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May 1, 2014 ~~ National Day of Prayer 2014
Remember to pray for our nation on a daily basis. And if you can't, or don't want to attend one of the organized prayer groups just pray right where you are. He said two or three gathered together and I believe if we are bound together in spirit He still honors His promise. Love and prayers for you from, Zee…
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April 28, 2014 ~~ Choosing Contentment
Choosing Contentment by David Zerfoss from Stress Less and Enjoy Each Day But I focus on this one thing: forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead. - Philippians 3:13 Life is lived here and now. Often we already have what we need, yet we look right past it hoping for something else to come our way. If I…
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April 24, 2014 ~~ Getting Out of Your Pit
Getting Out of Your Pit by Beth Moore from Get Out of That Pit People can help us but they can’t heal us. People can lift us but they can’t carry us. On occasion people can pull us out of a pit, but they cannot keep us out. Nor can they set our feet upon a rock. When we come out of a pit, if our idea of stability is…
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April 22, 2014 ~~ Your Life, God's Way
Your Life, God's Way by Stovall Weems from The God-First Life Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight. - Proverbs 3:5-6 Years ago, my church - Celebration Church in Jacksonville, Florida - rented a billboard near a…
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April 21, 2014 If You Really Loved Me, You Would ...
If You Really Loved Me, You Would ... Glynnis Whitwer "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8 (NIV) How could he do this to me? My mind raced as the digital numbers on the clock read 1:25 a.m. Then 2:15 a.m. I rolled on my other side, away from the…
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April 20, 2014 · Hallelujah—Christ is risen!
April 20, 2014 · 5:30 am We Serve a Risen Savior! Hallelujah—Christ is risen! Today is the most joyous day of the year: the day we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the tomb, and the grace and forgiveness that his death and resurrection make possible. Today, Christ-followers in every corner of the world are…
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April 16, 2014 ~~ Turning Worry Into Worship
To me: April 16, 2014 Turning Worry Into Worship Karen Ehman "She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come." Proverbs 31:25 (NIV) I think I have the worry gene. And I'm sure I got it from my mother. She passed down her aqua blue eyes to me, her slightly-crooked smile and her tendency to…
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Monday, April 14, 2014 ~~The Lesson of the Fig Tree
Lord, please help me NOT to be the fruitless fig tree. Help me Lord in my daily walk with you, help me to be the light that you want me to be in my home, family, work and cyberspace activities. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen Zephra The Lesson of the Fig Tree Luke 13:6-9 When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the hosannas and citywide…
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April 13, 2014 Palm Sunday - Jesus: Our Humble King
Jesus: Our Humble King from NIV Men's Devotional Bible Today's Bible Reading: Matthew 21:1-17 Recommended Reading: Mark 11:1-10; Luke 19:28-40; Acts 2:22-24; Acts 4:24-31 In June 2002, Queen Elizabeth II celebrated 50 years as Great Britain's monarch. The nation threw a huge party, the Golden Jubilee Festival, with 20,000…
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April 12, 2014 ~~ Questions About Heaven?
Questions About Heaven? by Billy Graham from The Heaven Answer Book Why do most people believe in some kind of life after death, even if they aren't particularly religious or don’t think about it very much? God has put within each of us an inner sense that life on earth is not all there is. The Bible answers this so…
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April 11, 2014~God Transforms Us Through Suffering
God Transforms Us Through Suffering by Kenneth D. Boa from Once-a-Day 40 Days to Easter Devotional My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish? My God, I cry out by day, but You do not answer, by night, but I find no rest. Yet you are enthroned as the Holy…
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April 10, 2014 ~~ The Day I Lost My Smile
The Day I Lost My Smile Lysa TerKeurst "She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come." Proverbs 31:25 (NIV) I looked at my schedule and an overwhelming sense of dread started creeping into my heart. "What's wrong with me? Why am I always running late, running behind, and running after my…
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April 5, 2014 ~~ What If Jesus Walked Into Your Church?
"David also said to Solomon his son, "Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you until all the work for the service of the temple of the LORD is finished." - 1 Chronicles 28:20 (NIV) Jeremiah 29:11-13King James…
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April 2, 2014 ~~ God's Grace Waits for Our Repentance
God's Grace Waits for Our Repentance by Shelley Cramm from NIV God's Word for Gardeners Bible The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in His field. - Matthew 13:24 READ: Matthew 13:24-30, Matthew 13:36-43 THICKEN THE PLOT: Psalm 73:1-28; Ezekiel 33:10-16; 2 Peter 3:9-18 Today's story centers on a man…
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April 3, 2014 ~~ Outward Appearances
Proverbs 31:25, 30 She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come . . . Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. Proverbs 31:10–31 Oh, the unique challenges awaiting the woman approaching middle age! Imagine waking up one morning to find your…
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April 4, 2014 ~~ What If Jesus Walked Into Your Church?
