11/30/20 Eternal Life
READING: Zechariah 9-11; 1 John 5 Eternal life. Life that has no end. With God forever. We who are believers have this assurance because…
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7 Reasons We Need to Spend More Time on our Sermon and Lesson Conclusions
I’ve heard a lot of good sermons or Bible teachings that tend to wane toward the end. No matter how strong the rest of…
Read More11/29/20 Sunday Quote
“Like the apostle Paul, we, too, must reject any confidence in our own abilities in ministry. The truth is that our brilliance, eloquence, personality…
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An Encouraging Word for Church Leaders for Today
1 Kings 18:38-39 “Then the Lord’s fire fell and consumed the burnt offering, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the…
Read More11/28/20 Saturday Quote
“The truth, sir,” I said, swallowing, “is that God’s viewpoint is sometimes different from ours—so different that we could not even guess at it…
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Saturday Suggestions/Week in Review
Check out these important posts from others: 2020 Has Felt Like Advent All Year by Caroline Cobb The season for focusing more on the…
Read More11/27/20 God is Love
READING: Zechariah 6-8; 1 John 4 Yesterday was the official Thanksgiving Day in the United States, but every day is thanksgiving day for believers. Because…
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In the Continuing COVID Crisis, 10 Prayers I Still Need to Pray More
NOTE: I wrote this post at the beginning of COVID—in March of this year. Few of us thought we’d be dealing with the crisis…
Read More11/26/20 Laying Down Our Lives
READING: Zechariah 2-5; Psalm 93; 1 John 3 The world hardly thinks about giving ourselves for the sake of others. Sure, there are altruistic…
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10 Reasons I’m Really Thankful Today
I keep this list handy for whenever I need it (in fact, I’ve posted it on this site before). Here are reasons I’m grateful…
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