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Daily Devotion

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I Have Already Made a Way for You I have kissed you with the sweetness of my acceptance. I have embraced you with the sweetness of my of approval. I have showered my affections upon you time and time again, and it is my great pleasure to continually do so, for I have reconciled all […]

Your Work Matters To God

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  “Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ” (Colossians 3:23-24, NLT). Sometimes you feel as if your efforts are going unnoticed.  Maybe you are […]

Praise Him

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 Church, as I write this, the malls are already setting up for Christmas, bypassing right by Thanksgiving. The business of the Holiday season is almost upon us. The shopping, the cooking, the get-togethers both social as well as work related, kids plays, etc. It all adds up. Though none of those things are bad on […]

Knowing God through Giving

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Giving is a spiritual issue and in fact, a relational issue with God. In order to truly yield to God’s ownership of our possessions, we must evaluate carefully what may be the most telling evidence of our stewardship – the part we give. Just as we decide on what we spend on an appliance or […]

Stop Going To Church – Be The Church

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Stop Going To Church – Be The Church Ephesians 5:25, Matthew 16:18, Mark 7:6-13 That’s right – a Pastor is encouraging you to stop going to church; I really mean it! STOP! We’ve all become accustomed to simply going to church – as if church is a place. It’s not! Many of us have special […]

God Always Used Imperfect People

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God always used imperfect People Have you ever been reading the Bible and thought to yourself, why would Jesus chooses him/her to walk with Him. Yes, I know that we already know most of their ending, how they become great teachers/preachers, faithful followers, and miracle workers. If you can for one moment act like this […]

What is a good story?

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With the summer movie season coming up and the big budgeted blockbusters right around the corner I could not help but think of our story or better yet, your story. Part of any good story is what one is seeking to accomplish. This is usually what drives the story. Frodo wants/needs to destroy the ring. […]

He is Risen!

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There is much to complain about these days. We complain about the economy.  We complain about higher taxes and lower morals.  We complain about our jobs, and we complain about the lack of a job.  We complain about the weather and the catastrophes that are plaguing our world.  We complain about our spouse, our children, […]

God’s Sovereign Plan

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The other day, I arrived at the bus stop where four Asian ladies were indiscriminately passing out New Testament Bibles. When one of the ladies offered me a Bible, I tried to decline. But she was insistent, so I tried to change the subject. “What church are you with?” I asked. She said she was with a non-denominational, […]

Complete Submission to God

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Job was one of those whom Scripture describes as “perfect,” yet he cried, “I have sinned.” Noah was perfect in his generation, but no drunkard will allow us to forget that he had his fault. Abraham received the command, “Walk before me and be thou perfect,” but he was not absolutely sinless. Zacharias and Elizabeth […]