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God is Love: In the Beginning pt 7
“And [Love] saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good…” Genesis 1:31 RSV We’re winding down towards the end of the creation story and the first part of our experiment. We’ve explored the thought that God is Love, and watched Love create everything in an effective and beautiful fashion. Through our…
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The Secret to Love
“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 If love is a riverAnd if passion is its flow at times flowing fast at times moving slow And if restraint is the dam at times holding back at times letting go Then silence might roar like rapids Niagara…
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Thanks again
“Give thanks to the God of gods. His love endures forever.” Psalms 136:2 NIV It’s late on a Thanksgiving night here in America. Everyone has eaten, and eaten, and some have eaten again. Credits are rolling on the movie, while food is divided up to be taken home or put away. Dishes are going in…
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Roses & Violets
“I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people.” 1 Timothy 2:1 NIV Roses are red. Sometimes.Violets are more purple than blue. And I’m not quite sure How to say Thank you! Cause you blessed my soulAnd helped me to growJust like the flowers in God’s Garden of Love The…
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Easy Love
“But God clearly shows and proves His own love for us, by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 AMP Some people are easy to love. They’re good-looking, successful, socially intelligent, and fun to be around. They work hard, work smart, and work well leading, joining, or supporting…
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A Work of Art
“For we are His workmanship [His own master work, a work of art], created in Christ Jesus [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, ready to be used] for good works, which God prepared [for us] beforehand [taking paths which He set], so that we would walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and…
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We need you.
“And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works,” Hebrews 10:24 ESV Gentlemen,We need you. We need men, a group of men, even a small group, who arestrong enough to be honest and vulnerable with themselves, with God,with each other. We need men, a group of men, even a small group, who arediscerning enough…
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In the closet Pt 3
“People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7 NIV Now God has filled you with love and surrounded you with deliverance. You’ve accepted His forgiveness and calling into a new you. Your hope, joy, and confidence is returning. You’re ready to emerge from hiding. When you share your secret…
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In the Closet Pt 2
“You are my hiding place; You, Lord, protect me from trouble; You surround me with songs and shouts of deliverance. Selah.” Psalm 32:7 AMP Before you come out of the closet, soak in the love of God. Get more and more of it until you feel you will expand, explode, spill over. Until it’s not just…
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In the closet
“But when you pray, go away by yourself, all alone, and shut the door behind you and pray to your Father secretly, and your Father, who knows your secrets, will reward you.” Matthew 6:6 TLB Everyone needs a secret hiding place. It can be in the house, in the yard, even in your own head.…
