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Special Music
Enjoy this special Father’s Day tribute from our talented choir, “In the Father’s Hands”. Piano played by Natallia Revinskaya. Arranged by Mary McDonald.
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HOLY SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 2019
Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit.Luke 23:46 It is over! It is over! His body lies in a borrowed tomb. His disciples are scattered, shivering from something other than cold. It is over! How could this be? He promised the Son of Man would forever reign and now, only sorrow and tears rain […]
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Fw: Lenten Devotion — Good Friday, April 19th
I thirst . . . . It is finished. John 19:28,30Science tells us that we can live for many days without eating, but not without drinking. Our bodies are made up, largely, of water and we must replenish it throughout the day. Who knows how long Jesus had gone without life-giving water. Ironic, isn’t […]
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Lenten Devotion – MAUNDY THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2019
My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?Mark 15:34 Though Jesus spoke these words from the cross, they were not original to him or to that moment. These words rise from the mouth of the writer of the 22nd Psalm. In that Psalm, the writer begins by crying out in pain, but ends the […]
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Lenten Devotion – Wednesday, April 17th
Woman, behold thy son. Son behold thy mother. John 19:26–27 Woman? Woman! Why does Jesus refer to his mother with such a term? Surely, the son of God would have seen the anguish on his mother’s face. Woman! That sounds so odd, so cold. But, what if the term is meant to provide a signal far […]
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Lenten Devotion — Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.Luke 23:43 Have you ever noticed, after the second thief was welcomed into paradise, we do not hear the voice of the first thief again? It is as if the first thief, the one who is angry and desperate, is silenced by the […]
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Lenten Devotion — Monday, April 15, 2019
Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. Luke 23:34 Beloved, who is them, them is us. From the cross Jesus speaks to God on our behalf. Father, Zina isn’t even born but, she is human and she will sin. Count her sins against me, even now, forgive her in my name. Restore her […]
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Lenten Devotion — Saturday, April 13th
“My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too am working..” John 5:16 We tend to think about the work of God being completed. But Jesus tells us that God is always at work and so is the second person of the Trinity. They are at work in and for us, always ready […]
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Lenten Devotion — Friday, April 12
And while he was still saying this, a woman in the crowd called out and said, “Oh, what a blessing for a woman to have brought you into the world and nursed you!” But Jesus replied, “Yes, but a far greater blessing is to hear the word of God and obey it.” Luke 11:27-28 Obedience is not a word anyone […]
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Lenten Devotion — Wednesday, April 10th Guest Author Jessica Petrillo
“‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for the one who believes.” Mark 9:23 I have moments where I doubt my ability to accomplish something. I reach out to God, I speak of my doubt and am filled with his truth. The truth is, that I can do anything with faith. He never fails to […]
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Lenten Devotion — Monday, April 8, 2019
Again, the next day, John stood with two of his disciples. And looking at Jesus as He walked, he said, “Behold the Lamb of God!” The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. Then Jesus turned, and seeing them following, said to them, “What do you seek?” They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, when translated, Teacher), “where […]
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Lenten Devotion — Saturday, April 6, 2019 Guest Author, Jessica Petrillo
“Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are healthy, your whole body also is full of light.” Luke 11:34 When I was in high school, I had a very unhealthy group of friends. They were negative and would make fun of others. When I was with them I felt sad and full […]
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Lenten Devotion — Friday, April 6, 2019 Guest author Alayne McNulty
Jesus asked the twelve, “Do you also wish to go away?”John 6:67 NRSV Other disciples had just stopped following Jesus. Jesus’s message or better, the carrying out of His message was and is quite challenging. It can be easier to hold to your own opinions, take care of your own needs, and go on your own […]
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Lenten Devotion — Thursday, April 5, 2019 Guest Author Samira El- Yasir
“Behold I stand at the door and knock.” Revelation 3:20 In Germany, at age 4, I was staying with some family. I awoke in the night and I saw a 3 x 5 metal piece hung by a string on the wall. It was a glow in the dark outline of Jesus knocking at a door. […]
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Lenten Devotion — Wednesday, April 3, 2019
“What can I say the kingdom of God is like? It is like the yeast which a woman took and covered up in three measures of flour until the whole lot had risen.” Luke 13:20-21I had an Aunt, her name was Quincetta. She was my mom’s sister and we called her Aunt Quincy. She made […]
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Lenten Devotion — Tuesday, April 2, 2019 Guest Author Nicole Powers
Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said,” Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.” Mark 12 43-44 My friend, who gives voice lessons, got stuck on […]
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Lenten Devotion — Monday, April 1st
