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Food For Thought 2/01/2023

Criswell Returns 30-Year Salary W. A. Criswell, pastor of the 18,000-member First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas, gave back to the church $600,000, his salary accumulated over the past 30 years. Dr. Criswell told his congregation that when he entered … Continue reading

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John 4:14

Wednesday February 1, 2023 John 4:14 “A fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.” In the life overflowing in service for others, we find the deep fountain of life running over the spring and finding vent in rivers of … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 2/01/2023

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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Daily Prayer & Praise 2/01/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Father, we thank you for all your faithful people who, like Moses, have come with words of hope, faith and love and who have acted with courage, patience and openness to set people free; for all … Continue reading

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Turning Defeat Into Victory – 2

Scripture Text – Joshua 8 Henry Ford defined a mistake as “an opportunity to begin again, more intelligently.” Joshua would also have agreed, because he is about to “begin again, more intelligently” and organize a victory out of his mistakes. … Continue reading

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Boat To Heaven

*Pastor’s Note: Here’s one from our dear Sister-in-Christ, Kathy Boecher that I haven’t posted before. This is from a few years ago from her site. Remember, the link to her site and to the individual poem used will be linked … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 1/31/2023

More Losses Than Giving The average American misplaces more money each year than the per-member contributions to a majority of U. S. church denominations, says President Arthur R. Mckay of McCormick Theological Seminary. Cash lost averages $75 per person annually, … Continue reading

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The Two Talents

Tuesday January 31, 2023 Matthew 25:22-23 “He also who had received two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.’ His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 1/31/2023

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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Daily Prayer & Praise 1/31/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, you are far, far more wonderful than our words can ever say or our minds imagine. We praise you because you are the source of all that is good and true and free. It is … Continue reading

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Turning Defeat Into Victory – 1

Scripture Text – Joshua 8 The following quotation runs contrary to what most people today think about life, including people in the church. It was said in a sermon preached on August 12, 1849, by the famous British preacher F.W. … Continue reading

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God Said “No”

Monday 1-30-2023 Author Unknown GOD SAID “NO” I asked God to take away my pride, and God said “NO.” He said it was not for Him to take away, but for me to give up. I asked God to make … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 1/30/2023

Higher Income Means Lower Giving The Russell Sage Foundation several years ago published the results of a survey. In the United States, families with a net income of less than $3,000 a year gave more than 60% of all the … Continue reading

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The First Step Down

Monday January 30, 2023 Ephesians 3:20-21 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 1/30/2023

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Daily Prayer & Praise 1/30/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, we do not come into your presence to worship you because we must, but because we long to. We do not come because we are worthy, but to give you glory. We do not come … Continue reading

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Peace In a World of War – 1

Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. – Romans 5:1 Peace! What a strange ironic ring that word has in these days in which we live! The world is plunged in … Continue reading

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The Mystery of Christ

For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles—if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you, how that by revelation He made known to … Continue reading

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Himself

*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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The Example Set Us By The Holy Fathers – 1

CONSIDER the lively examples set us by the saints, who possessed the light of true perfection and religion, and you will see how little, how nearly nothing, we do. What, alas, is our life, compared with theirs? The saints and … Continue reading

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