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God Uses Unlikely People
One of the things that strike me about God is that the value society places on people makes no difference to Him. In fact it seems that God would rather use very common, even the despised, people to...
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The God Who Bleeds
One of the things we expect God to be is powerful. We want God to be able to destroy our enemies and punish evil doers. While our Christian sensibilities will not allow us to vocalize it, there is a...
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Our Humble God
{John 13:12-17; NLT} When he had washed their feet and put on his outer garments and resumed his place, he said to them, “Do you understand what I have done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord, and...
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{Philippians 2:5-11; ESV} Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself...
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Stand in Contrast
The reason the early Church grew was because Christians lived uncommon lives. In his book The Rise of Christianity Rodney Stark wrote: “Let me state my thesis: Central doctrines of Christianity...
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Be Justified
{Luke 18:9-14; ESV} He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and...
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A Quote to Ponder: We need to be Humble
{Psalms 51:17; ESV} The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. The humble find the Holy One. Just when the consciousness of sin and weakness,...
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Be What Jesus Desires
{Revelation 3:15-16; NLT} “I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish that you were one or the other! But since you are like lukewarm water, neither hot nor cold, I will...
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God Cares About You
{1 Peter 5:6-7; NLT} So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor. Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. There are...
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A Quote to Ponder: Surrender to the Text
{James 1:22; ESV} But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. We will be spiritually safe in our use of the Bible if we follow a simple rule: Read with a submissive attitude....
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View ArticleOvercome Pride
Taking pride in our achievements is a good thing. We should be proud of our success, especially when we have given our best effort. I think it is important for us to take pride in the things that we...
View ArticleThe Path to Gladness and Glory
{Philippians 2:3-5; NLT} Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in...
View ArticleCommit to Learn
God’s creation, the universe that we live in, is full of information waiting to be discovered. Many of us have only learned a tiny fraction of the information that populates our world. This means we...
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