Tag: Love of God
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Friday was Good!
Hans Holbein (the younger), detail of ‘The Passion’ Altarpiece (1524-25), oil on limewood, Kunstmuseum, Öffentliche Kunstsammlung, Basel, Switzerland. In John’s Gospel we move from Jesus’ High Priestly Prayer directly to the Garden of Gethsemane. You’ll observe some different emphases between John’s Gospel and the Synoptics regarding Jesus’ trails, crucifixion, and resurrection. For example, we see…
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God Cannot be Mocked
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap…
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Life gets in the way of Fun
You know I use to think we needed to go out every Friday. Not sure where I got this idea but if your like me you felt impinged and like everyone else was living the highlife. You can go off the grid completely and still enjoy life. You can put God first in your life…
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Neighborly Love
We had a going away party for one of the gals going into assisted living. We had music at the bar and almost everyone turned out. it was a good send off. She said the only thing she regrets is that people didn’t stop by and check on her to see if she was okay…
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Fighting Words – Affection
My heart, what I love – Affection. Read Psalm 91:14-15 “Because he loves me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. So…
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Bringing People to Christ
What is the best way to bring people to Christ? Christ really tells us by showing and doing what he did on earth. We have to focus on God and give everything to him. He will lead us to people who need to hear God’s word. I think as a Christian the best thing I…
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Week Four – Forgiveness – The Golden Rule
The Golden Rule Do to others as you would have them do to you. Luke 6:31 Chances are that you learned this as a child; even if you weren’t brought up in a Christian home. Since this is a lesson on forgiveness, let’s get right to the point, since we are already familiar with this…
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God loved us first
God loved us first From the very beginning, God loved Mankind. He created a beautiful environment for us, He breathed His own life into us and He gave us dominion over the earth. Yet as we know, something happened; Adam and Eve rebelled against God and from that point forward they were at odds with…
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IJacob’s Spiritual Life – Radio Transcripts
Welcome to Simple Faith, I am your Host Cathy Merritt Tonight I come to you from Wisconsin Let’s begin in prayer. I ask God to bless this lesson and protect and shield my mouth so that I speak only God’s truth and that I provide us all a practical way to be a Christian and…
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Clock Stopped
My husband left around 29 January to go back to Rock Island, to preach and teach in Milan, IL at a Holy Spirit driven Church, Milan Christian Church. It is exploding there. Don has done a great job and he too is lead by the Holy Spirit. I gave him permission to go, even if…