Beloved is what your heavenly Father thinks of you. Does that make you want to be near him, to learn of him, and to be like him? Of course it does. If you are in Christ, he calls you his beloved. Not only are we beloved, but we are also beloved children. All Christians have...
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How We Think of Him If we forget God’s generous, overwhelming grace in forgiving us, we will think of him as a “hard man, reaping where did not sow, and gathering where scattered no seed” (Matt. 25:24). We will have low thoughts of him. We will see him as a harsh taskmaster, exacting...
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Counsel from the Cross…Continued from page 1 Elyse M. Fitzpatrick, Dennis E. Johnson You see, if certain concepts in Scripture have become white noise to us, it will be all too easy to read a verse like Ephesians 5:1 and see only its obligations. I, too, can see myself using the verse to develop a list...
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For the next 7 weekdays, I’m going to put a page of an article on here that will challenge you in your faith. This is called, Counsel from the Cross. Chapter One: What Do You See? Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. Ephesians 5:1 I (ELYSE) HAVE LIVED less than a quarter of a mile...
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Do we have a pure and simple devotion to Christ? Do we have a devotion or single-mindedness of heart that is totally focused on pleasing God? In the following scripture, Paul warns the Corinthian church of this very issue. I am jealous for you with the jealousy of God himself. For I promised you as...
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From the best-selling author of Wild At Heart comes a new release entitled “Walking With God” which will surely capture your attention and heart this season. John Eldredge leads the Ransomed Heart Ministries which point people back to the Father heart of God and heals and restores wounded hearts according to God’s original plan...
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November 8, 2009 READ: 1 Peter 4:12-19 If anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this matter. —1 Peter 4:16One October morning in 2006, a woman and her six children were forced to witness an attack on their husband and father. His assailants tried to force him...
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Growing Font Size Three Steps Toward Pastor Rick Warren discusses the Bible passages that inspire him the most. Today’s Devotional is based on this passage: “I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds” (John...
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A minister passing through his church in the middle of the day, Decided to pause by the altar and see who had come to pray. Just then the back door opened, a man came down the aisle, The minister frowned as he saw the man hadn’t shaved in a while. His shirt was kinda shabby and his coat was worn and frayed, the man...
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