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Monthly Archives: March 2015
ONCE IN A LIFETIME!
LUKE AND LOST What does it feel like to win the lottery? How would you react?What does it feel like to be chosen, from all the hundreds of other priests, to have your once in a lifetime chance to enter … Continue reading
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RELIABILITY
LUKE AND THE LOST What can we really rely on? People? No, we are too human and make mistakes, not matter what, because we are a work in progress, forgiven, but not perfect. Things we buy? No, the milk went … Continue reading
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WITH GOD THERE ARE NO OUTSIDERS!
LUKE AND THE LOST We begin the book of Luke with a feeling of “coming home”. Have you ever traveled for a few days or weeks away from home? Can you remember what it is like to finally come home … Continue reading
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Tagged Attitude, Bible, Bible devotional, Bible Lessons, Bible Study, Christian Education, Christian life, Christian Living, Comfort, devotion, devotional, Discernment, Discipleship, encouragement, Exodus, Faith, Family, Finding Focus, Finding Focus Ministries, Focus, Forgiveness, Freedom, Genesis, God, God's Grace, God's love, God's Presence, God's will, God's Word, Grace, Guidance, Healing, Holy Spirit, Hope, Insight, inspiration, Integrity, Jesus, Jesus as LORD, Jesus Christ, joy, Leadership, LIfe, Love, Love God, Love of God, Mercy, Paul, Peace, Perfect Love, perspective, Relationships, repentance, Spiritual Growth and Formation, Transformation, Truth
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AND HERE’S THE REST OF THE STORY…
The Good News! Like Paul Harvey did many years ago, we close the gospel of Mark with “the rest of the story”…after the Resurrection of Jesus, our Savior. Most people think the “good news” ends with the resurrection, but this … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron, Attitude, Bible, Bible devotional, Bible Lessons, Bible Study, Blessings, Christian Education, Christian life, Christian Living, Comfort, Depression, devotional, Discipleship, encouragement, Evil, Exodus, Faith, Family, Finding Focus, Finding Focus Ministries, Focus, Forgiveness, Freedom, Genesis, God, God's Grace, God's love, God's Presence, God's will, God's Word, Grace, Guidance, Healing, Holy Spirit, Hope, Insight, inspiration, Integrity, Jesus, Jesus as LORD, Jesus Christ, joy, Leadership, LIfe, Love, Love God, Love of God, Love Others, manna, Mercy, Peace, Perfect Love, perspective, Praise and Worship, Relationship, Relationships, repentance, Spiritual Growth and Formation, Transformation, Truth
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“EXACTLY AS HE SAID”
The Good News! Do you worry…outloud? At times, does fear overtake all your senses and you wonder if life is worth all the trouble, pain and sheer annoyances? Do your finances play a part in this fear and worry? Do … Continue reading
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THE ONE WHO LIVED EXPECTANTLY
The Good News! There is a famous joke about a child who wakes up on Christmas morning and is surprised to find a heap of horse manure under the tree instead of a collection of presents. Yet, the child is … Continue reading
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Tagged Attitude, Bible, Bible devotional, Bible Lessons, Blessings, Christian life, Christian Living, devotional, Discernment, Discipleship, encouragement, Faith, Family, Finding Focus, Finding Focus Ministries, Focus, Forgiveness, Freedom, God, God's Grace, God's love, God's Presence, God's will, God's Word, Grace, Guidance, Healing, Holy Spirit, Hope, Insight, inspiration, Integrity, Israelites, Jesus, Jesus as LORD, Jesus Christ, joy, Leadership, LIfe, Love, Love God, Love of God, Love Others, Mercy, Peace, perspective, Spiritual Growth and Formation, Transformation, Truth
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THIS HAS TO BE…THE SON OF GOD!
The Good News! We hear Jesus’ name called out in the heat of anger, swearing and using His name as a curse from unbelievers. We shudder. As believers we swear using, what we think are “kinder” words, but still swear … Continue reading
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Tagged Attitude, Bible, Bible devotional, Bible Lessons, Bible Study, Blessings, Christian Education, Christian life, Christian Living, Christmas, devotional, Discernment, Discipleship, encouragement, Exodus, Faith, Finding Focus, Finding Focus Ministries, Focus, Forgiveness, Freedom, Genesis, God, God's Grace, God's love, God's Presence, God's will, God's Word, Grace, Guidance, Healing, Holy Spirit, Hope, Insight, inspiration, Integrity, Jesus, Jesus as LORD, Jesus Christ, joy, Leadership, LIfe, Love, Love God, Love of God, Love Others, Peace, Perfect Love, perspective, Salvation, Spiritual growth, Spiritual Growth and Formation, Transformation, Truth
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POWERFUL SILENCE
The Good News! Have you ever been in a situation where if you said anything it would probably be wrong? Sometimes saying nothing says everything. There is great power in silence. Jesus, tied up, beaten, mocked with his blood stained … Continue reading
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Tagged Attitude, Bible, Bible devotional, Bible Lessons, Bible Study, Blessings, Christian Education, Christian life, Christian Living, Creation, Depression, devotion, devotional, Discernment, Discipleship, encouragement, Evil, Faith, Finding Focus, Finding Focus Ministries, Focus, Forgiveness, Freedom, Genesis, God, God's Grace, God's love, God's Presence, God's will, God's Word, Grace, Guidance, Healing, Holy Spirit, Hope, Insight, inspiration, Integrity, Jesus, Jesus as LORD, Jesus Christ, joy, LIfe, Love, Love God, Love of God, Love Others, Peace, Perfect Love, perspective, Praise, Salvation, Spiritual Growth and Formation, Transformation, Truth
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HE COULD NOT STAY AWAY!
The Good News! Nothing is worse than someone you trust and respect, who is much wiser than you to warn you about something and later tell you, “I told you so.” Ugh, you feel awful, sick to your stomach when … Continue reading
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Tagged Attitude, Bible, Bible devotional, Bible Lessons, Bible Study, Blessings, Christian life, Christian Living, Discernment, encouragement, Faith, Family, Finding Focus, Finding Focus Ministries, Focus, Forgiveness, God, God's Grace, God's love, God's Presence, God's will, God's Word, Grace, Guidance, Healing, Holy Spirit, Hope, Insight, inspiration, Integrity, Jesus as LORD
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THE KISS OF DEATH
The Good News! We use the “kiss of death” as an action for ending a relationship. It is also used in other ways today. I looked it up… -When a woman you’re trying to get with delivers the fatal blow, … Continue reading
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Tagged Attitude, Bible, Bible devotional, Bible Lessons, Bible Study, Christian life, Christian Living, devotional, Discernment, Discipleship, encouragement, Faith, Family, Finding Focus, Finding Focus Ministries, Focus, Forgiveness, Freedom, Genesis, God, God's Grace, God's love, God's Presence, God's will, God's Word, Grace, Guidance, Healing, Holy Spirit, Hope, Insight, inspiration, Integrity, Jesus, Jesus as LORD, Jesus Christ, joy, Leadership, LIfe, Love, Love God, Love of God, Love Others, manna, Mercy, Peace, Perfect Love, perspective, Sacrifice, Salvation, Spiritual Growth and Formation, Transformation, Truth
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