Category Archives: hope

Attitude Check: Am I A Pharisee

Matthew 5:8 “‘These people honor me with their lips,     but their hearts are far from me. My heart is heavy this morning. It has been for quite some time. There are concepts in God’s word that I’m just not mature … Continue reading

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Uncrushable Joy

Matthew 5:14-16 14“You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. 15 No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where … Continue reading

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Happiness Vs. Joy

Psalms 30:5 For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime! Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning. So many people around me are struggling through some of the most difficult … Continue reading

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FULL MEASURE OF JOY

John 17:13 13 “I am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them.   Jesus is headed to the cross. … Continue reading

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If You Love Me…

John 14:15  “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments When we first come to Christ, He draws us in so incredibly deep by constantly and consistently expressing what only He can… Unconditional Love Mercy Grace Compassion Healing Romans … Continue reading

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Made Right With God

Romans 10:10-13 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. 11 As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put … Continue reading

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What Is Power?

1 Corinthians 4:20 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power. Good Friday! It always seems such a juxtaposition – to call the day of remembrance of Christ’s humiliation and suffering unto death “good”. But … Continue reading

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Acting Like Mere Humans

1 Corinthians 3:1-4 3 Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly—mere infants in Christ. 2 I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet … Continue reading

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50 Days of Promises (44): The Secret

Philippians 4:11-13  Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. 12 I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living … Continue reading

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Relentless Pursuits

Genesis 39:7-12 7 and Potiphar’s wife soon began to look at him lustfully. “Come and sleep with me,” she demanded. 8 But Joseph refused. “Look,” he told her, “my master trusts me with everything in his entire household. 9 No … Continue reading

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