Matt 25:13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.All eyes are on Punxsutawney Pa. today to see if a groundhog can tell us if it will be six more weeks of winter or an early spring. I just turned the news on and even in a freezing rain there is a band playing rock music, people dancing, the guest of honor is a beer Barron. People gathered so a big […]
Daily Devotions
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Daily Devotions
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Daily Devotions
Rom 1:1-4 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, 2?(Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,) 3?Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; 4?And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
What are you called to be? Most people […] -
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Genesis 28:16-17 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not. 17?And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
After waking from his dream and vision of the ladder going to heaven, after having the covenant God made with Abraham passed on to him, Jacob was afraid, Jacob […] -
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Matthew 7:13-14 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14?Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.Have you ever tried to go through a strait gate? The term means narrow, small, hard to squeeze through. There is a rock formation near where we live with […]
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Matt 6:9 – 15 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10?Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 11?Give us this day our daily bread. 12?And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13?And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. 14?For if ye forgive […]
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Matthew 6:19-21 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: 20?But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: 21?For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
For the next few weeks there will be a great deal of attention to a football game. I expect to see more black […]
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Colossians 4:5-6 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. 6?Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
How do you answer a man? People today always have an answer even if it is a foolish one. Ask people about the Lord, ask them about their place in eternity, ask them about spiritual things and they always have an answer, at least most people […] -
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Genesis 15:12-21
And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him. 13?And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; 14?And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. […] -
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John 20:26-30 And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. 27?Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. 28?And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. 29?Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, […]
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Galatians 1:15-16 But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace, 16?To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:Here is a thought, there are times when God is pleased to use you and me in His work. Think of that for a moment before we move on. There are times when God is pleased to use you […]