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The Lamb Is My Shepherd

2008-04-29T16:42:40Z

Read: Psalm 23 It’s reassuring to know that our Shepherd will guide us safely through this life, and that He will continue to feed and lead us throughout eternity. The Lamb who died to save us is the Shepherd who lives to lead us.

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Being There

2008-04-29T16:40:42Z

Read: Job 2:13 When you’re there to comfort someone, be a quiet unassuming person, listen, hug, and cry. Be available and come on the sufferer’s terms, not your own. Often the best comfort is just being there.

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God's Refreshing Word

2008-04-27T14:36:39Z

Read: Isaiah 55:8-11 In the Holy Land after a rainstorm, dry ground can seemingly sprout vegetation overnight. Isaiah used rain's renewal to illustrate God's refreshing Word: "As the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and do not return the...

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Live For God

2008-04-25T14:00:14Z

Read: Mark 8:31-38 To approach life as one big game that you always have to win is to live in hopeless delusion and fantasy. While material possessions, professional success, and personal victories are enjoyable, they last only for this life. Then...

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Earth Day

2008-04-22T16:55:18Z

Read: Psalm 148 God created all including our planet Earth. We should take care of our planet, but not put in the place of worshiping “our Maker” (v6). The creation was flung into space to point to God and His greatness, power, and majesty. He alo...

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Live To Bring Glory To God

2008-04-22T16:53:20Z

Read: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 In 1 Corinthians 6:20, Paul reminds us that we too have been “bought at a price”. Christ made a great sacrifice, liberating us from the cruel slave-master of sin by buying us with the high price of His own life. Paul co...

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The Enduring Word

2008-04-20T14:48:08Z

Read: Peter 1:17-25 It is because of the enduring nature of God’s Word that we can have confidence in the message it contains. Jesus said, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away” (Mark 13:31). Later, Jesus’ disci...

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Forgiven!

2008-04-18T17:09:31Z

Read: Psalm 103:1-12 One of the greatest salvation benefits of all-the reality of sins forgiven. The Bible indicates that in Christ "we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins" (Colossians 1:14). We who have received the Lord Je...

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God's Good Gift

2008-04-17T14:30:20Z

READ: James 1:2-18 James tells us not only that every good gift comes from our heavenly Father (1:17), but also that we are to "count it all joy" when we "fall into various trials." The testing of our "faith produces patience," and the work of pat...

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Defining Moment

2008-04-16T16:12:24Z

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