If you are or have been a parent of a teenager, then you may know what rebellion looks like. Rebellion is the open resistance to obey. “Do not harden your hearts, as in the rebellion, As in the day of trial in the wilderness,” Psalm 95:8 You may be saying this does not...
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Pray like you mean it We all struggle with prayer. Time appears to be the force that contends with prayer. What we do with our time sets the priority in our lives. As I prepared to pray, I found something always got in the way. I would like to say...
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We have all gone astray… I am amazed at how creative God is. He knows how to get to the heart of the matter. The scenario, Gods people have gone astray again. So God decided to show his people by example what they have done to Him. Hosea a prophet...
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As I pondered a thought from a 96-year-old woman, I was perplexed. She said we are an adult once and a child twice. I know she was referring to a state of need to be cared for physically. When you look at this from a spiritual sense, we see a much bigger...
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Resurrected, raised from the dead and brought back to life. When we look at the account of Jesus death, we see life. A life that gave all, so we could have all. Jesus took our place. It should have been us on that cross. We were Barabbas, we were set...
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At some point in our life, we will bury someone, a family member, friend or acquaintance. What we don’t expect is that they will come back to life. Our faith is stretched beyond the physical/material constraints of this age; beyond what many deem as possible. We are all looking for...
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“Once more Pilate came out and said to the Jews gathered there, “Look, I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him.” 5When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is...
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He humbled himself. He portrayed himself all through his life as the lowest servant. Even on this day, the spring day in the city where all were rushing around to get ready for Passover. “Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that His hour had come that He should depart...
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“And Esau said to his father, “Have you only one blessing, my father? Bless me—me also, O my father!” And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.” Genesis 27:38 God does not have only one blessing… “He opened His mouth and taught them…” Mathew 5:1 What followed was a lesson...
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