Then he came to Nazareth where he had been brought up and, according to his custom, went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day. He stood up to read the scriptures and the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He opened the book and found the place where these words are written – […]
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Lenten Devotion — Saturday, March 30, 2019 Guest Author Alayne McNulty
Luke 11:11,13Is there anyone among you who, if your child asks for a fish, will give a snake? …or give a scorpion instead of an egg? …If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who […]
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Lenten Devotion — Friday, March 29, 2019
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Matthew 6:28b, 29Have you seen any flowers peeking up above the ground? I haven’t either. But, we know it has to […]
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Lenten Devotion, Thursday March 25th, Guest Author Alayne McNutly
Luke 6:35 “…for he (God) is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked. “ I was reading along in familiar verses and this popped out at me. When thinking about wicked and ungrateful people, “kind” seems like a strong verb. I can imagine God not going out of his way to punish or even just […]
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Lenten Devotion, Wednesday, March 27th, Guest Author Ted Newman
“Ephphatha!”(Mark 7:34) As he traveled near the Sea of Galilee, a group of people brought Jesus a man who was deaf and could barely speak. They asked Jesus to heal him. Jesus took the man away from the crowd. Mark writes that, while they were apart from the rest, Jesus first put his fingers into […]
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Lenten Devotion, Tuesday, March 26th
Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. Matthew 16:24 Yikes! Take up a cross? Deny myself? What is Jesus up to? What is he asking his disciples, us, to consider? And does it have to include pain? My brothers and sisters, there is a reality to our […]
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Lenten Devotion, Monday March 25th — Guest Author Jessica Petrillo
“‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for the one who believes.” Mark 9:23 I have moments where I doubt my ability to accomplish something. I reach out to God, I speak of my doubt and am filled with his truth. The truth is, that I can do whatever God has given me to do […]
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March 23, Saturday’s Lenten Devotion
He makes the sun rise on both good and bad people. And he sends rain for the ones who do right and for the ones who do wrong. Matthew 5:45 Really Jesus? Why can’t you treat the good people well and the bad people with the vengeance they deserve. Why not let the sun shine on the […]
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Lenten Devotion — Friday, March 22, 2019 Guest Author Nicole Powers
“Whoever has ears let them hear.” – Mark 4:9 As a child, I was always very curious when I would hear the sermons at church. I would wonder if this is what God wants us to learn and hear? I found that He wanted me to listen and then be able to answer when the time […]
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Lenten Devotion — Thursday, March 21, 2019
Jesus said to them, Come away with me. Let us go alone to a quiet place and rest for a while. Mark 6:31 WHAT A DAY!!!! I had ONE appointment on my calendar yesterday. I thought, GREAT!, I will catch up on all sorts of things. But, it was not in the cards. The day got […]
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Lenten Devotion, Wednesday March 20, 2019 Guest Author Lynn Minuskin
Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 I have learned in my spiritual journey that we do not always get what we want, even if we pray about it. When I was 21 […]
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Lenten Devotion – Tuesday, March 19, 2019 Guest Author The Rev. Jeanne Hanson
And I will ask the Father and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with your forever – the Spirit of truth. John 14: 16-17 Jesus knew that the time was coming that he couldn’t be with his disciples in the flesh, and that they would be devastated by his absence. He […]
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Lenten Devotion – Monday, March 18, 2019
“Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone. . . .”John 8:7b Well, thanks Jesus. None of us is without sin. So, it seems none of us may pick up a stone. Right? Right.What would happen if each of us, when we were ready to throw a verbal […]
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Lenten Devotion — Saturday, March 16th, Guest Author Bonnie Stevens
A Lesson in Comfort. From the Beatitudes, Matthew 5:4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” My mother died on a Sunday. She died in church while Dad was reading the Scripture lesson. I was in the choir on the platform following along in the pew Bible when Dad stopped talking. At first, […]
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Lenten Devotion — Friday, March 15th, Guest Author Jessica Petrillo
“Get behind me, Satan?” he said. “You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.” Mark 8:33 There have been so many times I have gotten jealous or tried to make someone else jealous. In those moments of weakness, I remind myself that I cannot let satan win. I tell myself […]
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Lenten Devotion — Thursday, March 14th, Guest Author, Jean Capellos
My sheep hear my voice: I know them and they follow me. No one can take them out of my hand and they shall never perish. John 10: 27-28 Agnus Dei, The Lamb of GodThe Shepherd of his people reassures us that we are dear to him and we are in his loving care as innocent […]
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Anthem from March 10, 2019
“At our service on March 10, a fabulous women’s ensemble performed “For the Beauty of the Earth”, combining the words to the familiar hymn with music written by Philip Stopford, Director of Music at Belfast Cathedral in Northern Ireland.”
