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50 Days of Promises (1): Imperishable, Undefiled, and Unfading

Born Again to a Living Hope 1 Peter 1:3-9  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection … Continue reading

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Joyful Living

This started as a simple entry in my own personal journal for Sunday October 13, 2013. They are questions from the sermon notes from my local church. They are questions that I would typically glance at and brush off with … Continue reading

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Where I am

James 1:26 26 Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless. 27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their … Continue reading

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Trust the Evidence

Isaiah 38:16-17 (NLT) Lord, your discipline is good,     for it leads to life and health. You restore my health     and allow me to live! 17 Yes, this anguish was good for me,     for you have rescued me from death     and forgiven … Continue reading

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Is It Hypocrisy?

Romans 2:13-24 13 For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified. 14 For when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do … Continue reading

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Ministers of the New Covenant

2 Corinthians 3 (ESV) 3 Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, as some do, letters of recommendation to you, or from you? 2 You yourselves are our letter of recommendation, written on our[a] hearts, to be … Continue reading

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Because of Him

Matthew 18:21-34 The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant 21 Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” 22 Jesus said to him, … Continue reading

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