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Category Archives: Faith
Start All Over Again
Read Amos 5:1-7, Luke 17:5-10 Today we hear from the prophet Amos. In broad terms the situation he is writing about is this. A relatively small group of people are living extremely well.They believe that their prosperity is a sign … Continue reading
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Loving The Unlovable
Read I Timothy 2:1-7 It’s isn’t easy to pray for people we don’t like. For example, when I’m driving in my car and somebody cuts me off, or blows their horn at me hecause I don’t hit the gas pedal … Continue reading
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Faith Produces Hope In Hopeless Situations
One of my favorite activities each year is my participation in the annual Memorial Day parade. As I prepared for this again a few days ago, I thought about the meaning of this holiday and this parade, It’s one of … Continue reading
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The Holy Spirit Will Let You Know When it’s Time to Go With What You Know
Read Acts 2:1-24, 32-33, 36 Why is it that some churches in the same geographical area are effective in proclaiming the gospel and making disciples, and others aren’t? To say it another way, “why do some churches fulfill their mission, … Continue reading
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To Experience God’s Will Fulfilled In Your Life, Respond To God’s Call With An Attitude Of Humble Trust
Read Acts 9:32-43 Today’s suggested scripture reading tells how Peter, a disciple of Jesus, conducted two miracles. The first was an instant healing of a man with a long-term illness. The second was bringing a dead woman back to life. Think about … Continue reading
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The Peace of Jesus Is Available To Everyone And Anyone
Read John 20:19-31 According to the gospel of Luke, on the first Easter morning, Mary Magdalene told the disciples of Jesus that she had just seen him alive and even talked with him that morning. But they didn’t believe her. However, according … Continue reading
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When Jesus Was On The Cross, You And I Were On His Mind
Read Luke 19:28-40, Luke 23:32-34, John 1:1-14a There was a time when I had the idea that over the ages God tried various approaches to saving people like me. I believed he warned people that they were doomed if they … Continue reading
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God Loves You, Even If You Turn Away
Read Luke 15:11-32 I have always sympathized with the older son in this story. One day, as he returns to the house, he hears music and dancing. There’s a party going on. He discovers that the party is being given … Continue reading
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Who Is In Control Of Your Life?
Read Luke 13:31-35 On August 9, 1173 construction began on a building intended to be the bell tower of the San Marco Cathedral in Pisa, Italy. Within five years the building began to tilt to the north. As the centuries went … Continue reading
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Jesus Always Always Offers Good News In The Midst Of Bad news
Read Luke 4:14-30 God has affirmed that Jesus is God’s son, the Messiah, the Anointed One, sent to save and not condemn the world. Jesus has withstood the temptation of the devil, who has tried to turn him away fro … Continue reading
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