Tag Archives: Spirituality

Spiritual Nuggets 3/07/2024

The Discomfort of Scripture Most of the Western world operates in the spirit of individualism. Christianity does not, though we often attempt to adapt it and make it more comfortable. It’s much easier to think about “God’s role in my … Continue reading

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Jesus Launches His Mission – 8

Scripture Reference: Mark 1:14-45 Bringing In the Outcast Please read Mark 1:40-45 for the background to this section. I have never personally known anyone with leprosy. However, I have heard and read of many who have devoted the best years … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 3/06/2024

Lord, hear our prayer: Almighty God and Father, we are grateful for each person whose words and deeds, and whose life and example, have spoken to us of you. We thank you most of all for Jesus Christ through whom … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 3/06/2024

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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Proverbs 3:5

Wednesday March 6, 2024 Proverbs 3:5 Do not lean on your own understanding. Faith is hindered by reliance upon human wisdom, whether our own or the wisdom of others. The devil’s first bait to Eve was an offer of wisdom, … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 3/06/2024

Only the Very Beginning Beginnings are exciting. The freshness of a new project or a new relationship sharpens our senses. When that novelty diminishes, though, it’s difficult to maintain the same level of excitement. Acts 2 is all about beginnings. … Continue reading

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Jesus Launches His Mission – 7

Scripture Reference: Mark 1:14-45 This Is Why He Has Come – Continued Please read Mark 1:29-39 for the background to this section. Continuing on, surprise number two comes in verse 38. Simon Peter and friends go out in the gloom … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 3/05/2024

Lord, hear our prayer: Father, we thank you that you have not left us alone but you have sought us out and welcomed us home. We praise you that in every part of life, and in every corner of our … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 3/05/2024

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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Noah’s Flood

Tuesday March 5, 2024 Matthew 24:39 “They were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away . . .” All who were in the ark were safe. Nobody fell out of that divinely-appointed refuge; nobody was dragged out; … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 3/05/2024

An Unusual Portrait “At the beginning when Yahweh spoke through Hosea, Yahweh said to Hosea, ‘Go, take for yourself a wife and children of whoredom, because the land commits great whoredom forsaking Yahweh.’ So he went and took Gomer daughter … Continue reading

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Jesus Launches His Mission – 6

Scripture Reference: Mark 1:14-45 This Is Why He Has Come – Continued Please read Mark 1:29-39 for the background to this section. Jesus had gone out to some quiet hillside to find solitude with God, that union with His Father … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 3/04/2024

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, Abba Father, every time we think of you we are filled with thankfulness. Every time we think of Jesus, we want to say thank you. Thank you that he came. Thank you that he comes. … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 3/04/2024

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Lord God, Thou Knowest!

Monday March 4, 2024 Ezekiel 37:3 And he said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord GOD, you know.” To those who have (unintentionally) degraded their conception of God to the level of … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 3/04/2024

Walking With Jesus Imagine encountering Jesus on the road to Emmaus. It would be a surreal experience. You’re walking to the next town, and you start a conversation with a man beside you, only to find out later that you’ve … Continue reading

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Jesus Launches His Mission – 5

Scripture Reference: Mark 1:14-45 This Is Why He Has Come Please read Mark 1:29-39 for the background to this section. That Sabbath evening, Jesus finds Himself surrounded by intense excitement. The next stage of the story contains two major surprises. … Continue reading

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Sunday Prayer & Praise 3/03/2024

Dear Lord, hear our prayer: Most Holy Father in Heaven, we come to You with thanks and praise in our hearts for the past month in which You have kept us safe and have showered us with abundant blessings. Lord, … Continue reading

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Essential Insights on Faith 3/03/2024

Good news from a distant land is like cold water to a parched throat. PROVERBS 25:25 Billy Graham All of us in Christian ministry need to LIVE and WORK with INTEGRITY. By integrity, I mean the MORAL VALUE that makes … Continue reading

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Classic Devotional 3/03/2024

Centuries of Meditations – First Century 74 Miraculous are the effects of Divine Wisdom. He loveth every one, maketh every one infinitely happy: and is infinitely happy in every one. He giveth all the world to me, He giveth it … Continue reading

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