Tag: jesus
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Forgiveness Means Freedom
“Forgive people when they do wrong things to you. If you forgive them, your Father in heaven will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive them, your Father will not forgive you.” -Matthew 6:14-15 Forgiveness can be so hard sometimes. Someone you think should know better, someone you thought you could trust, someone…
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Countering Excuses
“When the banquet was ready, he sent his servant to tell the guests, ‘Come, the banquet is ready.’ But they all began making excuses. One said, ‘I have just bought a field and must inspect it. Please excuse me.’ Another said, ‘I have just bought five pairs of oxen, and I want to try them…
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Caught vs. Taught
“Come and follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” -Matthew 4:19 When I first started going to a certain church, I was struck by the church’s emphasis on relationship. Being a super introverted only child, I couldn’t wrap my head around all this relationship stuff. We were there for God, right? But…
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Magnifying God vs. the Problem
“O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.” -Psalm 34:3 Sometimes when we have a problem, we magnify the problem – or make it bigger in our minds than it may be in reality. We think about the problem and talk about all the different angels of the problem. But,…
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An Excellent Example
“The king talked with them, and he found none equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah; so they entered the king’s service. In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his whole kingdom.” -Daniel 1:20 I love…
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Don’t Grow Cold!
“Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.” -Matthew 24:12&13 My husband has been gone a lot at work preparing for a big yearly deadline. I enjoyed the time off finding other things to do, but I missed…
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Sharing Our Witness
“Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.” -Mark 16:15 “I am convinced of one thing: at least 50 percent of all nonbelievers would receive Christ if properly approached by a trained, Spirit-filled believer who can communicate God’s love and forgiveness revealed through our Lord Jesus.” – Dr. Bill Bright It’s…
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True Healing
“Those troubled by evil spirits were cured, and the people all tried to touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all.” -Luke 6:18,19 Have you ever heard of miraculous healings? Perhaps you’ve only heard of them in the Bible, happening way back in Jesus’ time. But is there healing today, in…
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Bumper People
“Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” -James 5:16 What is a “bumper person”? In his Transformational Leadership training, Ford Taylor describes a “bumper person” as someone we trust who can bump us back…
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Fill My Cup
“You prepare a table before Me in the presence of My enemies. You anoint My head with oil; My cup overflows.” -Psalm 23:5 The word “cup” is mentioned many times in the Bible, mainly as a reference to drinking and eating, but it is also spiritually significant. A cup implied what filled your heart, or…
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