“Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven.” Matthew 6:1             Most people like to feel good about themselves and like when others acknowledge their efforts. Who doesn’t like that warm feeling of affirmation that comes from…
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A soft answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger. Proverbs 15:1 Even though we possess the message of truth, we may sometimes forget that the way we deliver the message is just as important as the message itself. We are certainly seeing an extreme moral decline in our nation and we,…
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“Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is crossing over before you into the Jordan.” Joshua 3:11 This picture of the ark going before the people and through the River Jordan reminds us that the Lord does go before us, always.  This would have been such an awesome scene from…
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All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful; all things are lawful for me, but not all things edify. Let no one seek his own, but each one the other’s well-being. 1 Corinthians 10:23-24             Many of the believers in the church at Corinth were struggling with their newfound freedom in Christ…
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Hear my voice, O God, in my meditation; Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.  Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, From the rebellion of the workers of iniquity,  Who sharpen their tongue like a sword, And bend their bows to shoot their arrows—bitter words,  That they may shoot in secret at the blameless;…
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No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God [is] faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.  1 Corinthians 10:13 God always provides a…
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When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment. For she said, “If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well.” Immediately the fountain of her blood dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction. Mark 5:27-29 This…
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Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him. Acts 8:35 God would call Philip to go out to the middle of a desert in order to minister to a eunuch and this eunuch was found reading Isaiah 53:7-8, a passage he did not understand. So he asked Philip for clarification. Through…
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And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment. Hebrews 9:27 At some point we will all die.  It is by the Lord’s will that we have our breath today.  I’ve often noticed when officiating funerals that people tend to take a good hard look at their own lives when saying…
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Precious in the sight of the Lord Is the death of His saints. Psalm 116:15             Nothing is feared in life more than death. People want to stave it off as long as possible for themselves and their loved ones. Many live their lives in fear of death, so will take extreme precautions. Very few people would ever say…
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