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    You Are Valuable

    But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. – Romans 5:8 I recently read a daily devotional by Christine Caine that was a very visual reminder of the love God has for us. She shared about an illustration she saw in a church service that profoundly affected her. The speaker held up a brand-new, crisp $100 bill and asked the congregation if anyone wanted it. Of course everyone did. The speaker than scrunched up the bill and jumped on it. He held it up again and asked who wanted it. Again, everyone did. Then he told the congregation that…

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    Tell of the Love

    Then he said, “Go into the world. Go everywhere and announce the Message of God’s good news to one and all.” – Mark 16:15 MSG At first the Great Commission may seem like a huge task but the truth is, it’s an incredible privilege. People hesitate obeying God’s command because they feel that they are not good with words or they don’t know the bible well enough. While both are helpful, the best way to share the Good News is to tell of the love of God that you have experienced. God has already given you the words to share – your redemption story. You know all the details. You’ve…

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    What Next?

    Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.  Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,  and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” – Matthew 28:18-20 What a joy it was to celebrate Easter with a church filled with believers and to know that His resurrection was being celeberated worldwide. Praise God! As I read the events of Resurrection Sunday from Matthew, Mark, Luke and John it brought such excitement about…

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    More Than Conquerors

    No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.  For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,  neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. – Romans 8:37-39 Doesn’t today’s verse just make you breathe a sigh of relief? When I speak this verse aloud I can feel the power in the truth that is reveals. As a sinner, I know the pain and weight of my sin on my soul. I also know the fear…

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    Can anything?

    Can anything separate us from the love of Christ? Can trouble, suffering, and hard times, or hunger and nakedness, or danger and death? – Romans 8:35 Just read the updates on social media or watch the evening news and you might wonder where God is in all of this mess. Shootings, natural disaters, war, human trafficing and loss seem to daily make the headlines and catch our attention. It seems that the world has forgotten how to love, when the truth is that we have forgotten who love is. While we may forget, God never does. The depth of His love is ever present in the cross. It was on…

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    Checkpoints Along The Way

    Let us test and examine our ways, and return to the Lord! – Lamentations 3:40 ESV For the month of April we will be studying Love. It is the first Fruit of The Spirit mentioned in Galatians 5:22-23 and is the foundation for all of them. Love is required to obey the first and greatest commandment, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind,” as well as the second,  ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.” – Matthew 22: 36-40 The first post of this month presented a challenge to test or examine yourself by entering your name in the following passage…

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    I Have a Verse for That

    I have several family members who work with or use essential oils. If you know much about them, there are many different types and they are used for many different situtations. It seems that there is one for just about anything that ails you. Awhile ago I saw a T-shirt that had the saying, “I have an oil for that!” as it showed a gun shot wound. But while these oils may help with certain things they cannot fix everything. Thankfully we have access to something that can. God’s Word. No, rubbing it on a wound will not instantly heal it, but applying it to every situation we face will…

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    The Godly Character of Love

    Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. (1 Corinthians 13:4-8) We’ve all heard the words, “All you need is love,” and that is the plain and simple truth as long as you know who love is. That’s right, who. The bible tells us that God is love. When you read the verse above, every time the word…

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    Treasure Hunting

    The other day I went treasure hunting. I was looking for rustic flower pots and decor for my courtyard and decided to visit some local antique stores. It was so fun looking at all the history in the small shops and I even remembered having some of the items on display when I was younger. Those items brought back memories and feelings of nostalgia and made for a very enjoyable day. The next morning as I was reading bible passages that went with my studies I again experienced that same joy and excitement. The study took me to several verses throughout the bible and I found myself on a spiritual…

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    Beyond the Moments

    Blessed are those……… Matthew 5:4 Matthew chapter 5 is where Jesus gives the Sermon on the Mount. It is the message that taught people what God’s Kingdom is meant to be like and it was radically different than what they had been taught or expected. They had an idea of what life would be like when the Messiah arrived, but when He did, it was as a humble servant, a suffering Savior and not a vengeful warrior. They could only see their current situation and not beyond. What they wanted was freedom from Rome and what they got was a whole new way of thinking, being and responding. Jesus was teaching them,…

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