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God’s Loving Sanctification
“ No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father…
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God’s Loving Provision
“ No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father…
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Review: What is Love?
Part of understanding the truth that God is love and that God loves us is understanding what love actually is. Modern usage of the word love encompasses everything from likes to preferences to affection to desire. It’s no wonder we have gaps between our heads and our hearts in this area. We can’t even fully…
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A Direct Line to God
Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. Jeremiah 33:3 Wouldn’t it be great if we had a direct phone line to God? Wouldn’t it be amazing if we could just pick up the phone and hear His voice giving us comfort, advice, direction,…
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2-12-23 Sunday Encouragement
They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep. Psalm 107:23,24 As you can probably tell from the name of my devotional site and Facebook page, Psalm 107 is close to my heart. It opens with…
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Well-Churched or Well-Versed?
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Since leaving the full-time workplace this past August, one of the benefits I have enjoyed most is having more time in the mornings…
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The Sliding Scale of Pride
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. Romans 12:3 Sweet friends, yesterday I shared this statement… “Recently, it’s been…
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Can We Be Humble & Courageous?
“…I restore the crushed spirit of the humble and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts.” Isaiah 57:15 I used to think that humility and courage were unrelated, possibly even somewhat opposites. As I learn to walk more closely with the Creator though, I’ve come to realize that it takes courage to be humble.…
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Can Independence be Pride?
Keep me from the sins of pride; don’t let them rule me. Then I can be pure and innocent of the greatest of sins. Psalm 19:13 (NCV) For the past few weeks, I’ve been studying the book of Amos with the ladies in my small group. As we near the halfway point in the study,…
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Defending Your Pressure Points
“You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.” John 15:16 (NIV) Dear heart, we all have pressure points – those topics or thoughts or beliefs that just…
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