Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? And who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart. (Psalm 24:3-4) I climbed a hill this week on my bicycle, on a road that I hadn’t cycled before; I didn’t know the hill was there. I came around a bend and there it was […]
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Romans 8:18: For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us. (NASB) Let’s consider glory. I confess, glory is a concept difficult for me to understand. The word is used about 160 times in the New Testament, and even more
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My wife told me yesterday that an article she read indicated that 50% of Americans are suffering from fear and depression. The article also said that’s double the rate of a similar survey two years ago. My brother-in-law told me last night, “Fear is the first sign of sin; Adam and Eve hid from God.”
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Favorite Verse of the Week: I’ve been circling Psalm 139 this week. When I read a chapter that challenges me, I read it over and over for several days. This week I have been blessed by Psalm 139: Thou hast enclosed me behind and before, and laid thy hand upon me. (v 5) Where can
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In Acts 2 we see history’s first Zoom meeting. Peter, from the upper room, preached the gospel to about 15 nations. Last week I had a Zoom meeting from my “upper room” (office) with attendees from five nations. I hope to break Peter’s 15 nation Zoom meeting record in the future. With current technology we
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Whenever I discuss leadership, I always think: “Follow what I say and not what I do.” I try, I fail, and God forgives. Hebrews 13:7 explains how to learn leadership: “Remember those who lead you, who spoke the word of God to you, and considering the result of their faith, imitate their faith.” I’ve learned
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Let’s consider how to encourage one another to love each other and do what we need to do. Don’t forsake gathering together as we are getting into the habit of doing, but encourage one another as we will need this encouragement more and more as the end approaches. – Hebrews 10:23-25 (OGV) Consider this scenario:
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Word for today: verisimilitude! Jesus wants to answer your prayers for peace, power, and provision. When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray in Matthew 6, Jesus answered with “the Lord’s Prayer”. This prayer has depth. The plan of this prayer is how Jesus prayed too. Jesus opened the prayer with recognizing God’s
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When they had come together, they were asking Him, saying, “Lord, is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority.” – Acts 1:6-7 I’ve been a pastor in one church for almost 49
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My favorite scripture insight this week… Romans 12:10 reads: “Be devoted to one another.” There were four words used for love in the Greek language at the time the Bible was written: Agape, Eros, Phileo, and Storge. The word translated “devoted” in the NASB (New American Standard Bible) is phileo/storge combined. The only place this