Encouraging notes for a strong foundation
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Sleeping Children Around the World: The Beginning of a Charity
People were bringing little children to Him, for Him to touch them. The disciples turned them away, but when Jesus saw this…
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Let Your Light Bear Witness
“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp…
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Advent = Love
He has helped his servant Israel, remembering to be mercifulto Abraham and his descendants forever, just as he promised our ancestors. Luke 1:54-55 (NIV)…
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Advent = Joy
Those who wept as they went out carrying the seed will come back singing for joy, as they bring in the harvest. Psalm 126:6…
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Advent = Peace
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. John 14:27a (NIV) This is Advent Week Two. We focus on peace.…
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Advent = Hope
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah,out of you will come for me one who will…
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Increasing Your Faith – Part 4
– What does an ‘increase in faith’ in God look like? – Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the…
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Increasing Your Faith – Part 3
– Can we increase our faith in humanity? – “What is written in the Law?” [Jesus] replied. “How do you read it?”…
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Increasing Your Faith – Part 2
– Can we increase our faith in mechanical things? – Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure…
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Increasing Your Faith – Part 1
– Is it possible? – Jesus said to them, “Because you have so little faith. For sure, I tell you, if you…
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Don’t Calculate Without God
Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass. Psalm 37:5 Following are excerpts…
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A View from Heaven
Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off? Can any hide himself in secret places…
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What Can We Learn from a Tiny Seed?
He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed,…
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Reading the Christian
“You show that you are a letter from Christ …” 2 Corinthians 3:3 During this most recent season of Pentecost, I have…
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Fighting the Fog
“… for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again …” Proverbs 24:16a The COVID-19 pandemic’s effects have seeped into virtually…
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Our Job Description
“You are the salt of the earth … You are the light of the world.” Matthew 5:13a, 14a Having been retired for several years now, I must admit that I haven’t…
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Not Finished Yet
“Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely … ” 1 Thessalonians 5:23a Let us meditate for a moment on the scripture found in I Thessalonians 5:23-24. This is…
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Does God Take Sides?
“Now they are Your servants and Your people whom You have redeemed by Your great power and by Your strong hand.” Nehemiah 1:10 Let…
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Hope
“… but 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…
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