“But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.”   Matthew 5:37 Are you known as a person of your word?  Will you do what you promise? Can someone take you into their confidences and know you won’t spread it? So how do we achieve…
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“You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder, and whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.’ But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ shall be in danger of the…
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Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23 When our kids were young, we used to watch a kids T.V. show called Veggie Tales. Maybe some of you are familiar with it. There were fruits and vegetables running around reenacting Bible…
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There is no remembrance of former things, nor will there be any remembrance of later things yet to be among those who come after. Ecclesiastes 1:11 Most of us are fortunate enough to have known our grandparents, and some of us may have even known our great-grandparents, but in all likelihood we do not know…
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Now Jacob’s well was there.  Jesus therefore, being wearied from His journey, sat thus by the well.  It was about the sixth hour. John 4:6  We are told that when Jesus arrived, He was weary and He sat down by Jacob’s well.  He was tired. I think it is actually reassuring that Jesus knows how it…
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Now the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision, “Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not keep silent; for I am with you, and no one will attack you to hurt you; for I have many people in this city.” And he continued there a year and six months, teaching…
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Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation,  that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to…
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Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 I’ve noticed in my own life that a lot of the times when I am struggling to trust in the Lord, it is because I am…
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“You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’  But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” Matthew 5:27-28 “Be careful little eyes what you see.  For the Father up above is looking down…
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Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Psalm 32:1 Blessed can be translated “O how happy” and it certainly applies to this verse. O, how happy is he whose transgression, or breaking of the law, is forgiven. We have all failed in various areas of our life and none of us would be able to bear the weight…
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