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Do Our Traditions Replace The Word of God? and Need Prayer?
You’ll notice if you listen to the video, that I’m asking you to let me pray for you. The video gives a better explanation of how I want to do that, but the simple fact is that I want to … Continue reading
Posted in Bible study
Tagged accuate descriptions, attack Jesus, brother's keeper, care for others, care for parents, corban, far from God, following rules, following traditions, from the heart, germaphobes, heart, hygiene, insults, Jesus, mechanical, ministry, parents, Pharisees, ritual cleansing, Scribes, unwashed hands, washed hands, worship
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March 14 – When The Heart is Revealed
Matthew 15:1-20; Leviticus 24-25; Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 “For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. These are what defile a person; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile them.” (Matthew 15:19-20 NKJV) Some … Continue reading
Posted in Devotional Thoughts
Tagged abuse, adultery, defile, discomfort, evil thoughts, explosion, false testimony, heart, heart change, Jesus, murder, outward signs, overreaction, perfect, Pharisees, protocol, sexual immorality, slander, theft, trouble-meter, uncomfortable, unwashed hands, wash your hands, wrong
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March 9 – I Continue to be Amazed That God Knows Me and Loves Me
Matthew 12:22-50; Leviticus 15; Leviticus 16; Proverbs 27 “As in water face reflects face, So a man’s heart reveals the man.” (Proverbs 27:19 NKJV) We’ve all seen our reflection in the water at one time or another; if not there, … Continue reading
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Tagged cameras, cell phones, clean faces, cussed, face, fake our way through life, fear, fix hair, God forgives, God loves, grow closer to Him, heart, heart reveals, know us and won't like us, last minute checkup, makeup, messed-up, mirrors, over-reacted, reflection, reflections, reveals, selfies, sins and foibles, water, weaknesses and failures
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January 13 – Cleansing Our Thoughts and Attitudes
Luke 11:29-54; Genesis 20; Psalm 13 “When the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that He had not first washed before dinner. Then the Lord said to him, ‘Now you Pharisees make the outside of the cup and dish clean, but … Continue reading
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Tagged "Employees Must Wash Hands", attitude, common people, contamination, God forgives, God loves, greed, handwashing routine, heart, inward dirty, living bad, looking good, Lord, outside clean, Pharisee, restrooms, sinners, wash before dinner, wickedness
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April 14 – Searching For Real Treasure
1 Samuel 25-26 Luke 12:32-59 “Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Get for yourselves purses that will not wear out, the treasure in heaven that never runs out, where thieves can’t steal and moths can’t destroy. Your heart … Continue reading
Posted in Action Steps, Devotional Thoughts
Tagged alarm system, armed guards, armed patrols, care for others, consumed by possessions, Cross, eat, fences, followers, get rid of stuff, heart, Jesus, junk, pay rent, poor, possessions, poverty, storage units, stuff, stuffitis, treasure, treasure in heaven, treasure people, Walls
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November 6 – Fighting So You and Your Buddy Make It Out
2 Timothy 2; Jeremiah 7-8; Psalm 122 There’s a sense of adventurism, of heroism perhaps, when a young man or woman joins the military. They may have grand ideas of storming beaches to protect our country. They may see themselves … Continue reading
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Tagged adventurism, agony, being with Him, boot camp, Christ Jesus, Christians, civilian affairs, commanding officer, drill sergeants, emotional challenges, fight for your buddy, fighting for survival, getting out alive, global view, good soldier, heart, heroism, last line of defense, loving others, make Jesus happy, mental challenges, midst of troubles, military, mind, overcoming obstacles, physical challenges, piling guilt, protect the country, PT, quit, Roman army, sharing grace, storming beaches, suffering, support each other, victorious in Christ, War
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Rwanda Trip 2017 – Day 7
Sunday, June 18 We got to sleep in today. I was able to sleep until about 5:30. I thought about sleeping a little longer, but…oh yeah, the sunrise! So I got out of bed, found some coffee, and read my … Continue reading
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Tagged African Church, amazing God, Church, God, God first, heart, heaven, Holy Spirit, I am rich, John Africa, Joy, Kigali, muzungu, rooster crowing, sleep late, Sunday School, sunrise, treasure, worship
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June 4 – Going Through the Motions
Romans 9:30-10:21; 1 Samuel 19; Psalm 64 Jonah was quite a head case. If you don’t believe that God uses all kinds to serve in His kingdom, think about Jonah. God calls Jonah to an immense task, but one that … Continue reading
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Tagged believe, entire person, evil, faith, God, going through the motions, heart, hidden sins, Jesus, Jonah, justified, Kingdom of God, life reflects gospel, mouth, Nineveh, Paul, profess faith, rather die, relationship, Repentance, whole-hearted faith, works
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March 26 – What Are You Giving to God?
Matthew 22:1-22; Numbers 21; Song of Solomon 1:1-2:7 Spring is in the air and everyone’s thoughts turn to … taxes. Yep, that annual tradition so beloved by Americans of filling out our tax returns and sending them off so that … Continue reading
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Tagged all belongs to God, Caesar, example, faith, give to God, God, government, heart, helping the oppressed, Herodians, interest free loan, Justice, mercy, offerings, Pharisees, Roman tax, Spring, tax protestor, tax returns, tax season, tithes, wronged
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September 20 – Defibrillators
Just a note: I have had to do some traveling to deal with family issues. This has disrupted the timing of my writing. I am hoping to catch up and get back on track within the next few days. John … Continue reading
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Tagged defibrillators, denial, facing our sin, heart, Mary, pacemakers, Peter, Rabboni, relationship with Jesus, spiritual spark, spiritually dead
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