Tag Archives: Spirituality

Spiritual Nuggets 3/26/2024

Freedom and Response Freedom from sin gives us the power to love. But freedom from poverty or oppression or guilt sometimes makes us complacent. We forget our inclination to wander away from God’s will and pursue our own, and we … Continue reading

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Winning the Race! – 1

Scripture Reference: Philippians 3:12-16 Most people read biographies to satisfy their curiosity about great people, hoping also that they may discover the “secret” that made them great. I recall sitting in a grade school assembly program many years ago, listening … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 3/25/2024

Lord, hear our prayer: Holy, just and eternal Father, Abba, we are amazed when we remember those moments when you have broken into our thoughts, our hearts and our lives and revealed something more of your lordship, your power, your … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 3/25/2024

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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Oh God, Thou Art

Monday March 25, 2024 Exodus 3:14 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ” We must remember that the “attributes” of … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 3/25/2024

The Pain of Idolatry Idolatry causes pain. If this truth were present in our minds each time we placed something before God, we would make different decisions. Micah’s account of the sins of Samaria makes this fact painfully and dramatically … Continue reading

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Leadership In the Church – 5

Scripture Reference: Acts 6:1-8 Steadfast The church needs leaders that are steadfast. When the early church selected their leaders, the Bible says, “They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit” (Acts 6:4). This is God’s … Continue reading

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Sunday Prayer & Praise 3/24/2024

Dear Lord, hear our prayer: Most gracious Father, gracious, merciful and full of unfailing love, we thank You for sending Your Son, our Lord, Jesus to earth to fulfill the ministry that we could not do within ourselves. Lord of … Continue reading

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Essential Insights on Faith 3/24/2024

The oppressed will not always be forgotten; the hope of the afflicted will not perish forever. PSALM 9:18 Billy Graham Much of the world is feeling the effects of terrorism and war right now, but there are other things that … Continue reading

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Classic Devotional 3/24/2024

Centuries of Meditations – First Century 78 Lord I lament and abhor myself that I have been the occasion of these Thy sufferings. I had never known the dignity of my nature, hadst not Thou esteemed it: I had never … Continue reading

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Anecdotal Story 3/24/2024

Only Within Marriage Scripture References: Song of Solomon 1:2, 4:5; 1 Peter 3:1-7 Roland Bainton correctly wrote that many in the Renaissance saw love as an ennobling passion but felt it was possible only outside of marriage because it could … Continue reading

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Leadership In the Church – 4

Scripture Reference: Acts 6:1-8 Sincere The early church sought men of good reputation to be their leaders. The Bible tells us that they were to be “seven men of good reputation” (Acts 6:3 NKJV). They had to have a good … Continue reading

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Saturday Prayer & Praise 3/23/2024

Richard Alleine: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers Comfort me with your fruit and your drink, my beloved, and the rest will not matter. Let your promise be my portion, and your care for my soul. Then whatever is left for … Continue reading

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Life In Focus 3/23/2024

Feeling Wicked Satisfaction! DO you celebrate the misfortunes of your enemies, especially when you feel that they are only getting their “just deserts”? It’s a natural human tendency to gloat over the downfall of the high and mighty. But is … Continue reading

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Satisfied

Saturday March 23, 2024 Jeremiah 31:14 “My people shall be satisfied with my goodness,” declares the LORD. In his final days, just before slipping into unconsciousness, Memphis pastor Adrian Rogers told friends by his bed, “I am at perfect peace.” … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 3/23/2024

Enjoying a Margin of Power The first time we crossed the Rockies by automobile it was in a 1916-model car. The steep grade called for all that the old motor could offer. The water in the radiator boiled and several … Continue reading

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Faith From The Beginning 3/23/2024

Further Evidence MANY other passages in Scripture corroborate the great fact that God will not bring judgment upon the earth until the saints of God are first caught away. Speaking of the coming day of the Lord and the tribulation, … Continue reading

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Leadership In the Church – 3

Scripture Reference: Acts 6:1-8 Select The kind of leaders that the church needs must be very carefully selected. The disciples instructed the early church to pick out from among themselves the leaders needed (Acts 6:3). Here we learn that the … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 3/22/2024

Lord, hear our prayer: Father, we thank you that there is no limit to your power to make all things new, and for Christ in whom your life-changing, world-renewing love is made known. We thank you for all those who, … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 3/22/2024

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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