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... you better understand how to cultivate a servant heart. For the next 30 days read the questions and allow them to spark deeper personal ... a servant? How can you set others free to love and serve God instead of serving you?
Read Mark 10:45. How does the phrase “even ...
... “Where did people come from?” Her mom replied, “Well, God made Adam and Eve and they had kids.” The girl asked her father the same question. He answered, “Monkeys. We all ...
... became angry with these two officials, and he put them in the prison where Joseph was, in the palace of the captain of the guard. ... of my sight!” and had them both thrown in jail. And since God’s ways are deep and profound, it happened to be the same jail where ...
Recently I met a woman whose passion is to bring the art of etiquette back into the home.
At the top of her etiquette to-do ... that the land doesn't really belong to anyone other than God.
We could look at wisdom in the same way—Proverbs 9:10 says, “Fear ...
Suicide is one of the most tragic of all human experiences. Besides the tremendous loss it leaves ... (Exodus 20:13) and Jesus repeated this (Matthew 19:18). God is the only one who is to decide when and how a person should ... own life, is self-murder and is ungodly because it rejects God’s gift of life. No man or woman should presume to take God’s authority ...
Every time I flip the calendar to a new month it is a subtle reminder that time is steadily ... skin and increased frailty and instead see people whom God has created with much to offer in the way of life experience. It helps me ... honour those who are older. It is related to honouring our God. “…show respect for the aged. Fear your God. I am the Lord” ...
... Matthew 5:10-12
Charles Haddon Spurgeon remains one of the most colourful and gifted preachers in the history of the Church. Any man ... by horse and buggy to hear the gifted man handle the Word of God. They were challenged, encouraged, exhorted, fed, and built up in the ...
Read Genesis 43:16-23
The brothers approached the manager of Joseph’s household and spoke to him at ... be afraid,” the household manager told them. “Your God, the God of your father, must have put this treasure into your sacks. I know I ...
... or denial of problems does nothing toward developing the skills needed to overcome difficulties. Jesus said it clearly, “I have ... doesn’t seem fair. But regardless of the circumstances, God’s love never fails and He is still sovereign. We don’t always ...
There’s much in the media today about racism and sexism but very little about the most ... people they have in attendance, as if this is a badge of God’s blessing. And a disparaging comment I’ve often heard is that someone ... free, male and female and old or young (Galatians 3:28).
God’s Word condemns discrimination of any kind, particularly among believers. ...
Read 1 Kings 17:2-6
Then the LORD said to Elijah, “Go to the east and hide by Kerith Brook, near where ... original setting, we begin to see the surprising nature of God’s plan. The most logical arrangement, seemingly, would be to keep Elijah ... in the court of the king.
So much for human logic.
God’s plan is always full of surprise and mystery. While we might have ...
The church then had peace throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, and it became ... Let’s work together to spread a welcoming tablecloth of God’s grace across the globe that covers every person’s clay feet. At ... “We plan to broaden our borders with the message of God’s majesty, the authenticity of His Word, and the power of the cross, ...
... Ask any athlete or soldier—faith, courage, and strength in the heat of the contest or battle does not come because it is mustered at that ... years, Jacob had come to a new level of fellowship with God and I believe that impacted Joseph who, by the young age of 17, was a man ...
... Saul. With borderline insane paranoia, Saul began seeking the life of David, believing the young man was out to get him and take his ... We'll talk about it tomorrow.
Excerpted from Why God? Calming Words for Chaotic Times, Copyright 2001 by Charles R. Swindoll ...
... Carol . Most of us are familiar with Ebenezer Scrooge, the main character in this beloved novel. He's a miserly, altogether stingy ... an open heart, open hand begins by deciding to value what God values most: people, not things; considering what people are worth, not ...
Read Psalm 13:1–2
Psalm 13 begins where the despondent person spends most of his or her time: flat on the ground, ... mental escape routes we often take under pressure.
God has forgotten me—forever . Remember the last time you felt abandoned? ...
God gave it. Jesus modelled it. Joseph felt it. Daniel received it. The parables of the Good Samaritan and the Prodigal taught it. We are ... reveals compassion starts in relationship. The Israelite’s God, Yahweh was a God full of compassion (Psalm 78:38; 86:15; 111:4; 112:4; ...
... alike, but they are different. Very different.
"Cost" is the amount of money it takes to complete a purchase...the bill, the tab, the ... especially true when we are deciding how to spend the money God's people have given for the upkeep and ministry of the church. While our ...
... with meaning. Without that sense of meaning, hope and the will to go on fades. In John 16:33 Jesus told His followers “Here on ... I need to commit to being an encourager because it is what God desires and people need.
Good knowledge of God’s Word. Believers ...
The time had finally come. Jesus finished a last supper with His disciples, ... Why is Christian unity so important? So the world will know God sent Jesus (17:23). The essence of what it means to be a Christian lies in ...
Heaven For Us (17:24). Second, Jesus told God that His will was for us to be with Him in Heaven, so we can behold and ...
