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Hope For Today – Appreciating God’s Vindication!
Reality. It’s hard to find it when we come to a Church or a Bible message these days. There’s a lot of, “God loves you” – which is so, so true! But, what about the evil all around us? What … Continue reading
Hope For Today – Loving Each Other!
You may have witnessed it this past Mother’s Day. Missing chairs where there should have been family members. Most of us have experienced the pain of broken relationships in our families … someone’s mad at sister Emily. That one isn’t … Continue reading
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Willing Worker Wednesday – Mid-Course Corrections!
“Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. But John tried to stop Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and yet You come to me?” Jesus answered him, “Allow it … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
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Faith Filled Friday – Sins of the Father
“So Isaac settled in Gerar. When the men of the place asked him about his wife, he said, “She is my sister,” for he feared to say, “My wife,” thinking, “lest the men of the place should kill me because … Continue reading
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Willing Worker Wednesday – Leave It Alone! It’s Not Yours!
“Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they asked him, “Teacher, what should we do?” He told them, “Don’t collect any more than what you have been authorized.”” (Luke 3:12–13, HCSB) Don’t collect any more than what you have … Continue reading
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Magnificent Marriage Monday – Struggling To Believe The Impossible!
“God said to Abraham, “As for your wife Sarai, do not call her Sarai, for Sarah will be her name. I will bless her; indeed, I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will … Continue reading
Train Them Thursday – Worth Our Life!
“Then Herod secretly called the magi and determined from them the exact time the star appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the Child; and when you have found Him, report to me, … Continue reading
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