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Monthly Archives: June 2015
WHAT IS OUR PURPOSE?
John 1, The Message We are always wondering what our purpose is in life. Maybe, just maybe we are making this process too complicated. I read the next paragraph from John 1 that introduces us to John the Baptizer, and … Continue reading
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FIRST
John – The Word of Life! First and foremost, principal, highest, greatest, paramount, top, uppermost, prime, chief, leading, main, major, overriding, predominant, prevailing, central, core, dominant; informal number-one, “our first priority”. These are all synonyms for first. I looked it … Continue reading
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Tagged Attitude, Bible, Bible devotional, Bible Lessons, Bible Study, Blessings, Christian Education, Christian life, Christian Living, Christmas, Comfort, Creation, Depression, devotion, 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, Marriage, Maturity, Mercy, Miracles, Peace, Perfect Love, perspective, Praise, Praise and Worship, prayer, Psalm 119, Relationship, Relationships, repentance, Romans 12, Sacrifice, Salvation, Small Group Bible Studies, Small Group Bible Study, Small Group Study, Small Groups, spiritual formation, Spiritual growth, Spiritual Growth and Formation, Spiritual guidance, Teaching, Transformation, Truth, Unconditional Love, Understanding, Wisdom, Worship, Youth Ministry
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WHY CAN’T YOU SIMPLY BELIEVE!
Luke and the Lost We are up at the crack of dawn most mornings as we worship God the Father in prayer through Jesus Christ our Lord. We pray for all kinds of situations, then we go to His Word … Continue reading
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Tagged Attitude, Bible, Bible devotional, Bible Lessons, Bible Study, Blessings, Christian Education, Christian life, Christian Living, Depression, devotion, 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, Jesus, Jesus as LORD, Jesus Christ, joy, Leadership, LIfe, Love, Love God, Love of God, Love Others, manna, Maturity, Mercy, Peace, Perfect Love, perspective, Praise, Praise and Worship, prayer, Psalm 119, Relationship, Relationships, repentance, Romans 12, Sacrifice, Salvation, Small Group Bible Studies, Small Group Bible Study, Small Group Study, Small Groups, spiritual formation, Spiritual growth, Spiritual Growth and Formation, Spiritual guidance, Teaching, Transformation, Truth, Wisdom, Worship
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“THEY DON’T KNOW WHAT THEY’RE DOING”
Luke and the Lost The final payment is made so that we might be set free. Debt paid in full. Read slowly and carefully. Weep tears of gladness, if you must. We need to know what WE are doing when … Continue reading
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Tagged Attitude, Bible, Bible devotional, Bible Lessons, Bible Study, Blessings, Christian Education, Christian life, Christian Living, Depression, devotion, 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, Jesus, Jesus as LORD, Jesus Christ, joy, Leadership, LIfe, Love, Love God, Love of God, Love Others, manna, Maturity, Mercy, Peace, Perfect Love, perspective, Praise, Praise and Worship, prayer, Psalm 119, Relationship, Relationships, repentance, Romans 12, Sacrifice, Salvation, Small Group Bible Studies, Small Group Bible Study, Small Group Study, Small Groups, spiritual formation, Spiritual growth, Spiritual Growth and Formation, Spiritual guidance, Teaching, Transformation, Truth, Unconditional Love, Understanding, Wisdom, Worship
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SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY
Luke and the Lost The phrase “sleeping with the enemy” is often used to describe a situation involving a non-adversarial relationship between two individuals or entities that would normally be unfriendly or adversarial. This frequently includes business deals between competitors, … Continue reading
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Tagged Attitude, Bible, Bible devotional, Bible Lessons, Bible Study, Blessings, Christian Education, Christian life, Christian Living, Comfort, Depression, devotion, 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, Jesus, Jesus as LORD, Jesus Christ, joy, Leadership, LIfe, Love, Love God, Love of God, Love Others, manna, Marriage, Maturity, Mercy, Peace, Perfect Love, perspective, Praise, Praise and Worship, prayer, Psalm 119, Relationship, Relationships, repentance, Romans 12, Sacrifice, Salvation, Small Group Bible Studies, Small Group Bible Study, Small Group Study, Small Groups, spiritual formation, Spiritual growth, Spiritual Growth and Formation, Spiritual guidance, Teaching, Torah, Transformation, Truth, Unconditional Love, Understanding, Wisdom, Worship, Youth Ministry
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THE ADMISSION, THE SLAP
Luke and the Lost For many years, we have fallen back on the way we live as an admission to Whom we serve and worship. “They will know we are Christians by our love”, right? However, worldview says to love, … Continue reading