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Lenten Devotion — Wednesday, March 13th Guest Author, Peer Lykke
Therefore, I tell you do not worry about life . . . . Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life.Matthew 6:25, 27 How many times has someone advised you not to worry, everything will be fine! I know I have heard that hundreds, if not thousands, of times. But […]
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Lenten Devotion — Tuesday March 12, 2019
Simon, Simon, listen! Satan has demanded to sift all of you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your own faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned back, strengthen your brothers. Luke 22:31-31 Jesus knew it. He knew Peter would fail. Jesus knew Peter would deny him in his greatest hour of need […]
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Lenten Devotion — Saturday, March 9th Guest Author, Alayne McNulty
My sheep know my voice and a stranger they will not follow.” John 10:4 – 5 Remember the children’s song, “Be careful little ears what you hear?” Well it troubled me. As long as I can remember I’ve always wanted to follow God. But God’s voice can be hard to definitively hear. What if […]
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Lenten Devotion — Friday, March 8th
You did not choose me, but I chose you. John 15:16a As a child, I remember being one of the last persons chosen for sports teams. I was not very athletic. It stung to be left behind. But now I know I am the one Jesus chooses. He chooses me, and you because he […]
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Lenten Devotion — Thursday, March 7th Guest Author Jessica Petrillo
Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?” Luke 6:41 Once this boy was talking to me and spreading judgments about someone he knew. I was thinking to myself how rude it is to judge someone else because you […]
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Lenten Devotion — The Red Letters March 6th Ash Wednesday
Beloved, Each morning of Lent (not including Sundays) one of your CCB brothers or sisters will share a reflection on the words of Jesus. Each person has crafted their meditation from the heart and offer it freely. Where we have a guest author, their name will be reflected in the subject line. Where there is no […]
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Anthem with our Choir and Bell Accompaniment
“Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence”. Words from The Liturgy of St. James (4th C.) with melody from a French Carol (17th C.)
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School Supplies
Many thanks to those who donated backpacks and school supplies. There are over 25 backpacks filled and ready for school this fall. Enjoy this story from our Pastor Zina on how big of a deal this is for our friend Mario.
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Living 60010
Living 60010 prepared a lovely piece about us. Click here to read. http://living60010.com/the-talk-in-60010/2017/09/22/community-church-barrington-celebrates-170th-anniversary-sunday
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Inspirational Music from Natallia Revinskaya
A lovely piece performed our very own pianist Natallia Revinskaya. Enjoy “It Is Well With My Soul” by Lloyd Larsen.
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Prelude from July 9, 2017
Enjoy the prelude from our July 9 service. A special thank you to Nicole and Natallia for their amazing talent. “Jesu, Jesu, Fill Us With Your Love/ Give Thanks / How Beautiful” arranged by Joel Raney Nicole Keiter, flute Natallia Revinskaya, piano
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Special Music
If you were at church on Sunday, June 25th you got to hear an extraordinary performance. We have received permission to share this lovely anthem. Enjoy. “All Creatures of Our God and King”, arranged by Ed Hogan, and performed on June 25, 2017 by Natallia Revinskaya on piano and Bruce Currie on clarinet. A special […]
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“Hallelujah” sung by our Youth Members
Please enjoy the song “Hallelujah” performed by the Youth of CCB. Piano performed by Natalie Revinskaya. Written by Leonard Cohen.
