Tag: #allmyhopeisinJesus
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What’s in a Name: Child of Light
“This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine. Let it shine. Let it shine. Let it shine!” Hello, friend! I hope you sang “This Little Light of Mine” with me just now. It’s a great song, isn’t it? So simple that children can learn it easily. So true that adults hold onto it…
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What’s in a Name: Accepted Part 2
Thank you for coming back! Yesterday, I paused us on the concept of “sanctification” and provided some verses to meditate on for the rest of the day: 1 Thessalonians 5:23 John 17:17 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Romans 6:6 Hebrews 9:14 and 12:10 I’m curious, as you read over those verses, what stood out to you? To…
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What’s in a Name: Accepted
As I continue to meditate on our identity in Christ and on our culture’s near obsession with identity, I would be remiss if I did not take some time to consider another that also comes up when considering identity: Accepted. To be accepted… Who doesn’t want to be accepted? Goodness, that’s all this gal wanted…
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What’s in a Name: Peculiar Person
I know what you’re thinking, “Of all the names you could have picked, Andrea, you went with peculiar?” Yep, there are a lot of names that sound more positive or more empowering than “peculiar” – names like conqueror, daughter, son, joint heir with Christ – and I’m sure God will walk us through those in…
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What’s in a Name: Ambassador for Christ
2 Corinthians 5:20 says, “Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us. We plead on Christ’s behalf, ‘Be reconciled to God’.” What does it mean to be an ambassador for Christ? Click the image below to find out…
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What’s in a Name: Friend of God
Have you ever had a phrase in the Bible that just sticks with you? Like, no matter how long ago you heard it, even if you only heard it once in a Bible lesson or sermon, it hit you so deeply that you won’t ever forget it? I have, and today I want to share…
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On Assignment
Why am I here? Does my life even matter? Sweet friend, those are two questions that the enemy loves to twist us up in knots over. I know he’s certainly distracted me with them and filled me with doubt over them too. BUT GOD – man I love that phrase! – God gives us very…
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Psalm 107: From Worldly Waters
Some went off to sea in ships, plying the trade routes of the world. And they observed the Lord’s power in the storms deep at sea. Sweet friends, verses 24-27 can be difficult to take in – How could God, loving and gracious and kind, cause storms in our lives? Orchestrate events so that we…
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Psalm 107: From Darkness
10 Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom, imprisoned in iron chains of misery. 11 They rebelled against the words of God, scorning the counsel of the Most High. 12 That is why he broke them with hard labor; they fell, and no one was there to help them. 13 “Lord, help!” they cried in…
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Psalm 107: From the Wilderness
“Some wandered in the wilderness, lost and homeless.Hungry and thirsty, they nearly died.’Lord, help!’ they cried in their trouble, and he rescued them from distress.He led them straight to safety, to a city where they could live.Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.For…
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