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Life In Focus 4/20/2025
Martha: Too Much Service? JESUS’ visit to Martha’s home (Luke 10:38-42) has given rise to a caricature of Martha as obsessively “practical,” as opposed to Mary, her “spiritual” sister. In fact, some would use this incident to reinforce a hierarchy … Continue reading
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Every Spiritual Blessing In Christ – 5
Scripture Reference: Ephesians 1:3-14 In Jesus Only Looking back at the last part of verse 3, Paul tells us that the spiritual blessings given by God are “in Christ,” which literally means, “in Jesus alone.” In past lessons I have … Continue reading
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Every Spiritual Blessing In Christ – 4
Scripture Reference: Ephesians 1:3-14 All Spiritual Blessings – Continued The revelation of God’s purpose in history. Now Paul reaches the greatest heights of wonderment and rapture when he speaks of God’s great purpose in history, namely, to “gather together in … Continue reading
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Every Spiritual Blessing In Christ – 3
Scripture Reference: Ephesians 1:3-14 All Spiritual Blessings – Continued Adoption. The second spiritual blessing in Christ is adoption, for in love He “predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself.” Adoption means becoming God’s sons and daughters … Continue reading
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Every Spiritual Blessing In Christ – 2
Scripture Reference: Ephesians 1:3-14 All Spiritual Blessings I pointed out previously that in the Greek, verses 3-14 is one sentence. But it is appropriate that some more modern versions (such as the New International Version) make verse 3 a sentence … Continue reading
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Every Spiritual Blessing In Christ – 1
Scripture Reference: Ephesians 1:3-14 Most services in our mainstream churches have several things in common, most all are important. In no particular order, they can be: the sermon, Scripture readings, hymns and worship songs, prayers, offering, as well as the … Continue reading
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Daily Devotional 4/11/2025
DEEP CALLS UNTO DEEP Psalm 42:7 Deep calls unto deep . . . I would never for a moment attempt to make out the abyss of the fall to be less deep than it is; it is bottomless. The miseries … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 4/09/2025
I Will Rain Bread From Heaven for You Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you. And the people shall go out and gather a certain quota every day, that I may test … Continue reading
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Life In Focus 4/07/2025
The Poverty of the Kingdom BLESSED are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.” A consummate communicator, Jesus began His sermon with a sentence that certainly must have riveted His audience. Probably most of them were poor. Their … Continue reading
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Daily Devotional 4/03/2025
THIS LITTLE CHEAP GOD 1 Timothy 1:17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. If God had goodness, but there was one spot in God that … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 4/01/2025
I Am the Lord that Heals You [God] said, “If you diligently heed the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will … Continue reading
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Life In Focus 3/30/2025
Worship, Not Waste WHAT the disciples saw as waste (Mark 14:4-9) the Lord saw as worship. The woman’s gift of costly oil was worth about one year’s average wages, yet she poured it out, apparently sensing that her days with … Continue reading
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