Jesus said, "For where two or three gather in My Name, there am I with them" (Matthew 18:20). What If Jesus Walked Into Your Church? by Lysa TerKeurst from NIV Real-Life Devotional Bible for Women For years I sang in the worship band at church. On my scheduled weeks, as we approached the starting time, I stood on stage…
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April 1, 2014 ~~ Am I On Camera?
Am I On Camera? Chrystal Evans Hurst "Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them ..." Matthew 6:1a (ESV) My eldest son recently turned nine. Like most kids, he was excited to be officially "bigger." He walked around on his special day with his chest pushed out and his head held…
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March 31, 2014 Scripture for today
Isaiah 53:4-7 (King James Version) 4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. 6 All…
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March 30, 2014 "God's Not Dead"
God's Not Dead Last weekend marked the opening weekend of God's Not Dead, a film directed by Harold Cronk and released by Pure Flix Entertainment. The film introduces us to Josh Wheaton (Shane Harper), a present-day college freshman and devout Christian who finds his faith challenged on his first day of Philosophy class by…
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March 29, 2014 "God Wants You to Grow Up"
Ouch! God Wants You to Grow Up by Rick Warren from The Purpose Driven Life Your heavenly Father’s goal is for you to mature and develop the characteristics of Jesus Christ. Sadly, millions of Christians grow older but never grow up. They are stuck in perpetual spiritual infancy, remaining in diapers and booties. The reason…
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March 26, 2014 "The Primary Purpose of Prayer "
by Mark Batterson from Draw the Circle: The 40-Day Prayer Challenge This happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. - John 9:3 My friends John and Tricia Tiller experienced a parent’s worst nightmare nearly a decade ago. Their three-year-old son, Eli, was playing by himself in his room when Tricia became…
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March 25, 2014 "I Am With You "
I Am With You by Sarah Young from Jesus Calling I AM WITH YOU. I am with you. I am with you. Heaven’s bells continually peal with that promise of My Presence. Some people never hear those bells because their minds are earthbound and their hearts are closed to Me. Others hear the bells only once or twice in their lifetimes,…
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March 24, 2014 "Jesus, Equal With God"
Jesus, Equal With God by John MacArthur from One Perfect Life John 5:19-47 JN - Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Most assuredly, This is an emphatic way of saying, “I’m telling you the truth.” In response to Jewish hostility at the implications of His assertions of equality with God, Jesus became even more fearless,…
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March 23, 2014 "A Heart Like Jesus"
A Heart Like Jesus by Max Lucado from Just Like Jesus What if, for one day, Jesus were to become you? What if, for twenty-four hours, Jesus wakes up in your bed, walks in your shoes, lives in your house, assumes your schedule? Your boss becomes His boss, your mother becomes His mother, your pains become His pains? With one…
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March 22, 2014 "I Am With You "
I Am With You by Sarah Young from Jesus Calling I AM WITH YOU. I am with you. I am with you. Heaven’s bells continually peal with that promise of My Presence. Some people never hear those bells because their minds are earthbound and their hearts are closed to Me. Others hear the bells only once or twice in their lifetimes,…
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March 21, 2014 "Jesus Wept"
Jesus Wept by Anne Graham Lotz from Fixing My Eyes on Jesus Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. — 1 Peter 1:3 When have you thought, “Jesus just doesn’t care” or “If God really loved…
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March 18, 2014 "Discovering Jesus in O T Proverbs "
40 Days to Easter Discovering Jesus in Old Testament Proverbs by David Murray from Jesus on Every Page The book of Proverbs is the Old Testament’s Twitter. After some introductory chapters that present wisdom’s beauty, benefits, and beckonings, we encounter hundreds and hundreds of Tweets - short, pithy, and memorable…
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March 16, 2014 Hope for the Hard Heart ~ 40 Days to Easter
These come later in the day so I am one day behind getting them posted. Let me encourage you to go to this website and download this Easter devotional: http://www.faithgateway.com/easter-devotional-thank-you/ Hope for the Hard Heart by Max Lucado from 3:16 “For God so loved the world...” "I saw a woman today who finally…
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March 15, 2014 ~~ "Follow Me" ~ 40 Days to Easter
"Follow Me" by Sherri Gragg from her forthcoming new book, Arms Open Wide “I will restore you to health and heal your wounds,” declares the LORD, “because you are called an outcast, Zion for whom no one cares.” — Jeremiah 30:17 For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgement of God rather than burnt offerings. —…
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March 13, 2014 ~~ Do Something
This song jumped out at me this morning. I'll bet most of us have asked 'why God?" “God, why don’t You do something?” Ever thought about His answer? "So, I shook my fist at Heaven Said, “God, why don’t You do something?” He said, “I did, I created you”" Really read these words and pray for His guidance in all you say and…
