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Tag Archives: Father
September 11 – There Is Only One Way…
John 14:1-14; 2 Chronicles 20:1-21:1; Psalm 78:56-72 My wife has a habit of naming inanimate objects. Our GPS unit is “Sally.” (With a voice like that, it couldn’t be male.) Whenever we go somewhere, we set Sally up and punch … Continue reading
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Tagged ask directions, betrayal, caring, chain saw, Christianity, denial, destination, different experiences, direction, disciples, exclusive, Father, God leaves us here, GPS, hearts at peace, hearts troubled, heaven, inclusive, Jesus, journey, joy of ministry, Judas, loving others, man card, man's dream, no other way, only through Jesus, Peter, tension, the way, travel, trust the guide, Upper Room, way truth and life, wrong way
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August 25 – No Empty Shelves There
John 6:22-59; 1 Chronicles 24; Zechariah 10 The first things to disappear from store shelves when a hurricane is coming are water and bread. We have to have that water. We have to have that bread. Those are vital for … Continue reading
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Tagged believe, bread, bread honored, bread of life, Central Asia, Clean water, despised, eternal life, Father, feed me, God, Harvey, hope, hurricane, immigration policy, Jesus, Kingdom of God, living water, love of Jesus, necessary for life, physical, power of God, Son, spiritual, walking on water, water, wind
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August 23 – Whatta Ya Know?
John 5:19-47; 1 Chronicles 20:1-22:1; Zechariah 8 Science is the art of knowing. It is an ever-expanding thirst for knowledge that’s never satiated as each discovery leads to even more questions. This thirst, this quest for knowledge, is why “Settled … Continue reading
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Tagged creative power of God, Creator God, design, designer, Father, follower of Christ, geocentric universe, glory of God, God's World, heliocentric universe, Jesus, knowing, macroscopic, messiah, microscopic, new discovery, non-theists, Oral Law, Pharisees, science, settled science, Son, stubbornness, study the Scriptures, thirst for knowledge, Trinity, truth, vast cosmos
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
May 31 – Dead to Sin
Romans 6; 1 Samuel 15; Psalm 60 Northwestern University psychologists conducted a study that was reported on by Scientific American in 2010. The article was titled “Why We Return to Bad Habits.” In the study, people who had quit smoking … Continue reading
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Tagged allure of sin, attractive lures, away from God, Bad Habits, dead to sin, disguised as fun, Father, Garden of Gethsemane, God's in control, God's Word, good habits, Grace, Greek, Holy Spirit, Jesus, more grace, Northwestern University, out of your mind, Read God's Word, Satan, Scientific American, self-control, sin, sin more, smoking, temptation, temptation in Wilderness, triple negative
February 2 – Who to Forgive?
Luke 23:26-56; Genesis 42; Psalm 33 In June of 2015 Dylan Roof entered the prayer service at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. By the time he was finished, he had killed 9 people including the pastor. His hopes were to … Continue reading
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Tagged apologize, Charleston, confess sin, Cross, Dylan roof, Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, execution, Father, flogging, Forgiveness, God, gospel, illegal trial, Jesus Christ, mass murder, mocking, obedient, race war, radical forgiveness, Revenge, Romans, South Carolina
December 14 – Constant Change or Constant?
Isaiah 11:1-9; Numbers 16:1-19; Hebrews 13:7-17 “The only thing that is constant is change.” Heraclitus told us that back in the 500s B.C. In many ways that’s true. I used to teach kids in middle school. I see them ten … Continue reading
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Tagged 5th century B.C., alarming, car styles, change, comfortable Hebrews, comforting, constant, falling in love, Father, fight change, forever, Forgiveness, God, Grace, Heraclitus, Jason Gray, Jesus, Jesus Christ, kids change, mercy, middle school, relationship, religion, teachers don't change, today, yesterday
November 20 – Forgiveness
Jeremiah 23:1-6; Psalm 46; Colossians 1:11-20; Luke 23:33-43 “Friends applaud. The comedy is finished.” Those were the last words of Ludwig von Beethoven before he died. We attach a lot of significance to the last words of famous people for … Continue reading
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Tagged Beethoven, comedy, Cross, crucifixion, execution, Father, Forgiveness, God, Grace, History, Jesus, Jewish leaders, last words, mob, Passover, peace, Pontius Pilate, Relationship with God, Romans, Seven Last Words, the crowd
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
