Monthly Archives: December 2019

THE HOLY SPIRIT

Posted on December 31, 2019 by randscallawayffm

John – God Speaks!   Years ago I led a group of women in Bible Study. The women were all ages and represented each decade. They were awesome! One evening we were talking about how it feels to walk into … Continue reading →

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LOVE EACH OTHER…SERIOUSLY!

Posted on December 28, 2019 by randscallawayffm

John – God Speaks!   The picture of love is so shallow in worldly thinking. The world flaunts sex more than true love, romance (love with conditions) more than lasting love, is always about self and comes at a price … Continue reading →

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THERE’S ALWAYS THAT ONE…

Posted on December 27, 2019 by randscallawayffm

John – God Speaks!   “You hurt the ones you love the most“. Mm, I don’t think this popular saying is quite correct. The ones you hurt and don’t fight back are the ones that love you the most describes … Continue reading →

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THE GOD WHO DOES FEET

Posted on December 26, 2019 by randscallawayffm

John – God Speaks!   The emphasis in John 13:1–3 is on what our Lord KNEW, and in John 13:4–5 on what our Lord DID. Jesus knew that “his hour was come.” More than any of the gospel writers, John … Continue reading →

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BELIEVE

Posted on December 25, 2019 by randscallawayffm

John – God Speaks!   It’s Christmas Day as I write my thoughts this morning. All is quiet after helping our church provide twelve Christmas Eve opportunities to come to Jesus and believe. Many did! Some are still thinking about … Continue reading →

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WE WANT TO MEET JESUS!

Posted on December 24, 2019 by randscallawayffm

John – God Speaks!   Those who want to meet Jesus will find Him waiting to embrace them. Our church offered twelve Christmas Eve services this season for the sole purpose of helping the people of our community come and … Continue reading →

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GOING AFTER HIM

Posted on December 23, 2019 by randscallawayffm

John Speaks!   Right now it is the season to celebrate the coming of Jesus to earth as a baby. Here’s what I am observing in the crowds coming to Christmas Eve services at our church. Many come to merely … Continue reading →

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REVISITING THE RESURRECTED LAZARUS

Posted on December 21, 2019 by randscallawayffm

John – God Speaks! Did Jesus go back to Bethany to visit the man he raised to see if any had any side effects from being dead? Nope. Lazarus was raised to full life…as before. Can you imagine the victory … Continue reading →

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ONE MAN

Posted on December 20, 2019 by randscallawayffm

John – God Speaks!   As we get ready to walk with Jesus to the end of life as John tells it, we wonder, given today’s standards and thinking, how could such a short life of only thirty-three years on … Continue reading →

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UNWRAPPED!

Posted on December 19, 2019 by randscallawayffm

John – God Speaks!   This is the time of year of keeping secrets from those we love so we can surprise them with the “perfect gift”. We work hard as parents or grandparents to wrap those gifts with thick … Continue reading →

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