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Satan's Tools 10/15/2009
Satan's Tools "Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth
so easily beset us, and, let us run with patience the race
that is set before us" (Heb. 12:1). There are weights which are not sins in themselves, but
which become distractions and stumbling blocks in our
Christian progress. One of the worst of these is despondency.
The heavy heart is indeed a weight that will surely drag
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CHRIST, OUR RULER 10/13/2009
CHRIST, OUR RULER Ephesians 2:1, 2 You were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly
walked according to the course of this world, according
to the prince of the power of the air
We live in a world which is under the authority of an evil
ruler. Originally God created Adam and his family to rule
over creation. But Adam forfeited his position of authority
through sin, ...
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THE CHRISTIAN'S MAGNA CHARTA 10/12/2009
THE CHRISTIAN'S MAGNA CHARTA Ephesians 6:10 Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of His
might
The Christian's Magna Charta of protection from Satan
and his evil power is Ephesians 6:10-18. The first thing
you should see in this passage about receiving God's
protection is that our role is not passive. God requires
us to be active participants in the spiritual defense ...
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A Round Tuit 10/9/2009
A Round Tuit, Part Two by Charles R. Swindoll
Proverbs 16:3-9 In Part One, I presented you with your own (round) tuit---the
solution to those procrastination problems you've
been having. Yep, no longer will you need to say:
"I should take care of that---and I will as soon as
I get a (round) tuit."
You've got it! Now, let's take a look at what the Bible says about ...
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Gaining the Victory 10/8/2009
Gaining the Victory We live in a society of addictions, of bondage to so many
things. Maybe you are in bondage to cigarettes, or alcohol,
or pornography, or anger, or any number of other things.
Whatever the condition that has you in bondage today, God's
hand and God's arm can lift you up and untangle you and
set you free. In Psalm 98:1 we are told, His right hand and His holy arm have gained ...
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WEEP WITH THOSE WHO WEEP 10/7/2009
WEEP WITH THOSE WHO WEEP Romans 12:15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who
weep
Early in my pastoral ministry I received one of those middle-of-the-night
telephone calls that every pastor dreads: "Pastor,
our has been in an accident. They don't expect him
to live. Could you please come to the hospital?" I arrived at the hospital about one in the morning. I ...
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God's Heart 10/5/2009
God's Heart It is easy for us to think of Christ as this majestic, powerful
figure in the heavens, unfazed by what is going on in our
lives. But Hebrews 4:15 paints a very different picture,
For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with
our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are,
yet without sin. Have you ever thought about the fact that Jesus sympathizes
with you? ...
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Do-It Yourself Analytics 10/2/2009
Do-It-Yourself Analytics by Laura MacCorkle, Crosswalk.com Senior Editor
Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of
God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond
tracing out! "Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or
who has been his counselor?" "Who has ever given
to God, that God should repay him?" For from him and
through him and to him are all things. ...
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Seeking God Through Prayer 10/1/2009
Seeking God Through Prayer 2 Chronicles 20:1-3 During the reign of Jehoshaphat, a vast army assembled
to attack the nation of Judah. His response to the situation
can guide us in handling our own crises. The Bible records that the king "turned his attention
to seek the Lord" in prayer (v. 3). Likewise, when
we face hardship, our best response is to cry out to our heavenly
Father. As God's , we ...
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Affair-Proof Your Marriage Through Intimacy Part 2 9/30/2009
Affair-Proof Your Marriage Through Intimacy--Part 2
Yesterday we learned the first step in experiencing intimacy
in marriage...by creating an atmosphere for that intimacy.
Today, I want us to see the results of that deliberate effort.
As we mentioned yesterday, Solomon has been complimenting
his wife and affirming her. Look at her response to that
affirmation in Song of Solomon 7:10, I am my ...