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Music Inspiration: How Great Thou Art
Please enjoy this musical inspiration from our choir “How Great Thou Art/Majesty” arranged by Joel Raney.
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Lenten Devotion: 3-26-16
Saturday, March 26, 2016 The next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate and said, “Sir, we remember what that impostor said while he was still alive, ‘After three days I will rise again.’ Therefore command the tomb to be made secure until the third day; […]
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Lenten Devotion: 3-25-16
Friday March 25, 2015 Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. John 19:25
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Lenten Devotion: 3-24-16
THURSDAY MARCH 24, 2016 Then they came to a place called Gethsemane. He said to his disciples, “Stay here while I pray.” He took Peter, James and John along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled. “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death,” he said to them. “Stay here and keep watch.” […]
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Lenten Devotion: 3-23-16
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 When the hour came, he took his place at the table, and the apostles with him. He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; for I tell you, I will not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” Luke 24:14-17
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Lenten Devotion: 3-22-16
Tuesday, March 22, 2016 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. John 10:10
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Lenten Devotion: 3-21-16
Monday, March 21, 2016 And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons. He said to them, “It is written ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you make it a den of robbers.” […]
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Lenten Devotion: 3-19-16
Saturday, March 19, 2016 The next day the great crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord—the King of Israel!” […]
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Lenten Devotion: 3-18-16
Friday, March 18, 2016 Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all those who stood by him, and he cried out, “Send everyone away from me.” So no one stayed with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers. And he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard it, and the household […]
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Lenten Devotion: 3-17-17
Thursday, March 17, 2016 Listen! I am standing at the door, knocking; if you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to you and eat with you, and you with me. Revelation 3:20
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Lenten Devotion: 3-16-16
Wednesday, March 16, 2016 Again he began to teach beside the sea. Such a very large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat on the sea and sat there, while the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. He began to teach them many things in parables, and in […]
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Lenten Devotion: 3-15-16
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 Then suddenly a woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his cloak, for she said to herself, “If I only touch his cloak, I will be made well.” Jesus turned, and seeing her he said, “Take heart, daughter; your faith […]
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Lenten Devotion: 3-14-16
Monday, March 14, 2016 But Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, playing with her son Isaac. So she said to Abraham, “Cast out this slave woman with her son, Ishmael; for the son of this slave woman shall not inherit along with my son Isaac.” The matter […]
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Lenten Devotion: 3-12-16
Saturday March 12, 2016 Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush; he looked, and the bush was blazing, […]
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Lenten Devotion: 3-11-16
Friday March 11, 2016 But while he [the younger son] was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him. Then the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be […]
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Lenten Devotion: 3-10-16
Thursday March 10, 2016 Then Samson called to the Lord and said, “Lord God, remember me and strengthen me only this once, O God, so that with this one act of revenge I may pay back the Philistines for my two eyes.” And Samson grasped the two middle pillars on which the house rested, and he leaned his […]
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Lenten Devotion: 3-9-16
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” And Jesus said to her, […]
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Lenten Devotion: 3-8-16
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a mighty wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Acts 2:1-2
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Lenten Devotion: 3-7-16
Monday March 7, 2016 On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king’s palace, opposite the king’s hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne inside the palace opposite the entrance to the palace. As soon as the king saw Queen Esther standing in […]
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Lenten Devotion: 3-5-16
Saturday March 5, 2016 Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Matthew 9:14
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Lenten Devotion: 3-4-16
Friday March 4, 2016 For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock. Psalm 27:5
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Lenten Devotion: 3-3-16
Thursday March 3, 2016 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are–yet he did not sin. Hebrews 4:15
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Lenten Devotion: 3-2-16
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 Peter answered him, ‘Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.’ He said, ‘Come.’ So Peter got out of the boat, started walking on the water, and came towards Jesus. But when he noticed the strong wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried […]
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Lenten Devotion: 3-1-16
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. Psalm 34:7
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Lenten Devotion: 2-29-16
Monday February 29, 2016 The wolf shall live with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the kid, the calf and the lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them. The cow and the bear shall graze, their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like […]
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Lenten Devotion: 2-27-16
