Tag: Jesus Christ
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“Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires”
Smokey Bear (not to be confused with Yogi Bear) coined the above phrase that all have come to know and love. He is the iconic spokesman-bear for the US Forest Service. I can’t hear about forest fires without thinking of the brilliance of James’s epistle. Maybe that’s where Smokey got it!? (Probably not…) “Even so…
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“What I Do Have I Give You”
Acts 3:1–10 1 Now Peter and John went up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. 2 And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered the…
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If Satan’s Got Your Number
If Satan’s Got Your Number, Rest Assured He Will Call You. While still cowboying for a living, I had a little mare named Crazy Alice. She was a stocky, well-bred sorrel mare and a good ranch horse. Crazy Alice got her name as an homage to the horse in John Wayne’s movie The Cowboys. The…
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God’s Wisdom in Marriage
God’s wisdom in the marriage design is evident in every marriage that practices God’s commands. Are things always hunky-dory? Absolutely not. Little known fact: NO marriage is floating on rainbows all the time. And if a marriage is like that, it is the exception and not the rule. Every marriage, however, can and should be…
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“A New Song…” To Consider
Don’t fall into the habit of singing. This is not some mundane, insignificant, ritualistic religious exercise! It can be more, and it must be more! This is our heartfelt expression of love, devotion, sacrifice, and education. We are bearing our hearts and souls to one another as we shout them forth from our hearts through…
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Bad Reasoning…
Consider the following quote: “Those of us who are content to do God’s work in God’s revealed way are often criticized because we are not engaged in all the social and recreational projects commonly practiced in religion today. Some say, ‘I had rather do wrong than do nothing at all.’ Some say, ‘Which is better?…
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Jesus Is Coming Soon
“Troublesome times are here, filling men’s hearts with fear Freedom we all hold dear now is at stake Humbling your hearts to God saves from the chastening rod Seek the way pilgrims trod, Christians awake Jesus is coming soon, morning or night or noon Many will meet their doom, trumpets will sound All of the…
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What Must You Do To Be Lost?
We don’t typically list this, but taking a survey seems helpful. Often, we think it is much harder to be saved than lost… That may not be accurate. Consider: There are many things one would have to do to be lost. You would have to reject God’s existence – Rom. 1:20 — Psa. 19:1-4 You…
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