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Tag Archives: blessing
November 9 – Word
Psalm 123; Job 25:1—26:14; John 5:19-29 A lot of words have been spoken in recent days about our election. Pundits chimed in. People commented on social media. Television advertisements flooded the airways. A lot of words have been spoken since … Continue reading
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Tagged advertisements, blessing, Christians, Death, despair, election, eternal life, Father, fullness, gloating, good news, Grace, hateful, healing, hopeful, hopeless, hurt, Jesus Christ, Joy, life, people, Power, President Obama, President-elect Trump, pundits, social media, television, words
August 25 – Someone DID Pay
Psalm 112; Proverbs 15:13-17; 1 Peter 3:8-12 It’s happened again. It’s happening more often as the days go by. My friend lost their job because they wouldn’t do something unethical at work. When they invoked their faith in Christ, they … Continue reading
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Tagged belittle, blessing, Christ, crucifixion, ethical, evil, excluded, faith, fight for rights, follow Christi, Forgiveness, Grace, insult, Jesus, job loss, mercy, mock, Paul, persecution, Peter, Philippian jail, someone has to pay, sue, unethical
May 18 – Sin and Grace
Psalm 48; Numbers 24:1-14; Luke 1:26-38 The difference between “right” and “wrong” is never a matter of perspective. When someone wants to entice another person to do wrong, they always want you to look at the issue from “another view.” … Continue reading
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Tagged Balaam, Balak, blessing, curse, Forgiveness, God, Grace, insurance companies, Israelites, justify sin, Lord, perspectives, Promised Land, Right, rob banks, sin, two-headed, wrong
November 15 – The Power of the Tongue
James 3; Jeremiah 25-26; Psalm 131 We more often regret the things we say than the things we left unsaid. Words have an amazing power over us and over others. We take what people say in anger, for instance and … Continue reading
November 15 – You Don’t Say
James 3; Jeremiah 25-26; Psalm 131 “I was only kidding.” “It was only a small lie.” “I didn’t mean that when I said it.” We use many excuses to get out of trouble for things we say. That probably comes … Continue reading
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Tagged blessing, controlling the tongue, hurtful words, James, tongue, watch what you say, words
November 12 – Hard Words from God
Philemon 1:1-25; Jeremiah 19-20; Psalm 128 “If it bleeds it leads” is an old newspaper axiom. Newspapers, TV, and Radio do not like good news except maybe for a 30 second spot at the end of the program. Disaster is … Continue reading
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Tagged blessing, expect, Forgiveness, Jeremiah, Judgment, neglect God's word, news industry, reject God's ways
April 4 – Blessing
Matthew 26:26-46; Deuteronomy 1-2; Job 4 “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” I think the reason we taught kids to say that is because words, spoken wrongly hurt more and the hurt stays … Continue reading
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Tagged blessing, curses, negative, positive, troublesome people
March 29 – Don’t Follow The Money
Matthew 23:13-39; Numbers 23:27-24:25; Song of Solomon 5:2-6:3 Don’t you hate it when people with money and power can do anything they want; or at least seem to do that? People with money or power seem to be able to … Continue reading
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Tagged blessing, curse, follow convictions, follow God, Forgiveness, love, money, obedience, Power, temptation, true to God