Saturday, February 27, 2016 Where can I go from your spirit? Or where can I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, you are there. If I take the wings of the morning and settle at the farthest limits of the sea, even […]
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Lenten Devotion: 2-26-16
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2016 Then the Lord said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you alone are righteous before me in this generation. Take with you seven pairs of all clean animals, the male and its mate; and a pair of the animals that are not clean, […]
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Lenten Devotion: 2-25-16
Thursday, February 25, 2016 As the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal daughter of Saul looked out of the window, and saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart. . . . David returned to bless his household. But Michal the daughter of Saul came […]
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Lenten Devotion: 2-24-16
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 But the Lord provided a large fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights. Jonah 1:17
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Lenten Devotion: 2-23-16
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. Then God said, ‘Let there be light’; and there was light . . . . . And God […]
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Lenten Devotion: 2-22-16
Monday, February 22, 2016 Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard, ‘Jesus is making and baptizing more disciples than John’— although it was not Jesus himself but his disciples who baptized— he left Judea and started back to Galilee. But he had to go through Samaria. So he came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the […]
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Lenten Devotion: 2-20-16
Saturday, February 20, 2016 And without faith it is impossible to please God. Hebrews 11:6a
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Lenten Devotion: 2-19-16
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 18, 2016 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as […]
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Lenten Devotion: 2-18-16
Thursday, February 18, 2016 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” . . . “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house […]
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Lenten Devotion: 2/17/16
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2016 Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings. Psalm 33:2
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Lenten Devotion: 2/16/16
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2016 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! Yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Psalm 119:103
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Lenten Devotion: 2/15/16
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2016 Then God said, “And now we will make human beings; they will be like us and resemble us. They will have power over the fish, the birds, and all animals, domestic and wild, large and small.” So God created human beings, making them to be like himself. He created them male […]
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Lenten Devotion: 2/13/16
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2016 For I am certain that nothing can separate us from his love: neither death nor life, neither angels nor other heavenly rulers or powers, neither the present nor the future, neither the world above nor the world below—there is nothing in all creation that will ever be able to separate us from […]
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Lenten Devotion: 2/12/16
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2016 This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But you said, ‘We will not walk in it.’ Jeremiah 6:16
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Lenten Devotion: 2/11/16
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2016 So Pilate asked him, “Are you a king, then?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. I was born and came into the world for this one purpose, to speak about the truth. Whoever belongs to the truth listens to me.” John 18:37
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Lenten Devotion: 2/10/16
ASH WEDNESDAY Wednesday, February 10, 2016 I am become like dust and ashes. Job 30:19b
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This I Believe: Together We Have Power
This I Believe: Together We Have Power Matthew 18:20 February 9, 2016 For where there are two or three gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
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This I Believe: Evil is Real and We are Called to Respond
This I Believe: Evil Is Real and We Are Called to Respond February 8, 2016 I Peter 5:8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
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This I Believe: Faith is a Necessary Thing
This I Believe: Faith is a Necessary Thing Friday, February 5, 2016 Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is made up of the things for which you confidently wait, it is the promise of what you cannot see. {Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of that which you cannot see.}
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This I Believe: Never Alone
This I Believe: Never Alone Thursday, February 4, 2016 Deuteronomy 31:6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.
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This I Believe: Your Soul is Priceless
This I Believe: Your Soul Is Priceless Wednesday, February 3, 2016 Matthew 16:26 What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
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This I Believe: Healthy Hearts Are Good Medicine
This I Believe: Healthy Hearts Are Good Medicine Tuesday, February 2, 2016 Proverbs 17:22 A merry heart does good like a medicine; but a broken spirit dries the bones.
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This I Believe: Disappearing is Not Our Role
This I Believe: Disappearing Is Not Our Role Monday, February 1, 2016 Matthew 5:16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
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This I Believe: Love is Our Proof
THIS I BELIEVE: LOVE IS OUR PROOF Friday, January 29, 2016 John 13:35 By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.
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This I Believe: God Has Plans for Our Closets
THIS I BELIEVE: GOD HAS PLANS FOR OUR CLOSETS Thursday, January 28, 2016 Colossians 3:12, 14 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. . . . And to all these qualities add love, which binds all things together in perfect unity.
