Tag: Week 4 // Wednesday

Brave in Fighting Temptation

Throughout my life I have often fallen quickly into sin. Even as a Christian, I struggled to believe that I had the power to resist when tempted. Since I didn’t believe, I fell into sin over and over and over again. Satan had me exactly where he wanted me…powerless, ashamed,

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Giving Him the Glory

“And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:10-11 Imagine the bucolic scene

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He Will Give Us Rest

Until recently, when someone would come up to me and ask how I was doing, my typical response used to be, “I’m busy, but good.”  I somehow thought that it was necessary to convey an overabundance of activity in my life.  If my schedule had a gap, I equated the

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Compassion Covers

Friends, I have to confess I’ve experienced a great deal of conviction over the last four weeks of our Jonah study. Reading his story has held up a mirror to the spoiled brat in my heart. I whine when things don’t go my way. I wonder why God won’t do

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Life is hard. It’s complicated. It’s messy.

Life is hard. It’s complicated. It’s messy. I have a friend who was unexpectedly, prematurely widowed. A friend who is an alcoholic but won’t admit it. Several friends fighting cancer in their thirties. A friend in the throes of an affair. A friend who’s been abandoned by his family. And

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The Pursuit of Success and What Really Defines Me

 “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” – John 15:5 I’m usually pretty content with my life.  That is, until I see that skinny girl on the

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The Hope of Christ’s Return

The Thessalonian church was growing in faith and increasing in love for one another (2 Thess. 1:3). If I asked you, you probably would say faith and love are two areas in which you want to grow. But growing has a price not many of us are willing to pay.

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Run the Grace Race

As we sit in different seasons in our lives, it’s all too easy to want to race ahead. An exciting interview might lead to a better job, which will hopefully pay for a new car, and the car will be perfect for that trip we want to take. Before you

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Let Peace Rule

And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. – Colossians 3:15 As followers of Christ, we must be imitators of Him, not amplifiers of ourselves. We cannot ride the unpredictable waves of our emotions for days, months,

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Think About These Things

This is a lesson I’ve had to learn the hard way. And if I’m completely honest with you, it’s a lesson that I’m still learning. What you think about matters. I recently came home from a long day of meetings, various kid pickups and drop-offs, basketball practice, and deadlines… and

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