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Food For Thought 6/30/2023

Love in 3 Dimensions The Breadth: “God so loved the world” The Length: “that He gave His only begotten Son” The Depth: “that whosoever believeth on Him shall not perish” The Height: “But shall have everlasting Life.” ~ John 3:16

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Spiritual Nuggets 6/30/2023

The Vine and the Branches Jesus isn’t simply a high priority or even the highest priority of our lives. He is the source of life. In the Gospel of John, Jesus teaches the disciples that they need to depend on … Continue reading

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Counselor – Paraclete

The Holy Spirit Ministers To Believers “When He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 6/29/2023

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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Direction of Discipline

Thursday June 29, 2023 Matthew 5:30 “And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 6/29/2023

Over 600 Outlines Dr. Ralph M. Smith has stated, “One of my minister friends has made more than 600 outlines of John 3:16 whose central truth is the immeasurable, unfathomable love of God for all mankind.” “Henry Morehouse began to … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 6/29/2023

Concerning Knowledge and Eating Meat It’s easy to equate knowledge with faith and then look down on new believers. Although we might not voice it, those who are less knowledgeable in their faith can seem weak. And sometimes, instead of … Continue reading

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The Lord God Is Our Strength – 4

Scripture References: Habakkuk 3:2-6; 17-19 In the midst of horrid circumstances tainted with implication that God somehow caused the pain as a means of judgment, Habakkuk is singing, and his song says he will rejoice in the Lord anyway, not … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 6/28/2023

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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Song of Solomon 8:5

Wednesday June 28, 2023 Song of Solomon 8:5 Leaning upon her beloved. Shall you make the claim most practical and real and lean like John your full weight on the Lord’s breast? That is the way He would have us … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 6/28/2023

Text Is Too Big G. Campbell Morgan said that “this is a text (John 3:16) I never attempted to preach on, though I have gone around it and around it. It is too big. When I have read it, and … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 6/28/2023

Signs and Satire The images of judgment in Psalm 7 are sometimes hard to take. We are so acquainted with a God of love that it’s difficult to understand a God who blinds eyes, hardens hearts, and “has indignation every … Continue reading

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The Lord God Is Our Strength – 3

Scripture References: Habakkuk 3:2-6; 17-19 Light dominates the sight of God who comes to deliver the people. Rays, like rays of the sun, shone forth from divine hands, but while the light tells of God’s splendor and might, it also … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 6/27/2023

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 Conversion of Saul of Tarsus

Tuesday June 27, 2023 Acts 26:14 And when we all had fallen to the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me and saying in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? It is hard for you … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 6/27/2023

This Is How God Loves In St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, is a life-size, marble statue of Christ writhing in anguish on the cross. The statue is subscribed: “This is how God loved the world!” His Love, Not Ours A minister … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 6/27/2023

Oddities That Make Sense Some of the Old Testament laws seem so odd they’re difficult to understand. It’s easy for us to see why, in a day before medicine, God would send people with “a rash . . . a … Continue reading

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The Lord God Is Our Strength – 2

Scripture References: Habakkuk 3:2-6; 17-19 I suppose when honesty prompts us to address the issue of God’s vastness, we are putting forth questions to Him such as: Have we really known You, God? Have we understood You at all? How … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 6/26/2023

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 Greatness of God’s Love

Monday June 26, 2023 Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. If I were to try to talk about the greatness of love I would only … Continue reading

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