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This I Believe: We Are Filled With An Amazing Spirit
THIS I BELIEVE: WE ARE FILLED WITH AN AMAZING SPIRIT Wednesday, January 27, 2016 II Timothy 1:7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.
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This I Believe: We are Meant for Good Works
THIS I BELIEVE: WE ARE MEANT FOR GOOD WORKS Tuesday, January 26, 2016 Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
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This I Believe: God Has Given Us an Offense
THIS I BELIEVE: GOD HAS GIVEN US AN OFFENSE Monday, January 25, 2016 II Corinthians 10:4 For the weapons with which we fight are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
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This I Believe: We Need Each Other
THIS I BELIEVE : WE NEED EACH OTHER Friday, January 22, 2016 Proverbs 17:17 A friend loves at all times and a sibling is born for those moments of trouble.
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This I Believe: All Manner of Things Shall Be Well
THIS I BELIEVE : ALL MANNER OF THINGS SHALL BE WELL Thursday, January 21, 2016 Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
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This I Believe: God is Beyond Our Comprehension
THIS I BELIEVE: GOD IS BEYOND OUR COMPREHENSION Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
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This I Believe: God is Closer Than Breath
THIS I BELIEVE: GOD IS CLOSER THAN BREATH Tuesday, January 19, 2016 I Corinthians 6:19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God?
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This I Believe: God Cares Deeply For You
THIS I BELIEVE: GOD CARES DEEPLY FOR YOU Monday, January 18, 2016 Isaiah 43:4 Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give people in exchange for you, nations in exchange for your life.
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This I Believe: God is in the Silence
THIS I BELIEVE: GOD IS IN THE SILENCE Friday, January 15, 2016 I Kings 19:11-12 The Lord said to Elijah, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, […]
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This I Believe: God Wants Us to Dance
THIS I BELIEVE: GOD WANTS US TO DANCE Thursday, January 14, 2016 Psalm 150 Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with […]
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This I Believe: God Sheds Tears
THIS I BELIEVE: GOD SHEDS TEARS Wednesday, January 13, 2016 John 11:35 Jesus wept.
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This I Believe: God Counts Our Tears
THIS I BELIEVE: GOD COUNTS OUR TEARS Tuesday, January 12, 2016 Psalm 51:5-6, 8 My enemies make trouble for me all day long; they are always thinking up some way to hurt me! They gather in hiding places and watch everything I do, hoping to kill me. . . . You know how troubled I […]
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This I Believe: There is Nowhere God is Not
This I Believe: There is Nowhere God is Not MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2016 — Psalm 139:7-12 Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the […]
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This I Believe: God Has Plans for Us
THIS I BELIEVE: GOD HAS PLANS FOR US FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2016 – Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
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This I Believe: God Offers Discipline Out of Love
THIS I BELIEVE: GOD OFFERS DISCIPLINE OUT OF LOVE THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2016 – Hebrews 12:8-11 “For the LORD disciplines those he loves, and he punishes each one he accepts as his child.” As you endure this divine discipline, remember that God is treating you as his own children. Who ever heard of a child who […]
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This I Believe: Rest is Holy
THIS I BELIEVE: REST IS HOLY WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2016 – Exodus 31:16-17 The Israelites are to observe the Sabbath, celebrating it for the generations to come as a lasting covenant. It will be a sign between me and the Israelites forever, for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, and on […]
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This I Believe: God Longs to Remove Our Sin
THIS I BELIEVE: GOD LONGS TO REMOVE OUR SIN TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2016 — Psalm 103:10-12 [God] does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from […]
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This I Believe: We Are Originally Blessed
THIS I BELIEVE: WE ARE ORIGINALLY BLESSED MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 2016 — Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
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A Sure Foundation 12-24-15
Revelation 22:13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
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A Sure Foundation 12-23-15
Luke 2:49 [Jesus] answered [his mother], “Why did you have to look for me? Didn’t you know that I had to be in my Father’s house?”
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A Sure Foundation 12-21-15
John 8:12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”
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A Sure Foundation 12-18-15
Luke 5:4 Push out now into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.
