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Tag: encourage

2024-09-13

When God Looks on Us with Favor

“Heaven is My throne, And earth is My footstool. Where is the house that you

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2024-09-12

Walking by Faith

“The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.” Genesis 2:15

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2024-09-03

Too Bright?

The best way to lead someone to Christ may not be to blast it in their eyes, but to let it glow from within us through our acts and words.

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2024-08-29

Giving with Strings Attached

A woman we’ll call Marie loved to give things away. When I was a child, I frequently was the recipient of her gifts.

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2024-08-25

Shoeshine Man

When it comes to serving one another, think of yourself as the shoeshine man.

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2024-08-25

A Mother, a Stroller and a Baby

It was Sunday morning and we were having coffee and a bagel at the local coffee shop before we went to church.  A young woman walked into the coffee shop, wheeling her baby in a stroller. 

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2024-08-08

Ticks on the Clock

All of us are conscious of time, in one way or another. We feel that we don't ever have enough time.

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2024-08-02

Forgiving is Not Excusing

To forgive is to move on, not to think about the offense anymore.

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2024-07-21

Christ My Life

Christ my life, and Christ my light, Christ for morning, noon, and night; Christ when all around gives way, Christ my everlasting stay;

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2024-07-20

Refreshment

"Those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."

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2024-07-16

Nevertheless

Two types of thoughts continually vie for your attention. One proclaims God’s strengths; the other lists your failures.

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2024-07-16

Are People Asking Questions?

In a recent conversation with a successful businessman, he described how he encourages his Christian colleagues to live and work in a secular environment where a verbal expression of faith may not be welcome or even allowed.

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2024-07-15

Deception of the Heart

Our God is so amazing. Majestic. Gracious. Loving. We may think, “I would never serve another.” But tragically, it happens all the time. “Take care lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them.” Deuteronomy 11:16

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2024-07-11

Roller Coaster Journey

Sometimes, I feel like I’m just going AROUND and AROUND– trying to set up appointments and rescheduling cancellations.

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2024-07-05

Whom Have I but You?

What can truly fulfill and sustain us? Only our relationship with God and his people last beyond the grave.

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2024-07-04

Do You Know How Much You are Loved?

Do You God’s Word reminds us that the Lord said,: “... Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love: therefore with loving kindness have I drawn you.” Jeremiah 31:3

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2024-07-03

A Prayer to Stay on God’s Path

Abba, thank you for sending a helper to direct my steps.  You know everything and will guide me in your will.

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2024-07-02

A Child at His Feet

His mercy will wipe away every affliction that comes against us. He calls us to come before Him as children;

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2024-07-01

Lord, Speak with Power, Comfort & Clarity

Lord, no one speaks with the power of Your voice- You said "Come forth" and the dead lived again; You said, ...

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2024-06-30

Don’t Get Lost in Your Troubles

Are you troubled, restless, sleepless? Then rejoice in the Lord’s Sovereignty. I dare you. I double-dog dare you--to expose your worries to an hour of worship. Your concerns will melt like ice on an August sidewalk!

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2024-06-29

Doing Good

He was staggering along the side of the road with his thumb out hoping for a ride. My first thought was to drive on by... but instead we stopped and picked him up.

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2024-06-28

Responding to Accusations

When conflict occurs, the natural reaction is to blame someone else and defend yourself. But believers must respond differently.

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2024-06-28

Restored Families

What’s happening in your family? Remember, when we pray for reconciliation in our families, we are praying in God’s will.

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2024-06-24

God Cares about You

Let me pose a few question. If God is able to place the stars in their sockets and suspend the sky like a curtain, do you think it is remotely possible that he is able to guide your life? 

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