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The School of Life
“The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are given by one Shepherd.” Ecclesiastes 12:11 May 30, 2025 School buses will soon be idle. Classrooms will only echo discussions and lectures. School hallways will be deserted. But the school of life runs to the end
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Vanquishing Victimhood
“My times are in your hand; rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from my persecutors!” Psalm 31:15 May 28, 2025 David did not see himself as a victim of circumstances. Man turned from him but he turned to God (“But I trust in you, O LORD, I say, ‘You are my God.’”
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Lest We Forget
“Then you shall tell them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD. When it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. So these stones shall be to the people of Israel a memorial forever.” Joshua 4:7 May 26, 2025
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Unanswered Prayers?
“And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.” I John 5:14 May 23, 2025 “The sovereign God has chosen to limit Himself in several ways (the preaching of the Gospel, for example). He has ordained and commanded that
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When There Is No Answer
“If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.” Psalm 66:18 May 21, 2025 There will be times when there is seemingly no answer to our prayers. We know that prayer is the Christian’s great offensive weapon in spiritual warfare (Eph. 6:18). It is a vital part of the divine
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Preparing to Pray
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” Phillipians 4:6 May 19, 2025 What comes to your mind when you hear the word “prayer?” Talking to God when nothing else works? What I ought to do but don’t pray as
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The Cross Before The Crown
“if we are faithless, he remains faithful- for he cannot deny himself.” 2 Timothy 2:13 May 16, 2025 Can a Christian ever be faithless? A true Christian is one who has placed His trust in Christ alone. That cannot be canceled. Can a Christian falter in their faith? The winds of suffering can blow hard
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The Silent Lamb
“He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth.” Isaiah 53:7 May 14, 2025 A court official from Ethiopia was riding in his chariot reading the
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Loving God with Physical Intensity
“And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” Mark 12:30 May 12, 2025 Loving God with all our strength is harnessing our physical energy to discipline our life for godliness (1 Tim. 4:8). Am I pouring