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Thoughts By John Fischer

July 18, 2021

Because of You

Thought for the day: Don't ever sell short what God can do "because of you."

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June 3, 2021

Justice and Mercy

Is there anybody you'd rather not see in heaven? What if God chooses to extend mercy to that person? Would you go away and pout like Jonah?

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November 16, 2020

Jonah Just Doesn’t Get it

Jonah was so caught up in his own self-righteousness that, in the end, all he could care about was himself and a stupid plant. Meanwhile, God was having compassion for a hundred and twenty thousand people who were trapped in their own ignorance, along with many animals, which God cared about, too.

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October 28, 2020

Free to Serve

In Christ we have been set free from the power and the penalty of sin, free from trying to earn God's favor, free from the insatiable need to please ourselves, and free to know the truth.

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November 18, 2019

Cracked Pots

The more honest we are with our humanity, the more the power of God can be seen and recognized in us. our fragile, clay-like (from the earth) bodies and the immeasurable brightness of Christ is something that should be obvious so that everyone will know the power must be coming from God, because it certainly isn't coming from us.

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May 26, 2019

Putting out the Welcome Mat

We are in the business of welcoming sons and daughters of the King, and that includes everyon - even those we'd rather not have in our family.

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October 18, 2017

The Value of Pain

The Value of Pain You can’t bring a cup of cold water to someone if

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August 22, 2017

Don’t Go With the Flow

I just don't see God as doling out ease and contentment. His business lies more in the areas of refining and shaping us to conform more to the image of Christ, and none of that comes easy.

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August 3, 2017

Living Unmasked

Masked with near perfection, sin hides itself beneath the surface of good churches, good confessions, good works, and good intentions. Everyone really knows that something is wrong, but ...

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June 1, 2016

Help That’s Really Help

Question: Is there someone you know who needs godly guidance? How can you approach them in a way that will be honoring to God?

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