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Is it Vacations Time?
This is usually the time of year when everyone is itching for a vacation. It is cold outside and no good holiday breaks in sight. And for us Northerners, we are going stir-crazy being stuck in our homes because of the negative degree weather. Vacation sounds like a wonderful escape, but also a mere dream.…
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Just a reminder.
You are loved. If there is nothing else in this world, remember that you are loved. There is an amazing God that loves you and will always love you. He knows and understands the struggles of life. He also knows and understands what you are feeling. He knows you past, present and future and He…
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How important is prayer in your life?
I have learned more and more just how important prayer is in our daily lives. Too often, we go about our days and forget that God wants us to talk to Him and spend time in his Word. Fellowship with God in prayer, isn’t only for talking to God, but it is also the way…
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Family
The Bible teaches that God established two institutions one is the Church, which we talked about earlier, and the second is the Family. The Family and Church are meant to work together to make a strong foundation for spiritual growth and service to the Lord. In the book of Genesis 2: 15-25, God gives the…
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Free will.
This is a tough topic. For a lot of people serving God seems like you are giving up on living life the way you want. But… it isn’t like that at all. Even though the Bible clearly explains that there are things we shouldn’t do, it also helps us to see things through God’s eyes.…
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Look in the mirror.
When you are at church listening to the sermon on Sunday mornings, do you ever think, “Oh, So-and-so really needed to hear that”? Or, when you go out and hear something about a so-and-so from church, you agree with it without knowing the actual facts of the situation. Well, that is not the way we…
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It’s Not Just a Little Black Dot
Have you ever had a shirt that is the most perfect white and has the most flattering fit, and then all of a sudden you find a little black dot right in the front. “Oh! That is so frustrating!” But it has happened to all of us, usually at the worst time, like right before…
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Resist
Matthew 4 is THE example of how to resist the devil. Who was this example? Jesus Christ himself is our prime example. We need to remember that we are mere humans and cannot resist the temptation of the Devil on our own, but with the help of Jesus we can resist him. Look up these…
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Kindness and a Smile.
Have you ever heard that a “Smile” can go a long way? I know that personally when someone smiles at me, it puts a little skip in my step. I may not know them, but still, it is a wonderful feeling to see joy on someone elses face and them sharing that with me. But…
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With Love
As Valentine’s Day is just a few days away we all are looking to give something special to the ones we love, whether it be flowers, candy, a gift or a card. We all put special thought in to that one item. My daughter Tami shows a wonderful illustration showing the one special item that…