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free devotional guides for your quiet time
LOVE ONE ANOTHERJohn 15:1-17 Jesus is the Vine and the Father is the Gardener. Looking at the separation of roles, it seems to me that Jesus’ role as the Vine is to welcome all who desire to be a part of him. The Church is not to play God to determine who is saved or …
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CHRIST OF THE “YES”2 CORINTHIANS 1:1-24 The Christian Life has often been described in negative terms. We know much more of what we should not do rather than what we should. Even the positive, like righteousness, is seen in terms that are negative: don’t this, don’t that. As such we are often hard put to …
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NO WORD FROM GOD WILL EVER FAILLUKE 1:1-56 Two pregnancies, one received with joy, the other accepted in submission. God is often multi-layered in his intentions. Elizabeth’s story is fundamentally a story of God’s kindness to a pious couple who had been childless. “He will be a joy and delight to you” reflects the grace …
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LIVING FAITHGenesis 24:1-67 In the days of Abraham the bible did not exist. There were no Sunday Schools, sermons, worship songs. It was just one man getting to know God, believing his promises, following his instructions. This, in essence, is what it means to walk with God. Even the servant knew Abraham’s God, as he …
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TASTE AND SEEPSALM 34:1-22 You cannot know God by singing songs to him. You cannot know God by listening to sermons. I dare say that you cannot know God by studying the bible. You have to walk with him. Once you know him in your life’s experience, those songs you sing become real and meaningful …
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