think that to ask an unconverted person to repent is as easy as slipping on a pair of hose. But let us for a moment think … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 9/22/2023

Making Good Out of Bad God is renowned for working through unlikely means with the most unlikely people. During the period of the judges, there were few candidates less likely for God’s work than Jephthah himself: “Jephthah the Gileadite was … Continue reading

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Stand Firm In Freedom – 1

It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery. – Galatians 5:1. If Galatians is the esteemed charter of Christian liberty, then Galatians 5:1 should … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 9/21/2023

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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Missionary Predestination

Thursday September 21, 2023 Isaiah 49:5 “And now the LORD says, Who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant. . .” The first thing that happens after we have realized our election to God in Christ Jesus is … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 9/21/2023

Community Driven By default, we flag our own needs as high priority. And we often measure our church community by how well it’s serving our needs. Caught up in our own spiritual growth, we tend to forget that we’re meant … Continue reading

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