Your unfailing love, O Lord, is as vast as the heavens; Your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds. Psalm 36:5
"Let's start at the very beginning, a very good place to start." These lyrics are the beginning of one of the most popular songs from the movie The Sound of Music, Do-Re-Mi. In...
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The jailer called for lights and ran to the dungeon and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. Then he brought them out and asked, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" Acts 16:29-30
Nothing is more stressful than feeling unprepared. Whether you have an unexpected house guest, a pop quiz...
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Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening. Suddenly, there was a massive earthquake, and the prison was shaken to its foundations. All the doors immediately flew open, and the chains of every prisoner fell off! Acts...
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And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. Philippians 4:8
At the beginning of December, I told my 4-year-old nephew Owen...
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Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God. Whenever I pray, I make my requests for all of you with joy. Philippians 1:3-4
Pastor Louie Giglio told a story of a surprising encounter in the Dallas airport many years ago. While sitting at the airport, he was reading the Dallas Morning...
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On the Sabbath, we went a little way outside the city to a riverbank, where we thought people would be meeting for prayer, and we sat down to speak with some women who had gathered there. One of them was Lydia from Thyatira, a merchant of expensive purple cloth, who worshiped God. As she...
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Who is weak without my feeling that weakness? Who is led astray, and I do not burn with anger? If I must boast, I would rather boast about the things that show how weak I am. 2 Corinthians 11:29-30
When quarantine hit back in early March 2020, many of us had to come up with creative ways to...
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But when he saw the strong wind and the waves, he was terrified and began to sink. “Save me, Lord!” he shouted. Jesus immediately reached out and grabbed him. “You have so little faith,” Jesus said. “Why did you doubt me?” Matthew 14:30-31
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They sold their property and possessions and shared the money with those in need. They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity. Acts 2:45-46
Human beings do not have to learn how to be selfish...
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And all the believers met together in one place and shared everything they had. Acts 2:44-45
During the Coronavirus pandemic, many of us have realized how much we need people. When stay-at-home orders were first announced, I heard a number of people talk about having a small group of...
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