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During this holiday season, from Thanksgiving through Christmas, we are reflecting on the loving-kindness and gracious generosity of our Heavenly Father, and thanking Him for His most precious gift to us, His Son, Jesus, the Christ, our Lord and Savior. ³ “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed…
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“For out of His fullness, the superabundance of His grace and truth, we have all received grace upon grace, spiritual blessing upon spiritual blessing, favor upon favor, and gift heaped upon gift.” (John 1:16, Amplified Bible) As I was preparing the message for this post, I sensed the Lord speaking this to my heart: “Stand…
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We all play the “numbers game” during the holiday season. Our minds are filled with thoughts of numbers. What is our budget for gifts for individual friends and family members? That jacket is $69.95, but 40% off, so how much is it? How many more days are there until Christmas? What day is the date…
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“It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!“ I can almost hear that song right now, starting to play in my head. Yeah, I know, that’s a Christmas favorite, and it’s not even Thanksgiving Day yet. Christmas is still a month away! But it just seems right because…well, because it’s true. It is the most…
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We learned in our last post that God always has an expectation for our victory in every temptation, test, and trial that we face in life.(2 Corinthians 2:14) The reason we don’t always experience and enjoy the victory is because we often approach our problems and challenges from the wrong end. Our walk of faith…
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Often, as we travel along life’s highway we are slowed down or blocked by obstacles, detours, construction zones, and fender benders (or even worse). This shouldn’t surprise us. Jesus said in this world, we will have tribulations, tests, and trials. But He also said, “Be of good cheer, for I have overcome the world!” (John…
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Joel 2:25 – “So, I will restore to you the years…” The Hebrew word (shanah) translated as “years” means “a cycle ; to do again, but differently.” Did you notice that the meanings of this word are almost completely opposite? To “repeat” and yet “change” are seemingly contradictory. Only Holy Spirit, our Teacher, can give…
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Lyrics of America the BeautifulO beautiful for spacious skies,For amber waves of grain,For purple mountain majestiesAbove the fruited plain!America! America!God shed His grace on theeAnd crown thy good with brotherhoodFrom sea to shining sea! AMERICA WAS ORDAINED BY GOD God has ordained this nation to be a light to the world and to help bring…
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Joel 2:25 – “So I will restore to you the years…” In our last post, we studied the word translated as “restore” and found out that it means: to repair what has been broken; to replace what has been lost; to make whole; to make complete; to bring to peace. We can see in this…
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We are all on a journey. We are all “on the way”. We are all a “work in progress”. No one is completed. No one is perfected. As His people, we are the “sheep of His pasture.”(Psalm 100:3) We know our good Shepherd leads us, protects us, and provides for us. (Psalm 23) But sheep,…
His Heart, My Home 