Ever told your kids that you wanted them to do a certain chore and you got the response, "I know...." ? Like.. I need you to put your stuff up, etc? Has someone ever reminded you of something that you had to do and you thought or said, "I know." ? What about this: Has …
Cleaning Out The Junk
Proverbs 28:13 (NIV) ~ Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy. James 5:16 ~ 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. In a …
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What Are We Holding On To?
What am I holding on to that I need to release my grip on? As I mentioned in an earlier post (Holding Back), we are doing a Bible study on a book called Surrender by Nancy Leigh DeMoss. We are also studying Hebrews 11 at our church. I don't believe that it is a coincidence …
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Holding Back
I have been preparing for this lesson that I am teaching/leading in our Bible study on Surrender . The chapter that we are on is called "Facing our Fears". I studied almost ALL day and was just overwhelmed by the many directions I could go with this weeks lesson. I prayed that God would reveal …
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The TRUTH That Sets Us Free to Love Like Jesus
If our minds and hearts are not filled with God's truth, something else will take His place: cynicism, occultism, false religion and philosophies, drugs - the list is endless. ~ Billy Graham TRUTH John 8 :31,32 (NIV) ~ To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are …
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There’s More To It
James 2:14-19 (NIV) ~ What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," …
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Kindness..a part of the Fruit of the Spirit
Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV) ~ But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. I realize it has been a while since my "fruit of the Spirit" posts. Today's post is about kindness. Not human kindness..but the type that comes …
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NOBODY’S PERFECT
You have heard it said, "Nobody's perfect". Why then, knowing this is a fact, do we sometimes expect others to live up to our standards..instead of God's standards? He is the only perfect One. As those who have accepted the free gift of salvation (Christians), we are called to be patient, humble, kind and gentle …
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ALL..God cares about it ALL
It has been one of those weeks. You know the kind. The ones that leave you needing encouragement from others and the kind that causes you to cling to God even more. I find strength in knowing that God cares about it ALL. He truly cares. No matter how strong you are …
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When HE Calls, Will You Answer?
Philippians 2:4-8 (The Message) ~ Don't be obsessed with getting your own advantage. Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping hand. Think of yourself the way Christ Jesus thought of Himself. He had equal status with God but didn't think so much of Himself that He had to cling to the advantage of that …
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Hope For The Broken 