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    Lest We Forget

    An Allegory The Characters: Eros – the Institutional church – man-made, market-driven, flesh-driven Jess – the true church – true believers in Jesus Christ, body of Christ Flash – the false gospel – self-serving, denying Christ, destroys true gospel Salt – the true gospel – death with Christ...
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    His Favor

    Luke 2:11-14 NIV “Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying...
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    The True Light

    John 1:9 ESV The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. Light to Everyone The true light that this is speaking of is Jesus Christ, God the Son, the second person of our triune God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit. God the Father sent his Son into the world via...
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    His Name Jesus

    Matthew 1:20-23 ESV But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you shall call his name...
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    All Our Days

    A priest named Zechariah and his wife Elizabeth, in their old age, as God had promised them, gave birth to a son whom they named John, as the angel of God had told Zechariah that they were to do. The angel also had told Zechariah that his son would turn many of the children of Israel to their...
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    Abominable Practices

    Deuteronomy 18:9-14 ESV “When you come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominable practices of those nations… And because of these abominations the Lord your God is driving them out before you. You shall be blameless before the Lord your...
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    No More Meandering

    John 10:1-6 ESV “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own...
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    Feast on Him

    John 6:35 ESV Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.” Jesus, God the Son, the second person of our triune God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit – is the one speaking here. He is our sustenance for life; for...
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    Pointed In The Same Direction

    “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.” Philippians 2:3-4 It’s important for followers of Jesus to all be pointed in the same direction, working...
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    Grace and Truth

    Jesus Christ, God the Son – creator of the universe and all that has the breath of life in them given them by God – left his throne in heaven, humbled himself, took on human form, and suffered like we suffer. He was also tempted like we are tempted, yet without sin. While he lived on this...
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    Where Righteousness Dwells

    Just to give a quick background to what follows next, let me state this: God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit – created the world we live in. He created all human kind and all creatures on this earth in which he breathed the breath of life. So, this means that the Son, Jesus Christ, is God, he...
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    Gospel According to Jesus

    Without Commentary From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” ~ Matt. 4:17 And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” ~ Matt. 4:19 “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to...
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    Self-Ruled or God-Ruled?

    Colossians 2:1-3 NIV I want you to know how hard I am contending for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me personally. My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they...
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    Giving Thanks

    Colossians 3:1-4 NIV Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your...
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    Devotionals & Bible Study

    My goal is to stimulate those who read my blog to open the Bible and do their own study. I pray the Lord uses these words to guide you to a forgotten passage, or awaken your heart to a new passage. May you be greatly blessed in your pursuit of God.
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    I Take My Stand

    Psalms 119:137-138, 140, 142 Righteous are you, O Lord, and right are your rules. You have appointed your testimonies in righteousness and in all faithfulness. Your promise is well tried, and your servant loves it. Your righteousness is righteous forever, and your law is true...
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    Why do you lack Assurance?

    1 John 5:11-13 - And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have...
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    America!

    I believe God has a specific message for the church in America today, as a practical application of the biblical truths found in this passage of scripture. Nonetheless, if you don’t live in America, still the biblical truths expressed here may apply to you, too, across the globe, if this fits...
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    Why is Jesus the only way for us?

    1 John 3:8 I Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. 1. Most people cannot distinguish salvation from life. 1) They think that all religions are the same...
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    Are you happy and at peace right now?

    As we live our lives, there are many times we face problems we simply cannot resolve by our own strength. Problems with our Family/Work/Our Children/Anxieties/Over an uncertain Future/Spiritual Problems/Physical Problems are always before us. That is why some people get lost in...