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A Sad Beginning
“And he had a son whose name was Saul, a handsome young man. There was not a man among the people of Israel more handsome than he. From his shoulders upward he was taller than any of the people.” 1 Samuel 9:2 March 5, 2024 Israel wanted a king like the other nations. She had
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The Celebration
“But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal ….and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant…” Hebrews 12:22-24 March 4, 2024 The writer of Hebrews invites us to come to the celebration of the new covenant which Jesus
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Divine Discipline
“And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? ‘My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him.’” Hebrews 12:5 March 1, 2024 Growing into mature adulthood is not easy. Physical growth usually takes care of itself. But for the Christian there is the
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The Ladder
“And he dreamed, and behold, there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. And behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it!” Genesis 28:12 February 29, 2024 Our dreams can offer some interesting conversation. When was the last time you had a dream
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Washed Hands and Dirty Hearts
“‘And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, ‘Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with defiled hands?’” Mark 7:5 February 28, 2024 One ritual some of us remember was our parents’ insistence that we wash our hands before we eat. But this kind of hygiene was
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A Call to Prayer3
“And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.” 1 John 5:14 February 27, 2024 “Prayer fills man’s emptiness with God’s fullness. Prayer fills man’s poverty with God’s riches. Prayer puts away man’s weakness with the coming of God’s strength” (E.M. Bounds).
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A Call to Prayer2
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” Philippines 4:6 February 26, 2024 It has been said that anxiety is a mild case of atheism. That’s a scary thought. All the more reason to continue on with the challenge to
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A Call to Prayer
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” Matthew 7:7 February 23, 2024 God has given Christians the amazing power of prayer to commune with our Heavenly Father and plead for His will to be done on earth. With that, hopefully we
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Judgment to Come
“Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.” Romans 14:10 February 21, 2024 One day every believer will stand before Jesus Christ to be held accountable for all our works. This is not a determination of