Walked away

Why would someone raised in the Church, who accepted Christ in their life, walk away? It is a question that many families have as they see their loved ones no longer following Christ.   The Bible says in the last days that there will be a falling away (2 Thess 1:1-3)....
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Spring into spring

Many are planning their gardens in the hope of producing an abundant harvest. It all starts with good seed and soil.  “A sower went out to sow his seed….some fell by the wayside…Some fell on rock…some fell among thorns…But others fell on good ground, sprang up, and yielded a crop...
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No Excuse

We have no excuse in our country for not knowing God. God has provided the means to learn about him through the Bible, audio Bible, online sermons, Podcasts, Bible Studies, Church, etc. We are so blessed in this nation. In the past, God would overlook ignorance. “Truly, these times of...
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I will forgive

You may have someone or various people who have hurt you deeply over the years, and you have struggled to forgive. When you don’t forgive, you are hurting yourself. “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men...
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Trials

Have you walked through a fiery trial lately? The apostle Paul said we should anticipate them.  “so that no one would be unsettled by these trials. For you know quite well that we are destined for them.” 1 Thess 3:3 We will suffer as Christians if we are walking in...
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War

There is much talk about war these days. However, there may be a war at home already going on. What is warring against your soul? What is trying to pull you away?  “Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul,” 1 Peter 2:11

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No U-turn

Have you ever tried to make a u-turn where it was not allowed?  There will be no u-turns when you are in front of God on judgement day. It will be too late; you have crossed the line.  “There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth, when you see...
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Excess baggage

We can all carry excess baggage, spiritual baggage that we need to purge out of our lives. We need to ask the Lord to show us what we may have picked up that is weighing us down (bitterness, anger, self-hate, self-rejection, anxiety, fear, depression, heaviness, etc).     I have heard...
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Spiritual leakage

Many of the problems I have experienced in life concerned leaking faucets, ice makers, toilets, and windows. The leaking has caused a lot of damage.  Leaking spiritually can cause the most damage.  “Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away....
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Rest

Have you noticed that everything has gone high tech? As I was helping my mom figure out her new oven that had no dials but only an electronic push-button panel, I noticed that the oven had a sabbath button. I started laughing at this mode of operation. Even the stove...
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