Category Archives: temptations

REAL LIFE, REAL LOVE

Proverbs – Life Skills   Proverbs 5 1-2 Dear friend, pay close attention to this, my wisdom; listen very closely to the way I see it. Then you’ll acquire a taste for good sense; what I tell you will keep … Continue reading

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CHOOSE WELL

Proverbs – Life Skills   Proverbs 4, The Message Your Life Is at Stake   1-2 Listen, friends, to some fatherly advice; sit up and take notice so you’ll know how to live. I’m giving you good counsel; don’t let … Continue reading

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WHICH PATH?

Proverbs – Life Skills   Wisdom is looking ahead but not too far ahead, so we don’t stumble over the present. Wisdom is seeing the next step and taking it gingerly with the destination clearly set in our minds. Wisdom … Continue reading

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LIVING IN ROBUST SANITY!

Proverbs – Life Skills   At the request of a dear friend in our ladies Bible study group, we are going to dive into the book of wisdom. Wisdom means “skills for living”. We will want to live well, right? … Continue reading

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WHAT AND WHY

Jeremiah, The Prophet of God, Still Speaks…   We like to quote Jeremiah often. As believers, Jeremiah 29:11 is our “go to” when pondering the meaning and purpose of our lives. We ask for help when confused because we trust … Continue reading

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GOD KNOWS ME

GOD KNOWS ME   What we think about God and our relationship to Him determines what we think about everything else that makes up our busy world–other people, the universe, God’s Word, God’s will, sin, faith, and obedience.   Wrong … Continue reading

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HOPE IN THE WAIT

Psalm 62 (NLT)   I wait quietly before God, for my victory comes from him. 2 He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will never be shaken. 3 So many enemies against one man— all … Continue reading

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JESUS IS COMING BACK!

Revelation – The Big Reveal   It was a tearful, expectant, excited, breathtaking joy to see a home made over by professionals who knew what they are doing. We experienced all the “feels” of those emotions, right along with the … Continue reading

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GOD AND LOVE

John’s Letters   The two most difficult things to get straight in life are love and God. More often than not, the mess people make of their lives can be traced to failure or stupidity or meanness in one or … Continue reading

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YOU ARE THE MESSIAH

Letters from Peter   Peter’s concise confession–“You are the Messiah, the Christ”–focused the faith of the disciples on Jesus as God among us, in person, carrying out the eternal work of salvation. Peter seems to have been a natural leader, … Continue reading

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