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Look Up and Live!
Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. (Colossians 3:2 NKJV) When I first started studying economics, in the very first lesson, we learned that human beings have unlimited and unquenchable wants and desires and this is the foundation for modern...
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Bless The Lord – Part 4
He redeems me from death and crowns me with love and tender mercies. (Psalms 103:4 NLT) " Through the power of the cross, you and I share in an inheritance greater than we could ever deserve. In the last part of this series we talked on how everyone's on a journey....
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Bless the Lord – Part 3
He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases. (Psalms 103:3 NLT) "Bless The Lord" - Part 3 The thing about sin is that we all have a deep awareness of its affect on our lives and eternity. It may not be a conscious awareness but Ecclesiastes says "eternity is set...
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Bless The Lord – Part 2
Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: (Psalms 103:2 NKJV) I'm half Italian and so grew up speaking little bits of it in phrases and words. Most would have heard "molto bene" as a response to "how are you?" or "how is it?". It means very (molto)...
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Bless The Lord – Part 1
Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! (Psalms 103:1 NKJV) I have no doubt that if you're reading this, you love God and are committed to Him the best way you know how. This Psalmist was pledging his total allegiance, total devotion...
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Hope Does Not Disappoint
Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. (Romans 5:5 NKJV) We often say that hope is a powerful motivator. It can fuel up and refresh the driest situation. Fear works exactly the...
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Clean Heart
Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me. (Ps 51:10 NLT) It's interesting that David writes "create in me a clean heart..." in this verse. I think the tendency for most of us would be to frame it more like "make my heart clean" or "wash my...
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Ask, Seek, Knock
“Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. (Matthew 7:7 NLT) Ever seen those movies where someone walks up, with apprehension, to a front door? They do a very...
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Just Stay Calm
The Lord himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.” (Exodus 14:14 NLT) The NLT ends this verse with "Just stay calm". The NKJV says "hold your peace". When we're smack-bang in the middle of a battle - illness, a relationship breakdown, financial challenges, maybe...
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Start Children of in the way they should go…
Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. (Prov 22:6) Its the last day of Compassion week. We LOVE Compassion and hope that some of you have taken the time to check out the amazing work they do with children...
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