Fierce Love

This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. God didn’t go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an...

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Good Friday…

Isaiah 53:7-12 MSG He was beaten, he was tortured, but he didn’t say a word. Like a lamb taken to be slaughtered and like a sheep being sheared, he took it all in silence. Justice miscarried, and he was led off— and did anyone really know what was happening? He died...

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Follow Me…

Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!” Matthew 4:19 (NLT) Imagine being at work one day… Doing what you do, going through the motions, content maybe, somewhat happy with your lot… When a man with a certain presence...

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Come to me…

Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Matt 11:28 (NLT). At 13 years old, I really wanted a word from God. So being the spiritual teenager that I was, I tried the old ‘flip and point’. It’s where you...

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Knock Knock

Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends. Rev 3:20 (NLT) This scripture comes from a message that God was sending the Church at Laodicea. This church seemingly had wealth...

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One Another…

By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. John 13:35 (NIV) I’m not sure where the idea originated that perfectionism was the true sign of following Christ, but that idea completely misrepresents the Gospel and everything Jesus did...

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For example…

Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. 1 Cor 11:1 (NIV) There's no denying this is one challenging verse! After all who can be just like Jesus? It's a near impossibility!!! Before I was a Christian, I tried to live my life as a good person. With all the...

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Great plans…

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer 29:11 (NIV) I don't know about you, but I have definitely asked God, on many occasions, if He knows what He's doing when it comes...

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TRUST

Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Prov 3:5 (NLT) TRUST means “reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety... of a person or thing” and a “confident expectation of something; hope”. Relationships work on trust -...

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With You

What’s more, I am with you, and I will protect you wherever you go. One day I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have finished giving you everything I have promised you. - Gen 28:15 (NLT) The Lord said this directly to Jacob in a place he...

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