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FILL IT UP!

Do you look at a cup of water and say it is “half-filled” or “half-empty”?  Ah, the great question of life, right?  Wrong.  Our next passage sometimes gets reduced to secular interpretation:  positive thinking vs. negative thinking.  But there is … Continue reading

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RELENTLESS FOCUS ON A RELENTLESS CHRIST!

Lord, help me to stay focused!  How many times do we pray that pray each day, maybe even each hour, as we strive to do what God wants us to be and do?  Our thoughts are so easily distracted.  Staying … Continue reading

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KNOW HIM—Know and grow with those who know Him

Everything else is insignificant to knowing Jesus Christ as Lord! It’s hard to choose good friends who will help us on our journey to grow in Christ.  It is fairly easy to rub shoulders with people who tell you what … Continue reading

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A BREATH OF FRESH AIR

The church has periods of time in history when we affect society (our world in which we live).  But there are many times that society affects the church and pollutes the Body of Christ.  We become like the world instead … Continue reading

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WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOURSELF?

What a question to ask, right?  Who do you think you are?  Who do I think I am?  Notice we are not asking what others think we are, for this is personal and the answer determines the state of our … Continue reading

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THE MESSAGE CAN’T BE JAILED!

The tenaciousness of Paul reminds me of the story of the little girl who could not sit still on a long flight across the country.  I’m sure this little girl felt “imprisoned” in this flying tube in which there was … Continue reading

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PHILLIPIANS—PURE JOY!

Let me introduce you to Joy— This letter from Paul to the churches in Philippi is the most positive letter to believers one could write.  He reminds us of the internal joy that is always present, always flowing from the … Continue reading

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THIS IS WAR—FOR OUR SOULS

Uppermost in our minds, is impending war by the powerful over the less powerful all because of wanting more power.  The outcomes of these actions will affect everyone in the world eventually. Simply put, the reason for war is, “I … Continue reading

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WAKE UP—LOVE LIKE JESUS!

The most important relationship we will ever have in life is the relationship we have with Jesus.  All other relationships benefit and are built in holy ways from this intimate, growing, relentless, committed, no turning back relationship with Jesus.  Jesus … Continue reading

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IT’S TIME TO GROW UP! 

As parents, we want our kids to grow up healthy and strong.  That is our work on earth–to nurture our babies, help them walk and talk as toddlers, teach them how to relate to each other as siblings, how to … Continue reading

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