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This post is part of a devotional series based on our 2020 Bible Reading Calendar. God, you will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and treachery will not live out half their days. But I will trust you. ~ Psalm 55:23 Psalm 55 is what theologians call an imprecatory prayer.… Continue reading A Death for Life
Praying through verses or passages of the Bible is a great way to help you pray according to the will and desires of God. Below is a passage of Scripture and a sample prayer. I would encourage you to pray that prayer, or, even better, read the passage and pray as God leads you. Text:… Continue reading Praying the Bible ~ 2 Corinthians 12:8-9
This post is part of a devotional series based on our 2020 Bible Reading Calendar. Each person should do as he has decided in his heart--not reluctantly or out of compulsion, since God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make every grace overflow to you, so that in every way, always having… Continue reading The Root of Generosity
This post is part of a devotional series based on our 2020 Bible Reading Calendar. The sacrifice pleasing to God is a broken spirit. You will not despise a broken and humbled heart, God. ~ Psalm 51:17 David wrote Psalm 51 after one of the darkest moments of his life. The good king, the king… Continue reading A Portrait of Repentance
Praying through verses or passages of the Bible is a great way to help you pray according to the will and desires of God. Below is a passage of Scripture and a sample prayer. I would encourage you to pray that prayer, or, even better, read the passage and pray as God leads you. Text:… Continue reading Praying the Bible ~ 2 Corinthians 7″
This post is part of a devotional series based on our 2020 Bible Reading Calendar. In fact, we are confident, and we would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. ~ 2 Corinthians 5:8 What happens when we die? That is a question we all ponder at some point… Continue reading The Moment When We Die
This post is part of a devotional series based on our 2020 Bible Reading Calendar. God is our refuge and strength, a helper who is always found in times of trouble. Therefore we will not be afraid, though the earth trembles and the mountains topple into the depths of the seas, though its water roars… Continue reading Our Refuge and Strength
Praying through verses or passages of the Bible is a great way to help you pray according to the will and desires of God. Below is a passage of Scripture and a sample prayer. I would encourage you to pray that prayer, or, even better, read the passage and pray as God leads you. Text:… Continue reading Praying the Bible ~ 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
This post is part of a devotional series based on our 2020 Bible Reading Calendar. The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ! Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling… Continue reading Living in View of Death
The Bible teaches us that church isn't a building and isn't a place, but a people. Followers of Jesus are the church. There is what we call a "universal" aspect to this--every believer from every age of history and every location on earth. We are one big family, but we won't all be together until… Continue reading How to “do church” when we can’t gather together
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