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Remember Who is Praying

  LUKE 22:32a – “But I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail.”   THEME OF THE DAY: REMEMBER WHO IS PRAYING.  It was mid-afternoon, but the thick clouds betrayed the clock.  Surely evening had arrived.  It looked like rain.  It smelled like rain.  It felt like rain.  I had no doubt the heavens were about to open.  I…

What Is Really Behind Our Trials, Temptations, and Tests?

EXODUS 20:20 – Moses said to the people, “Do not fear, for God has come to test you, that the fear of Him may be before you, that you may not sin.”     THEME OF THE DAY. WHAT IS REALLY BEHIND OUR TRIALS, TEMPTATIONS, AND TESTS?  An untested faith is a false faith. An untried faith is an unreliable faith and a…

Strangers, Pilgrims, Exiles Far From Home

HEBREWS 11:13-16 – These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers, pilgrims, and exiles on the earth. 14 For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. 15 If they had been thinking of that land from which…

The Spiritual Weapon of Praise

PSALM 150 – Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens! 2 Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness! 3 Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! 4 Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! 5 Praise him with sounding cymbals;…

Real Christians In Real Fellowship

1 Peter 4:8 – Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.”   THEME OF THE DAY: REAL CHRISTIANS IN REAL FELLOWSHIP.  People hurt people. Yes, we live in a society of rampant physical domestic abuse, but I am referring to emotional hurt.  Family relationships are strained, people who once were so called “friends” now live…