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HOW EXCITED ARE YOU ABOUT WHAT THE LORD DID FOR YOU?

SCRIPTURE: I will declare your name to my brothers; in the congregation I will praise you. (Psalm 22:22) MEDITATION: The Psalmist was so grateful for his relationship with God that he could not contain himself. He gratefully wanted others to know God as he knew God. Are we any different? Shouldn’t we want the same … Continue reading

HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW THE ONE YOU ARE FOLLOWING?

SCRIPTURE: “When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.” (John 10:4) MEDITATION: Imagine if Jesus walked into your church this week. Would you recognize Him? When you were younger, you probably would have said, “Yes”, because you thought He … Continue reading

IT ALL BEGINS IN THE HOME

SCRIPTURE: Now be pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever in your sight; for you, Sovereign LORD, have spoken, and with your blessing the house of your servant will be blessed forever. (2 Samuel 7:29) MEDITATION: The family is the most important unit of society. Members of a family … Continue reading

HOW VALUABLE ARE THE THINGS THAT I DO?

SCRIPTURE: “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” (Matthew 28:19) MEDITATION: If you like your employer and believe the company is fair to you, then you develop a loyalty to the company, right? Instead of thinking of … Continue reading

DEATH: WE DON’T LIKE IT, BUT WE WILL ALL EXPERIENCE IT

SCRIPTURE: “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” (1 Corinthians 15:55) MEDITATION: Death is a democratic experience because it is something we will all participate in. We like to think of it as something that only happens to other people. We don’t like to grow old and we don’t like … Continue reading

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? WHO DOES GOD KNOW YOU ARE?

SCRIPTURE: “..for He knows how we are formed, He remembers that we are dust.” (Psalm 103:14) MEDITATION: Try answering this question, “Who are you?” To make it more challenging, you need to provide twenty answers to the question. When you have finished, ask yourself if you have answered honestly. Do you really know who you … Continue reading

HAPPINESS DEPENDS ON EXTERNAL CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT JOY DEPENDS ON THE HEART

BIBLE PASSAGE: “Just as the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you; abide in My love. If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love; just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love. These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be … Continue reading

TO OBEY OR DISOBEY, THAT IS THE QUESTION!

SCRIPTURE: At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom … Continue reading

GOD BLESSES AND HELPS THOSE WHO BRING HOPE TO OTHERS

BIBLE PASSAGE: “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father” (John 14:12) MEDITATION: There have been many debates over what this scripture means. To me, it simply means what … Continue reading

AS A MEMBER OF GOD’S FAMILY, DO YOU ENJOY SERVING HIM, OR IS IT A STRUGGLE FOR YOU?

SCRIPTURE: Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness. For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are … Continue reading

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