What comes to mind when you think of suffering and what emotions rise up in you? What is your attitude towards its existence in your life and in the lives of those you love? I would venture to say that the majority (if not all) of us experience at least some negative thoughts and emotions […]
A grateful heart is a blessed heart. Have you ever met someone whose life is a walking proverb of what not to do? Let me qualify that question a little further. Have you ever met a believer whose life is a walking proverb of what not to do? If so, have you ever noticed how grateful they are to
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OUTLINE: A Grateful Heart Is a Blessed Heart Blog – 4/16/21 Guarantees to Hang Your Hat On Things that are NOT guaranteed Are blessings “yours” to demand or are they God’s to give?SynthesizePs 50:12b…for the world and its fullness are mine.Ps 50:14aOffer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving… Self-Induced MiseryIt’s when we think we have the
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OUTLINE: The Sphere of God Blog – 4/9/21Guarantees to Hang Your Hat On Things that are NOT guaranteed Self-Induced MiseryIt’s when we think we have the RIGHT to demand such things as permanent blessings that we place ourselves in bondage to poor expectations! Your joy is intrinsic to your abiding in the sphere of God’s love.Jas
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“Trust me.” “Why should I trust you?” “Because I love you.” This brief interaction describes many situations in this life where one person asks another to take their hand, whether literally or figuratively, for their own sake. As the prior guides the latter, out of love, the latter begins to realize that the prior truly
OUTLINE: Heb 13:8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.2Co 9:15Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!The Ancient TruthThe Gospel transcends human history as we think of it, for it was planned by God from eternity past. God has always known that His creatures would fall and that He would save them.
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OUTLINE: 2Co 9:15Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!The Ancient TruthThe Gospel transcends human history as we think of it, for it was planned by God from eternity past. God has always known that His creatures would fall and that He would save them. There was never a time where salvation wasn’t an option,
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When I was growing up, there were only three “good” channels on the television. This meant we watched whatever was on, which often resulted in watching programs that, had we more options, we would have never chosen to watch. One of the most popular shows was the Miss America Pageant. At some point during the
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OUTLINE: Heb 12:14-15 [Amplified]Continually pursue peace with everyone, and the sanctification without which no one will [ever] see the Lord. See to it that no one falls short of God’s grace; that no root of resentment springs up and causes trouble, and by it many be defiled.Ro 12:9, 17-18Let love be genuine. Abhor what is
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TODAY’S VERSE: Philippians 4:5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.The dictionary defines gentle as free from harshness, sternness, or violence; having or showing a mild, kind, or tender temperament or character, and gentleness as the quality of being kind, tender, or mild-mannered; softness of action or effect; lightness. The Bible tells us that Jesus Christ
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