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Tagged Attitude, Bible, Bible devotional, Bible Lessons, Bible Study, Blessings, Christian Education, Christian life, Christian Living, Comfort, Depression, devotion, 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, Jesus, Jesus as LORD, Jesus Christ, joy, Leadership, LIfe, Love, Love God, Love of God, Love Others, manna, Marriage, Maturity, Mercy, Peace, Perfect Love, perspective, Praise, Praise and Worship, prayer, Psalm 119, Relationship, Relationships, repentance, Romans 12, Sacrifice, Salvation, Small Group Bible Studies, Small Group Bible Study, Small Group Study, Small Groups, spiritual formation, Spiritual growth, Spiritual Growth and Formation, Spiritual guidance, Teaching, Torah, Transformation, Truth, Unconditional Love, Understanding, Wisdom, Worship, Youth Ministry
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THE CROW, THE GLANCE
Luke and the Lost We are not perfect even though we strive to continually learn His Word and apply it to our walk each day. We, like Peter, declare we would never deny the Jesus! But, maybe we do it … 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, 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, Jesus, Jesus as LORD, Jesus Christ, joy, Leadership, LIfe, Love, Love God, Love of God, Love Others, manna, Marriage, Maturity, Mercy, Miracles, Peace, Perfect Love, perspective, Praise, Praise and Worship, prayer, Psalm 119, Relationship, Relationships, repentance, Romans 12, Sacrifice, Salvation, Small Group Bible Studies, Small Group Bible Study, Small Group Study, Small Groups, spiritual formation, Spiritual growth, Spiritual Growth and Formation, Spiritual guidance, Teaching, Timothy, Transformation, Truth
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LAYING DOWN HIS WILL FOR THE FATHER’S PLAN
Luke and the Lost Have you ever falling to your knees because the circumstance became so great, so out of your control, that it was time to give up all you thought you were handling in your efforts? Or was … Continue reading
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Tagged Attitude, Bible, Bible devotional, Bible Lessons, Bible Study, Blessings, Christian Education, Christian life, Christian Living, Depression, devotion, 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, Jesus, Jesus as LORD, Jesus Christ, joy, Leadership, LIfe, Love, Love God, Love of God, Love Others, manna, Maturity, Mercy, Peace, Perfect Love, perspective, Praise, Praise and Worship, prayer, Psalm 119, Relationship, Relationships, repentance, Romans 12, Sacrifice, Salvation, Small Group Bible Studies, Small Group Bible Study, Small Group Study, Small Groups, spiritual formation, Spiritual growth, Spiritual Growth and Formation, Spiritual guidance, Teaching, Transformation, Truth
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JESUS, THE PLAYGROUND MONITOR
Luke and the Lost Who doesn’t want to be picked first on the team? Who doesn’t want to get recognition for making the goal? Who doesn’t want to sit by the leader? It seems the “I want to be first!”, … Continue reading
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Tagged Attitude, Bible, Bible devotional, Bible Lessons, Bible Study, Blessings, Christian Education, Christian life, Christian Living, Comfort, Depression, devotion, 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, Jesus, Jesus as LORD, Jesus Christ, joy, Leadership, LIfe, Love, Love God, Love of God, Love Others, manna, Maturity, Mercy, Peace, Perfect Love, perspective, Praise, Praise and Worship, prayer, Psalm 119, Relationship, Relationships, repentance, Romans 12, Sacrifice, Salvation, Small Group Bible Studies, Small Group Bible Study, Small Group Study, Small Groups, spiritual formation, Spiritual growth, Spiritual Growth and Formation, Spiritual guidance, Teaching, Transformation, Truth, Youth Ministry
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ONE OF THE TWELVE
Luke and the Lost They were there, right under our noses. There was a couple in one of Randy’s church “turnaround” ministries that seemed so connected to God. They spoke of His ways and testified to His blessings in their … Continue reading
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Tagged Attitude, Bible, Bible devotional, Bible Lessons, Bible Study, Blessings, Christian Education, Christian life, Christian Living, Comfort, Depression, devotion, devotional, Discernment, Discipleship, encouragement, Evil, 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, Jesus, Jesus as LORD, Jesus Christ, joy, Leadership, LIfe, Love, Love God, Love of God, Love Others, manna, Marriage, Maturity, Mercy, Peace, Perfect Love, perspective, Praise, Praise and Worship, prayer, Psalm 119, Relationship, Relationships, repentance, Romans 12, Sacrifice, Salvation, Small Group Bible Studies, Small Group Bible Study, Small Group Study, Small Groups, spiritual formation, Spiritual growth, Spiritual Growth and Formation, Spiritual guidance, Teaching, Ten Commandments, Transformation, Truth, Unconditional Love, Understanding, Wisdom, Worship, Youth Ministry
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