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The Lord God, Mighty In Battle! – 3

Scripture Reference: Exodus 8:20-10:29 2. Resisting Please read Exodus 9:1-12 for the background to this section. As you study the account of the plagues of Egypt, keep in mind the purposes God was fulfilling through these momentous events. First of … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 5/23/2024

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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Careful Infidelity

Thursday May 23, 2024 Matthew 6:25 “Do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on.” Jesus sums up commonsense carefulness in a disciple as … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 5/23/2024

Respect Instead of easing the burdens of our church leaders, we often add to them. The sometimes thankless job of ministry is weighed down with our taking and not giving, our complaining, and our squirming under authority. We can see … Continue reading

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The Lord God, Mighty In Battle! – 2

Scripture Reference: Exodus 8:20-10:29 1. Bargaining – Continued Please read Exodus 8:20-32 for the background to this section. God’s wrath (verse 24). Just as God promised, the next day great swarms of flies invaded the land, entering the homes of … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 5/22/2024

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 Timothy 6:12

Wednesday May 22, 2024 1 Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Oh, beloved, how must God feel about us after He has given us His heart’s blood, put so many advantages in our way, expended upon us … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 5/22/2024

Dreams of Redemption I’ve known people who seemed beyond saving—who seemed to have gone too far down the wrong path to ever turn to the right one. But in the Bible we see that this is not the case. God … Continue reading

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The Lord God, Mighty In Battle! – 1

Scripture Reference: Exodus 8:20-10:29 God is gracious and long-suffering, but there comes a time when He will no longer tolerate the disobedience and arrogance of defiant sinners. “To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself … Continue reading

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Bible Insights 5/21/2024

WHAT IS MAN? “It has been testified somewhere, ‘What is man, that you are mindful of him, or the son of man, that you care for him?’ ” (Hebrews 2:6), taken from Psalm 8:4. In the psalm the writer of … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 5/21/2024

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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Ephraim Bemoaning Himself

Tuesday May 21, 2024 Jeremiah 31:18 I have heard Ephraim grieving, “You have disciplined me, and I was disciplined, like an untrained calf; bring me back that I may be restored, for you are the LORD my God.” Broken prayers … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 5/21/2024

Red Ropes and Restricted Access I often want to keep certain areas of my life roped off. God can reign over some of my relationships, but not to the extent that I need to make gut-wrenching decisions to fall in … Continue reading

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Bear One Another’s Burdens – 12

Scripture Reference: Galatians 6:1-10 Doing Good (verses 9-10). Growth in our relationships does not happen automatically; growth takes effort and with that effort it becomes more complete through practice. Hard work is required if broken relationships are to be rebuilt. … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 5/20/2024

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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There You Have God

Monday May 20, 2024 Psalm 90:1-2 Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. Shake … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 5/20/2024

Good Opportunities and Difficult Decisions When Daniel is invited to dine at the king’s table—a great honor reserved for the favored (Daniel 1:1-4)—he turns down the offer. Instead of eating food and wine fit for a king, Daniel and the … Continue reading

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Bear One Another’s Burdens – 11

Scripture Reference: Galatians 6:1-10 Reaping What You Sow (verses 7-8) – Continued Those who are sowing to please the sinful nature are destroying relationships with others. As we’ve shown before, they are biting, devouring, provoking and envying others, thereby consuming … Continue reading

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Essential Insights on Faith 5/19/2024

The oppressed will not always be forgotten; the hope of the afflicted will not perish forever. PSALM 9:18 Billy Graham We come together today to AFFIRM our conviction that God CARES about us, whatever our ethnic, religious, or political background … Continue reading

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Classic Devotional 5/19/2024

Centuries of Meditations – First Century 86 O Jesus, Thou King of Saints, whom all adore: and the Holy imitate, I admire the perfection of Thy Love in every soul! Thou lovest every one wholly as if him alone. Whose … Continue reading

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