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What is fear?
Psalm 46:1-11 What is fear? That is perhaps a question that most of us have not pondered. Certainly, we have asked ourselves why are we afraid and what is it that we fear? But when is the last time you … Continue reading
Posted in Faith
Tagged Afraid, Anxiousness, Being afraid, Christian, Christianity, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Faith, Fear, Gospel, Grace, Holy Scripture, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Pandemic, Prayer, Psalms, Spirituality, Trust, Worry
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The light of Christ’s love
John 20:1-18 “Early in the morning while it was still dark.” That is when Mary Magdalene went to visit Jesus’ tomb. It is likely she had no idea what she would do when she got there. The great stone would … Continue reading
Posted in Easter
Tagged Christianity, COVID-19, Easter, Eternal Life, Faith, Faithful, Following Jesus, Forgiveness, Gospel, Grace, Holy Scripture, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Resurrection, Salvation, Spirituality, Virus, Word of God
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Normal
2 Corinthians 4:1-18 Normal. Now there is a word we all have used plenty of times recently. We all want things to get back to normal. Schools are closed. Restaurants are take out only. Grocery stores are sold out of … Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Paul, Christian, Christianity, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Crisis, Faith, Faithful, Gospel, Grace, Hand sanitizer, Healing miracle, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Love of God, Normal, Prayer, Repentance, Spirituality, Word of God
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Jesus, have mercy
Luke 17:11-19 Because of the world-wide pandemic, people throughout the land are experiencing something called “social distancing.” Who could have conceived such a notion that the human family, which thrives on personal contact, would be called to distance one’s self … Continue reading
Posted in Healing
Tagged Christian, Christianity, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Faith, Faithful, Following Jesus, Gospel, Grace, Healing miracle, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Love of God, Mask, Mercy, Quarentine, Repentance, Shelter in Place, Social Distancing, Spirituality, Teaching of Jesus, Ten Lepers, Trust
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Sure and certain hope
Romans 8:31-39 My, what uncertain times we are living through. Just as we get used to new recommendations concerning behavior and restrictions for gathering in ever smaller groups, things change. And with all these changes come more uncertainty, more anxiety … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Faith
Tagged Apostle Paul, Christian, Christianity, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Crisis, Faith, Faithful, Future, Gospel, Grace, Health, Holy Scripture, Hope, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Love of God, Pandemic, Persecution, Salvation, Sickness, Spirituality
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Grow faith in the home
Mark 9:13-16 Around the globe, people are living through difficult times as they strive to comply with ever-changing guidelines for staying healthy. The COVID-19 outbreak has closed businesses, schools and even churches, not to mention altered so many other things … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, Christianity, Corona Virus, COVID-19, Discipleship, Faith, Faithful, Following Jesus, Gospel, Grace, Holy Scripture, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Pandemic, Prayer, Social Distancing, Spirituality, Teaching of Jesus
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The kingdom awaits
Genesis 1:1-31 In just six days, according to the scriptures, our almighty God created the heavens and the earth. With a simple word, light became a reality, the sun, moon and stars were fixed upon the sky and the waters … Continue reading
Posted in Creation, Hope
Tagged Christian, Christianity, Corona, Corona Virus, Cosmos, COVID-19, Creation, Eternal Life, Faith, Faithful, Forgiveness, Gospel, Heaven, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Salvation, Spirituality, Virus
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