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Coffee and Two Talents
I was at coffee with a friend of mine and we were talking about the parable of the talents. I would like to share the truths that we discussed during our time together. This story is found in Matthew 25:14-30. If you are not familiar with the story that Jesus told describing the kingdom of…
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Pursue God at All Costs
We were in Bible Study the other day and were focusing on First Peter chapter five and the verse that hit home with me was verse eight: “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” Too often we are going about life and…
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DAY TWO – Alignment Through Joy
James 1:2-3 “My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.” My sisters drive Priuses, and they like to test them and see just how far they can go before filling up with gas. Because of this experience, when their tanks ding empty,…
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Avoiding that Webbed Facial
Living in the country, I often get the pleasure of walking through the woods and enjoying the scenery. The only thing I do not enjoy when walking in the woods are the spiderwebs. They are always in the most inconvenient place, and I typically get a webbed facial before I even see them. After I…
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Perseverance of a Spider
One of my favorite places to talk with Jesus is out in nature. I feel that the trees give me a canopy of privacy that allows me to literally voice my cares to God out loud. This one day, I had found the place I wanted to sit and speak with God at, but as…
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God’s Will with Your Name on it
“I want my pink Bible with my name on it!” I shouted to the thoughts that were trying their level best to takes steps and rush God, taking my mind off Him and His will for my life. When I was ten years old, we were taken shopping and two of my sisters had those…
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When we listen, God Speaks. When we obey, God moves. When God moves things happen.
When we listen, God Speaks. When we obey, God moves. When God moves things happen. These words are written on top of a painting in my room so that I can always remember these truths that God taught me. I don’t remember when He taught it to me, but it has stuck with me for…
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God’s Provision From The Beginning
All throughout the Bible God’s people have been called to remember the works of God. I want to walk us down memory lane and look at the character of God all the way back to the beginning. Genesis 1:1-27 shows us God’s provision for His creations. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth…
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Image of God
Mark 12:17 – “Give to Caesar that which is Caesar’s and to God that which is God’s” is what Jesus said to those who were seeking to ruin Him by asking if they should pay taxes or not. The Pharisees tried to trap Jesus by asking Him if they had to pay taxes to Caesar. …
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Growing Up in Your Christian Walk
1 Corinthians 13:11 – “When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.” Let us look at the life and process of a child growing up and connect it with how God works…