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Distractions
Jesus liked to teach in parables. When He told the parable of the sower, He gave His disciples a full explanation that left nothing up in the air. Reading this parable, and the explanation of it, tells us in no uncertain terms the four types of people who hear the word of God. “And He
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Living for Him Alone
I have believed for a long time in making God first in my life. Everything else should fall in place underneath that relationship. Anything that does not agree with that relationship does not belong in my life. In Phillip Yancey’s book, “Reaching for the Invisible God,” he mentions that he prays for the grace to live for
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The Narrow Road
This past week, I had the pleasure to drive on some very narrow roads. I don’t think these were quite 2 lanes. They stretched out for miles, with some sharp twists and turns, and there were some really tall corn stalks on both sides. Fortunately, I was the only car out there (most of the
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Plugged into God’s Power
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” (Phil. 4:13 NKJV) It is important to know that it only through the power of Jesus Christ that we are able to say “I can do all things.” This is not a strength based on sayings the sinner’s prayer. This is a strength we receive
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Following Christ
“Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a
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Image of God
When we accepted the Lord into our hearts, we said that we “dedicated our lives to Him”. Have you ever really stopped to think about that? Webster’s dictionary defines dedicated this way: “devoted to a cause, ideal, or purpose: zealous”. “Devoted” is just another way to say “loyal”. So, if we have really dedicated our lives
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