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April 2010

Praying for others

Philippians 1:9-11 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the [...]

Reflections of the heart

Proverbs 27:19 As a face is reflected in water, so the heart reflects the real person. Will the REAL YOU, please stand up. It’s (Truth that is) all about the heart.  Your heart, my heart pretty much lets people know all they need to know about us.  Sure we can walk around with a mask [...]

Great Expectations – Part 2

Previously we looked at how God expects us to live our lives…by Faith. I have often heard hope referred to as earnest expectation.  Now faith is the reality of what is hoped for, the proof of what is not seen (Hebrews 11:1). It seems to me that faith and hope are connected, in that you [...]

Great Expectations

Expectation – a confident belief or strong hope that a particular event will happen; a mental image of something expected, often compared to its reality; a standard of conduct or performance expected by or of somebody. Do you have expectations of others (friends and family)?  Do you have expectations of an entity (employer, church, government)?  [...]

Understand your part

Ephesians 1:17-18 I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the [...]

Words

Proverbs 10:32 The lips of the righteous know what is appropriate, but the mouth of the wicked, [only] what is perverse. Do you remember the saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.”  That little saying was meant to be a form of protection, meaning do not pay attention [...]

Freedom from shame

Romans 10:11 As the Scripture says, “Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame.” What is shame?  Shame is a negative emotion that combines feelings of dishonor, unworthiness and embarrassment; the capacity or tendency to feel unworthy; a state of disgrace or dishonor; a cause for regret or disappointment.  Shame paralyses individuals [...]

Just Do It

James 1:22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Have you ever heard the word and agreed with it, but never really did what you heard?  You agree in theory, but have not yet had the opportunity to put it into practice.  I believe this happens far more [...]

He is listening

Philippians 4:6 – Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.   I was watching one of my favorite movies the other night and it was almost as if I was watching it for the very first time.  I laughed… I cried… I [...]

Generosity

Proverbs 11:25 The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed. Prosper to flourish, thrive or do well.  Refresh to renew, reactivate or replenish. Would you consider yourself to be generous, a giver?  If so, then you are in good company because that is the example that Christ set for us.  He [...]

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