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A Kiss Instead of a Lecture (Grace)
“You’re worried about permissiveness – about the way the preaching of grace seems to say it’s okay to do all kinds of terrible things as long as you just walk in afterward and take the free gift of God’s forgiveness… While you and I may be worried about seeming to give permission, Jesus apparently wasn’t.…
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What He Went Through For You
I was again thinking about how Isaiah prophesied about Jesus 500 years before He came. I read this passage again… What I love about this passage below is how descriptive it is in how Jesus understands our deepest pain. Plus He willingly went through pain for us to defeat the bondage of sin and death.…
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A Sweet Aroma in The Midst of Trials
I loved this devo as I enjoyed my morning coffee on the deck… It tells me that in the midst of trials, our prayers are a still a sweet aroma to Christ. It tells me that when I was in my deepest pit and called out to Him, it was sweet to Him! It wasn’t…
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A Sweet Aroma in The Midst of Trials
I loved a devotional as I enjoyed my morning coffee on the deck… It told me that in the midst of trials, our prayers are a still a sweet aroma to Christ. When I was in my deepest pit and called out to Him, it was sweet to Him! It wasn’t received reluctantly. My friend, it…
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You Can’t “Put God On the Shelf”
Be Indifferent About the Stuff that Doesn’t Matter! “Our world is full of distractions away from God. Don’t let your heart become indifferent to His presence and power in your life. Jesus died to give you the life you could never have apart from Him—eternal life. And He will never, never leave you alone to…
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Richest Blessings in The Roughest Times
“If we will look back upon the past, many of us will find that the very time our Heavenly Father has chosen to do the kindest things for us, and given us the richest blessings, has been the time we were strained and shut in on every side. God’s jewels are often sent us in…
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Fearless One Minute, Freaking Out the Next
“Whether you deny Jesus in what you do or don’t do, he forgives and restores you as he did Peter.” I shared this above with a friend and she replied… “That was fantastic!!! Thank you for sharing! I love all your ‘Peter’ moments! What an honour to know that you (we) will rise and fall,…
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You Are Golden
I may have many friends, but only one or two whom I call ‘Golden’. One of which this post reminded me of. She is sincere and calls me to sincerity – not by telling me to simplify my life but simply by watching her live hers. She… is… golden. Read… Two Golden Words | The…
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Where To Look When Studying The Bible
“I want to make sure our pastors are teaching with their eyes fixed on holiness and the grace of God. I have them ask themselves: Am I giving each person the good message of “repent and believe the gospel,” or am I giving them heavy burdens that they can’t carry? With my seminary students, I…
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What is Worship?
In our current culture and confusion over worship, this was refreshing… Read… 7 Things That Worship Is | The Resurgence.
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 