…Fully carry out the ministry God has given you (2 Timothy 4:5, NLT). As I left my former role as a senior pastor, I felt that God wanted me to develop the content that He had given me through the years. I’ve been discipling through First Steps Conversations for years but also noted that one-to-one […]
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Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He waddles around like an angry goose, looking for someone to flop. If attacked while riding your bike, ride faster! (1 Peter 5:8-9, OGV [Old Guy Version]) A few days ago, I was riding in an area of streams and small lakes. It was great
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Оставить комментарий / Прерывания / Грант Эдвардс “я желаю исполнить волю Твою, Боже мой, и закон Твой у меня в сердце” (Пс 39:9). Псалом 39 – малоизвестный псалом. Однако это одна из самых важных глав в Библии для познания Божьей воли и следования ей. Давайте вспомним: Ходить по Божьей воле – хорошо, а не ходить
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I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father (John 14:12, NLT). I’ve prayed for people to be healed, and it didn’t happen. Have you been disappointed in God’s way of answering your
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Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice (Philippians 4:4, ESV). I try to rejoice in all things and often fail miserably. I understand that I should rejoice always but I must admit that I often don’t feel like it. And yet Scripture keeps reminding me to… Rejoice always (1 Thessalonians 5:16). Consider it
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On Monday, for the next few months I will write an Interruption in summary of one book of the New Testament. Today it’s the OG (Old Guy—that’s me) on the Book of James. I memorized the Book of James decades ago. How many of us have found comfort in James 1:2-3? Consider it all joy, my
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“Всякою молитвою и прошением молитесь…” (Еф 6:18) Апостол Павел пишет, что мы должны молиться всеми видами молитв. В Библии приводятся сотни примеров молитв, и поскольку каждая молитва обладает уникальными качествами, можно сделать вывод, что существуют сотни видов молитв. Я не могу перечислить сотни молитв в 556 словах этого прерывания, но я могу дать вам своих фаворитов
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The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice (Psalm 97:1, ESV). A magnificent theme of the Bible is the sovereignty of God. As Psalm 103:19 reads… The Lord has established His throne in the heavens, and His sovereignty rules over all (NASB1995). If God is in charge, we have nothing to fear—world events, natural disasters, people who oppose us, money troubles, and injustice. The
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There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear (1 John 4:18a, ESV). A recent book I read said, “There was little sign of an impending mental illness crisis among adolescents in the 2000s.” This same book indicated that major depression among teens has gone up at least one hundred and fifty percent since
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For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago (Ephesians 2:10, NLT). The following opening line for a series of movies is recognizable by most… Your mission, should you choose to accept it… The title of the series