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You must believe
Monday’s Inspiration
Romans 1:16
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
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True Love
Friday’s Word of Encouragement
John 3:16–18
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send h ....
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He did it for me
When i was in seminary, we learned about the word justification. justification is defined as the doctrine that god pardons, accepts and declares a sinner to be “just” on the basis of Christ righte ....
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Love Your Loved Ones
Amos was an overbearing extrovert, and Danny was a loner wracked with self-doubt. Somehow these eccentric geniuses became best friends. They spent a decade laughing and learning together. One day thei ....
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Forget About It
I remember as a young man watching the old gangster movies. In the majority of those films, the gangster was typically typecast as Italian. One of the phrases they would often say is “Forget about i ....
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The Only Way
Monday’s Inspiration
John 14:6
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” ....
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Reclaiming Our Time03-19-2023 - John Scott | K
My mother shared with me how she chose not to attend college so she could marry my father in the 1960s, but she always held on to her dream of becoming a home economics teacher. Three children later, ....
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Born Again
Friday’s Word of Encouragement
John 3:3–6
Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can a ....
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Fellowship
God is a God of relationship. In this relationship, we are not only asked, but required to be transparent with him. In being transparent, we can have a true relationship with God and others. To fellow ....
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Wise Advice
When the roof of Paris’ Notre-Dame Cathedral caught fire in April 2019, its ancient wood beams and lead sheeting created a furnace so hot it couldn’t be contained. After the cathedral’s spire dr ....
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Imperfection
In this one short verse, Paul sums up the state of humanity. He reminds us that all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. None can brag or boast about being anything other than imperfect. ....
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God’s handiwork
Monday’s Inspiration
Philippians 2:12–13
Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fea ....
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Eternally Guaranteed
Friday’s Word of Encouragement
Ephesians 1:13-14
And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in hi ....
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The Gospel
In Chapter 1, verses 16-17 of Romans, Paul gives his thesis statement for the whole letter. Here, he shares with his audience the theme of Salvation. According to Paul, Salvation comes by way of the G ....
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Mortality and Humility
Ancient scholars Jerome and Tertullian referenced stories of how in ancient Rome, after a general triumphed in an epic victory, he would be paraded atop a gleaming chariot down the capital’s central ....
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Repent
In the gospel of Matthew, John the Baptist establishes himself as the forerunner of Jesus. He prepares the people by reminding them of the importance of Repentance. As believers, it is important for u ....
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Eternal Gift
Monday’s Inspiration:
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. ....
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Child of God
Friday’s Word of Encouragement
John 1:12–13
But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will ....
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Mercy Me
Have you ever received something you know you didn’t deserve, but yet you received anyway? God in His love and wisdom chose to give us something that we richly did not deserve. We deserved something ....
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Love Wherever We Go
I sat on the pier during a vacation, reading my Bible and watching my husband fish. A young man approached us, suggesting we use different bait. He glanced at me as he fidgeted from one foot to anothe ....
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I know you
Have you ever felt that people take you for granted or don’t take the time to get to know you? If you say yes to this question, then I believe you are in good company. We all have found ourselves ha ....
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My Helper
Monday’s Inspiration
“I lift up my eyes to the mountains—where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.”
Psalms 121:1-2
God bless you! ....
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