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A Sure Foundation 12-17-15
Matthew 28:18-20 “And Jesus came and said to them ‘Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of […]
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A Sure Foundation 12-16-15
Mark 12:29-31 “The first and most important [commandment] is this,” Jesus replied, ” ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your mind, and with all your strength’. The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as […]
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A Sure Foundation 12-15-15
Matthew 7:21 It is not everyone who keeps saying to me ‘Lord, Lord’ who will enter the kingdom of Heaven, but the one who actually does my Heavenly Father’s will.
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A Sure Foundation 12-14-15
Acts 1:7-8 And the [Disciples] asked him, “Lord, is this the time when you are going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” To this he replied, “You cannot know times and dates which have been fixed by the Father’s sole authority. But you are to be given power when the Holy Spirit has come to you. […]
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A Sure Foundation 12-11-15
Mark 5:35-36 While he was still speaking, some people came from the leader’s house to say, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the teacher any further?” But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the leader of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.”
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A Sure Foundation 12-10-15
Mark 2:4-5 And when they could not bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him; and after having dug through it, they let down the mat on which the paralytic lay. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
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A Sure Foundation 12-9-15
Luke 6:32-36 If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. If you lend to those from whom you hope […]
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A Sure Foundation 12-8-15
John 1:43-47 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me”. Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus son […]
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A Sure Foundation 12-7-15
Matthew 12:33 Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit.
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A Sure Foundation 12-4-15
John 13:34 “Now I am giving you a new command – love one another. Just as I have loved you, so you must love one another. This is how all men will know that you are my disciples, because you have such love for one another.”
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A Sure Foundation 12-3-15
Mark 7:15 Listen to me now, all of you, and understand this, There is nothing outside a man which can enter into him and make him [unclean]. It is the things which come out of a man that make him [unclean]!
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A Sure Foundation 12-2-15
John 14:27 I leave behind with you – peace; I give you my own peace and my gift is nothing like the peace of this world. You must not be distressed and you must not be daunted.
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A Sure Foundation 12-1-15
Matthew 10:16 Here I am sending you out like sheep with wolves all round you; so be as wise as serpents and yet as gentle as doves.
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A Sure Foundation 11-30-15
Luke 17:21 The kingdom of God never comes by watching for it. Men cannot say, ‘Look, here it is’, or ‘there it is’, for the kingdom of God is inside you.
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A Sure Foundation 11-27-15
Matthew 9:27-29 As Jesus passed on his way two blind men followed him with the cry, “have pity on us, Son of David!” And when he had gone inside the house these two came up to him. “Do you believe I can do it?” he said to them. “Yes, Lord,” they replied. Then he touched their eyes, saying, “You […]
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A Sure Foundation 11-26-15
Luke 22:17, 19 “And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, ‘Take this, and divide it among yourselves’: And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, ‘This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.’ “
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A Sure Foundation 11-24-15
Luke 22:42 Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me – but it is not my will, but yours, that must be done.
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A Sure Foundation 11-23-15
Matthew 7:12 Treat other people exactly as you would like to be treated by them – this is the essence of all true religion.
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A Sure Foundation 11-20-15
Matthew 6:27 Can any of you, however much he worries, make himself an inch taller?
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A Sure Foundation 11-19-15
Mark 10:13 “Jesus said to them, ‘Let the little children come to me, do not to stop them; for it is to such as these that the Kingdom of God belongs.’ “
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A Sure Foundation 11-18-15
Luke 12:24 “Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; neither do they have storehouses or barns; yet God feeds them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?”
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A Sure Foundation 11-17-15
Mark 11:22 “Jesus answered them, ‘Have faith in God. Truly I tell you, if you say to this mountain ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and if you do not doubt in your heart, but believe that what you say will come to pass, it will be done for you.”
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A Sure Foundation 11-16-15
Matthew 25:37-40 “Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you a drink? And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you? […]
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A Sure Foundation 11-14-15
The words from the Gospel of Luke, though not in red letters, seem so appropriate this morning. In the 19th chapter of Luke, Jesus approaches Jerusalem, looks out over the city and weeps. The word Jerusalem means, ‘place where we teach peace’. Jesus knew that there was little peace in the heart of that ancient […]
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A Sure Foundation 11-13-15
Matthew 6:9 “Pray then in this way: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.”
