God Is Committed To Our Success

So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.  And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death. The law of Moses was unable to save us because of the weakness …

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Be Quick To Listen

My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. James 1:19-20 NIV I can’t help but wonder if God gave us two ears and just …

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Are you satisfied?

  Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. John 6:35 NIV God uses common life experiences as analogies to help us understand spiritual truth. We can all relate to being hungry, …

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What Does God Ask Of Me?

And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to observe the Lord’s commands and …

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Joy Comes In The Morning

Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning. Psalm 30:5 NLT Night: the period of darkness in every 24 hours. I love the consistency of time, you can count on it. No matter how dark the night, the sun will rise in the morning. You know …

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The Enemy Attacks Again & Again

But when Sanballat and Tobiah and the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites heard that the work was going ahead and that the gaps in the wall of Jerusalem were being repaired, they were furious. They all made plans to come and fight against Jerusalem and throw us into confusion. But we …

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It Is Enough

Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village. Calling the Twelve to him, he began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over impure spirits. These were his instructions: “Take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in your belts. …

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Do You Want To Walk On Water?

Meanwhile, the disciples were in trouble far away from land, for a strong wind had risen, and they were fighting heavy waves. About three o’clock in the morning Jesus came toward them, walking on the water. When the disciples saw him walking on the water, they were terrified. In their …

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Battling Temptation

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. Hebrews 4:15 NIV So how was Jesus tempted? Luke 4 gives us an inside look…. …

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Remain In Me

I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. John 15:1-2 NIV Dead branches are not only unfruitful, they jeopardize …

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