Having a Joy-Filled Life In Troubled Times: Summary (Part 8)
(read online 42772 times) - Philippians 4:13
090804 Tuesday, August 04, 2009 Daily Message
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I wanted to wrap up our series with an encouraging summary of the truths we have learned. I hope these will bless you and help you find a joy-filled life, good times or bad. |
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Helping Our Widow Neighbors
(read online 17094 times) - James 1:27
090515 Friday, May 15, 2009 Daily Message
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Whenever I wonder what I can do to please the Lord, I think of one verse that is a sure fire bet:
James 1:27 Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. |
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Modesty, Clothing & God (Part 1)
(read online 14402 times) - 1 Peter 1:13-16
061127 Monday, November 27, 2006 Daily Devotional
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Modesty is God's solution to our shame; a shame that comes from our sinful nature. That shame can only be ignored after it is desensitized and suppressed. Modesty reflects our attitude about sin. As time goes on, and the world speeds towards a modern 'Sodom and Gomorrah', modesty will increasingly define the Christian from the world. |
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Hope or No Hope (Part 4)
(read online 11021 times) - Lamentations 3:21-25
0902010 Tuesday, February 10, 2009 Daily Message
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If you have hope, then you can keep going. No matter how hard life is, no matter what dark valley your journey has you in, you can keep going because you have hope.
That is my answer to "how do you keep going?" and it can be your answer too.
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Saying Whats On Your Mind
(read online 7935 times) - Proverbs 12:16
060816 Wednesday, August 16, 2006 Daily Devotional
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Foolishness is lack of wisdom. Foolish behavior manifests itself in various forms and choices.
"A fool's wrath is known at once..." In other words, fools shoot off their mouth every time they feel like it, especially when mad, offended or insulted. This person will often be heard bragging how they "say what's on their mind", or "tell it like it is". |
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Modesty, Clothing & God (Part 2)
(read online 7450 times) - 1 Peter 1:13-16
061128 Tuesday, November 28, 2006 Daily Devotional
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You won't find any checklists or sets of rules in this series. There is no set of rules that a rebellious heart cannot violate, stretch or find loopholes in. The issue of modesty starts in the heart. When the heart is right, the external behaviors and choices will follow. |
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Encourage Someone (Part 1)
(read online 7404 times) - 1 Thessalonians 5:11
050405 Tuesday, April 05, 2005 Daily Devotional
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We need encouragement. It is our nature. We live in a sin-cursed world full of hurts, sorrow, dissapppointment, pain and trouble. God comforts us. We comfort each other. We are family. We will be together for all eternity. It's okay to start acting like it NOW. |
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Knowing the Will of God - Two Parts (Part 1)
(read online 7333 times) - 1 John 2:17
060403 Monday, April 03, 2006 Daily Devotional
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When it comes to knowing God's Will about those things that are plainly and directly addressed in Scripture...
Find out what the Bible says, and do it.
Okay, that wasn't exactly original or earth shattering, but it is beautiful in its simplicity and incredible in its effectiveness. |
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Forgive Until It Hurts
(read online 7076 times) - 1 Peter 3:8-9
070207 Wednesday, February 07, 2007 Daily Devotional
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God created man. Man sinned. Forgiveness would be the only way man could be reconciled to God. So God did what it took to make forgiveness possible. Think about that the next time you are tempted to withhold forgiveness from another person... even your enemies. |
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The Pursuit of God (Part 1)
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In this hour of all-but-universal darkness one cheering gleam appears: within the fold of conservative Christianity there are to be found increasing numbers of persons whose religious lives are marked by a growing hunger after God Himself. They are eager for spiritual realities and will not be put off with words, nor will they be content with correct `interpretations' of truth. |
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The Evidence of True Salvation: Obedience & Morality (Part 2)
(read online 6319 times) - Matthew 7:21-23
061207 Thursday, December 07, 2006 Daily Devotional
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Assurance of salvation is a blessing that Christians desire for obvious reasons. There are two levels of this assurance; one is intellectual (you are assured that you are saved based on facts from Scripture), and the other is emotional (you feel saved in your heart and feelings). |
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Modesty, Clothing & God (Part 3)
(read online 6289 times) - 1 Peter 1:13-16
061129 Wednesday, November 29, 2006 Daily Devotional
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As Christians we can't have it both ways. We cannot serve two masters. We can't walk and quack like ducks and claim to be eagles. It is most especially true with our young ones and our ladies, that we need to seriously reconsider how conformed we have become to the world's standards concerning modesty and clothing. |
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Modesty, Clothing & God (Part 4)
(read online 6275 times) - 1 Peter 1:13-16
061130 Thursday, November 30, 2006 Daily Devotional
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We don't need the 'mod squad' (Modesty Police) running around like the Taliban in the Middle East beating people every time an elbow or ankle appears. What we do need are leaders, teachers and parents who see the seriousness of this issue and can properly and lovingly convey God's Word to those under their spiritual care. |
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Storms and Fear
(read online 6107 times) - Psalm 46:1
060606 Tuesday, June 06, 2006 Daily Devotional
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The hurricane problems of life can be seen coming on the horizon and while we may have warning, their power and scope can overwhelm us. These storms might come in the form of wayward children, recurring health problems, divorce, bad economies or a slow acting disease. |
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The Blessing of Tough Times (Part 1)
(read online 5979 times) - James 1:2-4
050829 Monday, August 29, 2005 Daily Devotional
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Life is tough. If you read that and think that it doesn't apply to you... just wait a little bit, it will.
Trials, suffering and hard times come to every single person born into this world. So it is never really a question of why do bad things happen to good people?, the real question is why do bad things happen?... because adversity visits every single human and shows no favoritism. You can't wish it away, close your eyes and ignore it, or buy your way out of it.
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Good for Evil
(read online 5672 times) - Romans 12:21
070924 Monday, September 24, 2007 Daily Message
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Our Lord, who saved us while we were still sinners; who loved us when we were unlovable; who has forgiven us exponentially more than we will ever have to forgive another human.... our Lord commands us to love our enemies, bless those who curse us and pray for those who mistreat us. So let's get busy doing it. |
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Lessons On Life - Vertical Benefits (Part 5)
(read online 5437 times) - Ecclesiastes 5:12
051228 Wednesday, December 28, 2005 Daily Devotional
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There is no amount of money, success, notoriety or popularity achieved through work or business that will bring anything greater than a fickle, frustrating, temporary satisfaction. |
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Consider the Love
(read online 5399 times) - Psalms 8:3-5
070524 Thursday, May 24, 2007 Daily Message
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Consider the love of God, who in eternity past knew that we would reject Him, deny Him, mock Him, shame Him and curse Him… and created us anyway that He might shower His love on us! |
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Knowing the Will of God - Necessity (Part 2)
(read online 5397 times) - 1 John 2:17
060404 Tuesday, April 04, 2006 Daily Devotional
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There are several questions and considerations that will help you determine God's Will in those not-so-easy-to-figure-out circumstances. None of the questions we will consider over the next few days BY THEMSELVES will give you a magic answer; but when considered as a whole, you should be able to make a Godly decision with confidence. |
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Desire Equals Discipline
(read online 5370 times) - Matthew 16:24
060808 Tuesday, August 08, 2006 Daily Devotional
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A drowning man will do ANYTHING necessary to get air. True desire is equal only to what you will do (discipline) to get the object of that desire. This desire is what Jesus meant by “hunger and thirst for righteousness”. |
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Devotionals - Daily Devotional by Brent Riggs