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Tag Archives: Christians
September 14 – Peace and Encouragement
John 16:4-33; 2 Chronicles 24; Psalm 81 Have you ever noticed how much of our music revolves around our troubles? Jimmy cracks corn and no one even cares, because worse things are happening, if you listen to folk songs. We … Continue reading
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September 10 – The Test Jesus Gave
John 13:21-38; 2 Chronicles 19; Psalm 78:38-55 Many years ago, a car company had a commercial to highlight discounts on their cars. In order to get the discount, though, you had to go down to the store and guess the … Continue reading
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Tagged 613 laws, Bible, brothers and sisters in Christ, celebration, Christians, commercial, denominations, different cultures, disciples, disciples love one another, get along, Humor, I can't believe it's that easy, Japanese Snow Pea, laugh, love one another, new command, one question test, Pharisees, rebels, Right, separated from God, win, winner, wrong
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September 5 – “It Is Not Necessary For Me to Live”
John 11:1-27; 2 Chronicles 10-11; Psalm 75 A friend recently posted this from the devotional book that she’s using: Streams in the Desert. When a Roman soldier was told by his guide that if he insisted on taking a certain … Continue reading
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Tagged Bethany, certain death, Christians, commitment, crucifixion, dangerous times, die with Him, disciples, follow faith, hungry, in prison, inconvenienced, Jesus, Job, King of Kings, Lazarus, Lazarus asleep, Lazarus dead, love of Jesus, Martha, Mary, minister, miracle, need clothes, need hospitality, oath of allegiance, obedience, Pharisees, resurrection, resurrection and the life, Roman soldier, Romans, sick, stone Jesus, Streams in the Desert, thirsty, Thomas, Upper Room, vague booking
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August 17 – Gone But Not Forgotten
John 3:1-21; 1 Chronicles 12; Zechariah2 Someone once asked me why Baptists don’t observe Lent. I gave them a funny look and said, with a smile of course, “Baptists don’t have anything left to give up.” We laughed. They took … Continue reading
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Tagged baptism. reminder, Baptists, bronze snake, burial, Christ, Christ is the goal, Christians, cult, Death, Exodus, focus on God, giving up things, Hezekiah, Holy Spirit, Israel, Jesus, Jews, John 3:16, Judah, landmarks, Lent, Nehushtan, Nicodemus, remember what God has done, resurrection, serpents, snake, son of Man lifted up, worship the created, worship the Creator
July 16 – Success
1 Corinthians 4; 1 Kings 17; Amos 1 We all want to be “successful.” We really want our children to be “successful” and we hear stories of parents who have made great sacrifices so that their children can get the … Continue reading
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Tagged and responses to troubles, Apollos, big houses, Christians, clothing, Corinthians, faithful, faithfulness, Family problems, finances, foolishness, fools for Christ, garbage of the world, health and wealth, home status, honor, jewels of heaven, new cars, Numbers, Paul, Power, prestige, sacrifice, scum of the earth, strength, success, successful, sustenance, treatment by others, work type
June 10 – Others
Romans 15:1-13; 1 Samuel 27-28; Psalm 70 Gale Sayers was one of the greatest running backs in the history of the NFL. When he wrote his autobiography, he called it “I Am Third.” A lot of people didn’t understand the … Continue reading
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Tagged Christians, eating meat, free from the law, Gale Sayers, God is first, good stewards, I am Third, idols, idols are nothing, Jesus Christ, Joy, number one, Paul, physical is bad, Romans, sacrifice, sexuality, sins, slave labor, spirit is good, Strong Christian, Weak Christian, what difference does being a Christian make?
May 25 – What’s Your Reputation?
Romans 1:1-15; 1 Samuel 8; Psalm 54 “Where’s the beef?” If the first thing you thought of was a Wendy’s burger, you’ve been influenced by advertising – or “branding” as they call it today. I’m going to give you a … Continue reading
May 18 – Scandalous!
Acts 25; Ruth 1-2; Psalm 47 Religious disputes are the worst, aren’t they? You see it on a small scale when churches split. There are anecdotal tales among Baptists about churches splitting over a vote on the color of the … Continue reading
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Tagged alive, anxiety, appeal to Caesar, Christians, church splits, clapping in church, color of the carpet, confront issues, crucified, dead man, early church, exclusive, Festus, following Jesus, Forgiveness, freer worship, Gentiles, Grace, Holy Spirit, inclusive, Jesus, Jews, Judaism, killing of James, King Agrippa, mercy, music, Paul, religious disputes, resurrected, Roman citizenship, scandalous, tension, vow to kill Paul, worship styles
