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Spiritual Nuggets 2/29/2024

Becoming a Saved People For Luke, Jesus is the fulfillment of the prophet Isaiah’s message. At the beginning of Jesus’ ministry, according to Luke, Jesus opened the Isaiah scroll in a synagogue and proclaimed that the words in Isaiah 61 … Continue reading

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Jesus Launches His Mission – 1

Scripture Reference: Mark 1:14-45 Authority is an unfashionable concept today. The whole idea that one person should have power over someone else is deeply unpopular. But, to put it bluntly, that’s what authority is, the right to be in control, … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 2/28/2024

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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James 1:2

Wednesday February 28, 2024 James 1:2 Count it all joy. We do not always feel joyful, but we are to count it all joy. The word “reckon” is one of the key-words of Scripture. It is the same word used … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 2/28/2024

Meaningless Maxims “Your maxims are proverbs of ashes; your defenses are defenses of clay” (Job 13:12). There were bits of truth in the words spoken by Jobs’ friends, Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar. Between their blundering interpretations were words that expressed … Continue reading

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Faith Is the Victory – 5

Scripture Reference: Genesis 14 3. Abraham the Worshiper – Continued Please read Genesis 14:17-24 for the background to this section. A new blessing. Melchizedek had something better to offer Abraham: the blessing of the “God Most High, Possessor of heaven … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 2/27/2024

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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Prayer Answered, Love Nourished

Tuesday February 27, 2024 Psalm 116:1 I love the LORD, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy. If a beggar comes to your house, and you give him alms, you will be greatly annoyed if within … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 2/27/2024

My Momma Done Tol’ Me I went through a phase when I was obsessed with the blues. Something about the soul was at work in the music—a genre created late at night while reflecting on hard times. The music was … Continue reading

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Faith Is the Victory – 4

Scripture Reference: Genesis 14 3. Abraham the Worshiper Please read Genesis 14:17-24 for the background to this section. A new battle. Sometimes you face your greatest dangers after you have won a battle. It was after the capture of Jericho … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 2/26/2024

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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If We’ve Lost Majesty

Monday February 26, 2024 Psalm 145:11-12 They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom and tell of your power, to make known to the children of man your mighty deeds, and the glorious splendor of your kingdom. If you … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 2/26/2024

Lives of Spiritual Opulence The Pharisees upheld a faulty religious system. They were supposed to be the Jews’ spiritual leaders, but they were more interested in making themselves the religious elite. They loved “greetings in the marketplace and the best … Continue reading

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Faith Is the Victory – 3

Scripture Reference: Genesis 14 2. Abraham the Warrior – Continued Please read Genesis 14:13-16 for the background to this section. His army – continued. (3) They were trained (verse 14). No matter how good their equipment is, if the soldiers … Continue reading

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Essential Insights on Faith 2/25/2024

Good news from a distant land is like cold water to a parched throat. PROVERBS 25:25 Billy Graham If ONE PERSON received Christ as Lord and Savior and had his or her life changed, I feel that our ministry is … Continue reading

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Anecdotal Story 2/25/2024

If We Listen Scripture References: 2 Samuel 17:23; Acts 1:18-19 He received a B.S. degree from Penn State at age twenty and earned his M.D. at age twenty-five. He became one of the nation’s youngest psychiatrists and at thirty-four taught … Continue reading

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Faith Is the Victory – 2

Scripture Reference: Genesis 14 2. Abraham the Warrior Please read Genesis 14:13-16 for the background to this section. His attitude. Abraham didn’t get involved in the war until he heard that Lot had been captured, and it was then he … Continue reading

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Life In Focus 2/24/2024

Sin is Sin JEREMIAH presents a sobering message, both to the people of his day as well as to people today: God is against all sin. His judgment of wrath falls on the sin of all individuals and all nations, … Continue reading

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Mountain Climbing

Saturday February 24, 2024 Proverbs 15:32 An undisciplined, self-willed life is puny; an obedient, God-willed life is spacious. (MSG)* Pemba Dorje Sherpa, from Nepal, climbed Mount Everest from base camp to the summit in a time of eight hours and … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 2/24/2024

Stanley Draws On and On When James Gordon Bennett sent Henry M. Stanley to search for David Livingstone in Africa, he said: “Draw on me for a thousand pounds today to provide your equipment, and when that is exhausted, draw … Continue reading

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