Sometimes when I’m reading a passage of scripture there’s one specific word that resonates with me. It’s as if God took a holy highlighter to it. Today it was the word “consecrate”. To consecrate something means to set it apart. To dedicate it to God’s service. Throughout the Old Testament…
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God is in Control
A couple thousand years ago the prophet Isaiah had a message for Cyrus, the King of Persia. God had a plan for his people and Cyrus was going to be part of making it happen, whether he wanted to or not. “For the sake of Jacob my servant, of Israel…
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Fresh Start
At dawn [Jesus] appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group and said to Jesus, “Teacher,…
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We celebrate Christmas because…
The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned.You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, as warriors rejoice when dividing the plunder. For as…
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Conduct yourselves…
Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. – Philippians 1:27 … This verse says a lot! Paul wrote this letter to the believers in Philippi while he was imprisoned. He started off explaining to them that even though he was locked up, the gospel…