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Tag Archives: despair
August 2 – Troubles Come
2 Corinthians 1:1-2:4; 2 Kings 14; Micah 4:1-5:1 My dad had a friend named Bill the last years of his life. Bill W made a great change in his life and the funny thing is that Bill had died years … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, afflictions, Alcoholics Anonymous, Asia, been through it, Bill W, cancer, care provider, chemo, comfort, compassion, Corinthians, despair, discouragement, empathize, faith, Father, God's provision, help others, imprisoned, Lord Jesus Christ, Paul, Praise God, treatment center, trials, troubles
June 5 – The Grace-full Remnant
Romans 11:1-24; 1 Samuel 20; Psalm 65 One of the popular themes in literature used in novels today is survival after the apocalypse. Post-apocalyptical literature includes a group of people who survive the war, most likely nuclear, or the great … Continue reading
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Tagged Apocalypse, Christian value, despair, Elijah, Forgiveness, give up salvation, God, good enough, Grace, hope, Israel, Jesus, Jews, King Ahab, Law, mercy, prophet, reject Jesus, Relationship with God, remnant, Romans, survival, works
December 9 – Is It Worth It?
Psalm 126; Isaiah 35:3-7; Luke 7:18-30 “Was it worth it?” I think many of us ask that question as we come to the end of a long project. Was it worth the time and the effort? We look at how … Continue reading
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Tagged despair, disciples, doubts, earthquake, End, execution, expectations, gentle love, God, Grace, Jesus, John the Baptist, Judgment, King, lightning, long life, long project, mercy, messiah, prison, religious leaders, Repentance, Roman Soldiers, special protection from God, tax collectors, true to God, wavering faith, Wookie, worth it
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
September 16 – The Lawyer
Psalm 113; Ezekiel 22:17-31; Romans 8:31-39 There’s an old joke about an engineer who dies, arrives at the Pearly Gates, and is told by Peter that he can’t find the engineer’s name in the book of life so he has … Continue reading
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Tagged approval, cancer, Court of the Supreme, defeat, despair, engineer, Forgiveness, freedom, God, God is for us, God is on our side, Grace, hell, Jesus, joke, Joy, lawyer, lose battles, love, mercy, more than conquerors, our Advocate, Pearly Gates, Peter, Romans 8, Satan, to die is gain, to live is Christ, victory, win the war
June 18 – Politics and Christians
Psalm 22:19-28; Isaiah 59:1-8; Matthew 9:27-34 Science Fiction usually uses one of two themes. The first is that technology has made everything so much better that the world is an awesome place. Somehow, trouble arises even in this idyllic land … Continue reading
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Tagged attorneys, Christ, despair, dystopia, evil overlords, God, government, Grace, hope, idyllic land, integrity, Isaiah, Jesus, Justice, mercy, politics, Science Fiction, society, technology, truth to power, ungodly, utopia
June 3 – Spiritual Droughts
Romans 9:1-29; 1 Samuel 17:55-18:30; Psalm 63 Saul and David had an interesting relationship. David originally began meeting with Saul to play music when a troubling spirit came over Saul. The music would soothe him. Then came Goliath and Saul … Continue reading
November 30 – Singing the Songs of Faith
Galatians 4:21-31; Lamentations 3-4; Psalm 146 Many of the songs we sing are written in the midst of pain. We have a whole music genre called “Blues” that focuses on pain. Some make jokes that country music is that way … Continue reading
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Tagged Blues, despair, faith, faithful God, music, songs
August 11 – Never Give Up!
2 Corinthians 12; 1 Chronicles 1-2; Habakkuk 3 I am not much of a movie connoisseur. I love movies and when I was growing up I would watch most any movie that came on TV. You didn’t have to worry … Continue reading
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Tagged depression, despair, Don Francisco, feelings, Habakkuk, Jesus, overcoming troubles
