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To bear much fruit
John 15:1-8 A friend of mine is the keeper of a peach orchard. One thing about peach trees that I have learned is that they must be tended to year round. In these winter months, the beginning of the yearly … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship
Tagged Christianity, Discipleship, Faith, Following Jesus, Holy Scripture, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Love your neighbor, Repentance, Salvation, Spirituality, Word of God
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Be healed
John 5:1-9 We have all heard of home remedies that may or may not actually work. One such remedy is chicken soup used to cure the common cold. Dark chocolate is thought to be a good remedy for a persistent … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Forgiveness
Tagged Bethesda, Christian, Discipleship, Faith, Forgiveness, Grace, Healing miracle, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Miracles, Salvation, Spirituality
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Speaking of prophets
Matthew 11:7-15 Have you ever met a prophet? Chances are, if you had he wasn’t dressed in camel hair and eating locusts. Chances are also that, if you have encountered a prophet sent by God, you more than likely didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Evangelism
Tagged Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, John the Baptist, Prophecy, Prophet, Salvation, Word of God
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Boasting in Christ
1 Corinthians 1:10-31 There’s a cliché in sports that says, “It’s not bragging if you can back it up.” This is a favorite among gifted athletes who continually make the morning highlight reels. Given their accomplishments, why should they not … Continue reading
Posted in Devotions
Tagged Apostle Paul, Bible, Bragging rights, Christian, Christianity, Church conflict, Discipleship, Faith, Holy Scripture, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Repentance, Spirituality
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Those who are saved
Luke 13:23-28 Sometimes, when we ask questions, we need to be prepared for the answers. Once there was a rich young man who asked Jesus what he had to do to inherit eternal life. The answer Jesus gave him was … Continue reading
Posted in Lent
Tagged Christian, Christianity, Eternal Life, Faith, First will be last, Grace, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Salvation, Spirituality
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Word of truth
Genesis 3:1-15 The serpent was more crafty than any other beast. From the very beginning of this lesson we are made aware that something is going to happen, and it isn’t going to be good. The devil is out to … Continue reading
Posted in Lent
Tagged Adam and Eve, Christian, Christianity, Discipleship, Faith, Forgiveness, Garden of Eden, Gospel, Grace, Holy Scripture, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Love of God, Prayer, Sin, Spirituality, Temptation, Word of God
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The Father’s will
Matthew 21:23-32 In the parable, Jesus said “A man had two sons.” Both of these sons were given direction to work in their father’s vineyard. One said no, but later went. The other said yes, but did not go. Which … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship
Tagged Christianity, Disciple, Discipleship, Faith, Following Jesus, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Love your neighbor, Repentance, Spirituality, Teaching of Jesus, Word of God
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Take heart
Matthew 14:23-33 At night, things are supposed to be peaceful and quiet. At the end of the day when we have settled in we look forward to rest. It’s time to sleep but, suddenly, something goes “bump.” Day or night, … Continue reading
Posted in Faith
Tagged Adversity, Being afraid, Christianity, Discipleship, Faith, Fear, Following Jesus, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Spirituality, Storms, Walk on water
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Living water
John 4:1-26 As spring time draws near, so too do the plans of back yard gardeners who look forward to planting vegetables and flowers. In the hot summers months that follow, it becomes easy to recognize plants that are thirsty … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Christian, Discipleship, Eternal Life, Faith, Following Jesus, Forgiveness, Jesus, Living water, Repentance, Spirituality, Woman at the well
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Called to be generous
Mark 12:35-44 I’ve often written about meeting Jesus every day. You don’t have to look hard to see Jesus; he turns up just about everywhere. I once encountered Jesus at a Chinese take-out. He emptied his pockets of the little … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Wealth
Tagged Bible, Christian, Discipleship, Faith, Gospel, Holy Scripture, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Love of money, Money
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