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A Sure Foundation 11-12-15
Luke 10:3 Go on your way. See, I am sending you out like lambs into the midst of wolves.
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A Sure Foundation 11-11-15
Mark 9:33 Then they came to Capernaum; and when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the way?”
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A Sure Foundation 11-10-15
Matthew 5:16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.
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A Sure Foundation 11-9-15
John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life”.
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A Sure Foundation 11-6-15
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends, if you do whatever I command you. No longer do I call you servants, for the servant doesn’t know what his lord does. But I have called you friends, for everything that I heard from my […]
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A Sure Foundation 11-4-15
I tell you, [forgive] not seven times, but seventy-seven times. Matthew 18:21
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A Sure Foundation 11-3-15
I have come that they might have life and have it more abundantly. John 10:10
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A Sure Foundation 10-30-15
Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.” John 6:53
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A Sure Foundation 10-29-15
“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” Matthew 18:20
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A Sure Foundation 10-28-15
“My Father’s glory is shown by your bearing much fruit. . . .” – John 15:8
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A Sure Foundation 10-27-15
“Mary . . . sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word . . . . Mary has chosen the better part, which shall not be taken away from her.” Luke 10: 39, 42
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A Sure Foundation 10-26-15
“It is not the fit and flourishing who need the doctor, but those who are ill. I did not come to invite the ‘righteous’, but the ‘sinners’.” Mark 2:17
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A Sure Foundation 10-23-15
MATTHEW 7:3-5 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and fail to notice the plank in your own? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me get the speck out of your eye’, when there is a plank in your own? You fraud! Take the plank out of […]
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A Sure Foundation 10-22-15
MARK 9:24 “Everything is possible to the man who believes.” “I do believe,” the boy’s father burst out. “Help me to believe more!”
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A Sure Foundation 10-21-15
JOHN 15:16 “It is not that you have chosen me; but it is I who have chosen you.”
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A Sure Foundation 10-20-15
LUKE 13:20-21 “What can I say the kingdom of God is like? It is like the yeast which a woman took and covered up in three measures of flour until the whole lot had risen.”
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A Sure Foundation 10-19-15
MARK 6:4 “No prophet goes unhonored – except in his native town or with his own relations or in his own home!”
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A Sure Foundation 10-16-15
MATTHEW 5:43-44 “You have heard that it used to be said, ‘You shall love your neighbor’, and ‘hate your enemy’, but I tell you: Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Heavenly Father.”
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A Sure Foundation 10-15-15
JOHN 8:7c “Let the one among you who has never sinned throw the first stone at her.”
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A Sure Foundation 10-14-15
LUKE 18:17 “The kingdom of God belongs to little children like these. I tell you, the man who will not accept the kingdom of God like a little child will never get into it at all.”
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A Sure Foundation 10-13-15
The Gospel of Mark 7:14-15 – “Then he called the crowd close to him again, and spoke to them, ‘Listen to me now, all of you, and understand this, There is nothing outside a man which can enter into him and make him ‘common’. It is the things which come out of a man that […]
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A Sure Foundation 10-12-15
MATTHEW 7:12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.
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Daily Herald Story on Community Church
Barrington Church Celebrates 1847 Birth. To view the Daily Herald article click on the below link: http://prev.dailyherald.com/story/?id=47226
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A Good Friday Prayer and Exercise
There are seven things that the Lord hates and will not tolerate: a proud look, a lying tongue, hands that kill innocent people, a mind that thinks up wicked plans, feet ...
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A Weapon We All Carry
Proverbs 18:21
"The tongue has the power of life and death and those who love it will eat its fruit."
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"The tongue has the power of life and death and those who love it will eat its fruit."
Laws of Heaven vs Earth Regarding Giving
Proverbs 11:24
"One person gives freely, yet gains even more. Another person withholds unduly, but comes to poverty."
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"One person gives freely, yet gains even more. Another person withholds unduly, but comes to poverty."
When Facing What Seems Insurmountable
Proverbs 3:5-6
"Trust in the Lord with all of our heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all of our ways acknowledge God and he will direct your paths."
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"Trust in the Lord with all of our heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all of our ways acknowledge God and he will direct your paths."