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HAVE YOU BEEN “PUT OUT OF YOUR MISERY”?

BIBLE PASSAGE:Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature:sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which isidolatry. Because of these, the wrath of God is coming. You used towalk in these ways, in the life you once lived. But now you must alsorid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, … Continue reading

WHO IS YOUR “SLAVE MASTER”?

BIBLE PASSAGE:But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin,you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teachingthat has now claimed your allegiance. You have been set freefrom sin and have become slaves to righteousness. I put this inhuman terms because of your human limitations. Just as … Continue reading

DO YOU HAVE A BARNABAS?

BIBLE PASSAGE:“Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, andwhen he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So fora whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the churchand taught great numbers of people. The disciples werecalled Christians first at Antioch.”(Acts 11:25-26) MEDITATION:Have you ever wondered why believers are called Christians? Whenwe look at … Continue reading

WHERE IS GOD?

BIBLE PASSAGE: “Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord.” (Lamentations 3:40) MEDITATION: Our society continues to try to fix every problem through tolerance. We are told that if we will just agree to allow others to express themselves in whatever way they please, we will become a … Continue reading

THINKING ABOUT A NEW HOME?

BIBLE PASSAGE: “Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in Heaven, not built by human hands.” (2 Corinthians 5:1) MEDITATION: Death is not a popular subject for discussion, is it? Most people would rather not think about it, let alone … Continue reading

HOW VALUABLE ARE YOU?

BIBLE PASSAGE: “Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your Heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?” (Matthew 6:26) MEDITATION: What is your real value? How are you valued in the eyes and opinions of others? How … Continue reading

FAITH OF THE BELIEVER.

BIBLE PASSAGE: For none of us lives for ourselves alone, and none of us dies for ourselves alone. If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. For this very reason, Christ died and returned to … Continue reading

ARE YOU A PARENT, OR A CHILD?

BIBLE PASSAGE: “If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in Heaven give good gifts to those who ask Him!” (Matthew 7:11) MEDITATION: If you are a parent, then you know how much a child wants to be comforted when afraid. … Continue reading

WHAT ARE YOU FULL OF?

BIBLE PASSAGE: “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.” (Colossians 3:16) MEDITATION: Have you ever seen a container (like a cup) from a distance and were curious about what … Continue reading

DO MY THOUGHTS REALLY MATTER?

BIBLE PASSAGE: “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” (Philippians 4:8) MEDITATION: What is the source of our opinions? What influences our attitudes and our interactions with others? How do we decide … Continue reading

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