Warning: This Interruption brings you into the mind of Pastor Grant. You may never recover! I get stuck on certain parts of the Bible. I read, reread, and memorize these verses and they become a part of me. Hebrews 10:19-25 is one of those passages. Below, after each verse, I list my meditated thoughts: And so, […]
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This Good News tells us how God makes us right in his sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the Scriptures say, “It is through faith that a righteous person has life” (Romans 1:17, NLT). I know the brain isn’t a muscle, but it should be treated like one. Unused muscles
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Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness” (Genesis 1:26a, ESV). We are made in the image of God, but what is the image of God? The “let us” phrase in Genesis 1:26 gives a hint to the answer revealed in the rest of the Bible. That the image of God is the
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As Jesus reclined at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples (Matthew 9:10, ESV). When an event offends our Christian sense of Biblical truth, many believers are told to say nothing because Jesus ate with sinners. Yes, Jesus did eat with sinners, but I admit
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The Church in Colossae was started by Epaphras, one of Paul’s disciples. Paul opens the Book of Colossians with this greeting: We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus (Colossians 1:3-4a, ESV). Paul is writing to the Colossians because of
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Rescue me from my enemies, O God. Protect me from those who have come to destroy me (Psalm 59:1, NLT). Let’s read Psalm 59 when we are surrounded by our enemies. It teaches us the right reaction when others plot to defame, demean, and destroy our lives, reputations, and ministries. David makes two proclamations of
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But I say, walk by the Spirit (Galatians 5:16, ESV). The Greek word for walk is “peripatao.” This word means “peri” or “around” and “patao” or “walk”—literally “walk around.” The OGV (Old Guy Version) translation of Galatians 5:16 is. . . Please, live successfully by walking around every day in the Spirit of God! Do we
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All authority. . . has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:18b-19a, ESV). For years, I’ve had a secret fantasy to open a bike shop. During my decades as a pastor, I thought about it whenever someone got angry with me or said my sermons were too long. The bike
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Have you sent a text to a group of friends saying something like, “Prayers needed”? We go through seasons of ups and downs, but one day something unexpected and urgent happens. It’s an active prayer day! This day isn’t an option and not a question of “if” but of “when.” We will all experience active
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Now, dear brothers and sisters, regarding your question about the special abilities the Spirit gives us. I don’t want you to misunderstand this (1 Corinthians 12:1, NLT). A life speaking our voice (calling) is a blessing. But do we feel blessed? There is a phrase “finding your voice,” which means discovering who you are. God has given