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Affair-Proof Your Marriage Through Intimacy 9/29/2009
Affair-Proof Your Marriage Through Intimacy In the last two devotionals, we have learned that we can
affair-proof our marriages through positive affirmation
and companionship. The third way to affair-proof your
marriage is by making intimacy a priority. Let me take you back to the Scripture we read yesterday,
Song of Solomon 7:10-13, I am my beloved's, and his desire is toward me. Come,
my ...
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Adversity: Catalyst to a Call 9/28/2009
Adversity: Catalyst to a Call By Os Hillman
September 27
"Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his
eyes he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into
Damascus. For three days he was blind, and did not eat or
drink anything" (Acts 9:8-9). It's hard to find anyone in Christian history who became
a great leader without earning an advanced degree in adversity.
To ...
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Being Real Part One 9/25/2009
Being Real, Part One by Charles R. Swindoll
Mark 1:35 Dave Cowens, one-time star basketball center for the Boston
Celtics, disappeared. Without warning, he walked off
the practice court, showered, dressed, and drove away.
Alone. He kept driving to . . . somewhere. His only explanation
was the familiar comment, "I need to get my head together."
He added that it could take as little as two ...
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Who's Delinquet? 9/24/2009
Who's Delinquent? by Charles R. Swindoll
Matthew 7:1-5 Teenagers get a bum . Always have. For some reason, if
you're between twelve and twenty, you're suspect.
Cops stare and senior citizens glare. Why? Well . . . You drive too fast, you think too slow, you aren't responsible,
and you can't be trusted. The music you listen to is
wild-n-wicked, the stuff you read is shallow or sleazy, ...
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Through Faith 9/23/2009
Through Faith "Pressed out of measure" (2 Cor. 1: . "That the power of Christ may rest upon me" (2
Cor. 12:9). God allowed the crisis to close around Jacob on the night
when he bowed at Peniel in supplication, to bring him to
the place where he could take hold of God as he never would
have done; and from that narrow pass of peril, Jacob became
enlarged in his faith and knowledge of God, and in ...
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Only Through Death 9/22/2009
Only Through Death "Except a grain of wheat fall into the ground and die,
it remains a single grain, but if it dies away in the ground,
the grain is freed to spring up in a plant bearing many grains"
(John 12:24). Go to the old burying ground of Northampton, Mass., and
look upon the early grave of David Brainerd, beside that
of the fair Jerusha Edwards, whom he loved but did not live
to wed. What ...
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Going..... Not Knowing 9/21/2009
Going . . . Not Knowing, Part Two by Charles R. Swindoll
Isaiah 42:16 Yesterday we read about two great men of the faith, Abraham
and the apostle Paul, who set out into the great unknown
out of obedience to God. It is no easy thing to leave a sure
thing, walk away from an ace in the hole, and start down a
long, dark tunnel with no end in sight. Absolutely frightening
. . . yet filled ...
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God Speaks Through a Friend 9/18/2009
God Speaks Through a Friend 1 Samuel 3:1-10
When we're not listening for the Lord's voice,
He will often send a message through someone else. In 1 Samuel
3:1-10, for example, young Samuel is confused about what
is happening. He hears a person speaking but doesn't
recognize it as the voice of God. However, his mentor--Eli,
the priest--discerns that the Father was calling, so he
tells the ...
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Peace 9/17/2009
Peace One of the great truths of the Christian life is that you
and I can know the peace of God in our lives because we have
peace with God. As believers, we need not live our lives
without God's peace. Are you worried right now about anything? Finances? ?
Marriage? Job security? Your health? What somebody said
about you? How a situation is going to turn out? If you are worried about ...
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Help Your When They're Hurting 9/16/2009
Help Your When They?re Hurting Whitney Hopler Editor's Note: The following is a report on the practical
applications of Glynnis Whitwer's new book, When
Your is Hurting: Helping Your Survive the Ups
and Downs of Life (Harvest House, 2009). Your discover every day how much life can hurt. Maybe
they're excluded from a party or betrayed by a friend.
Perhaps they got bad grades in school ...
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Living with Passion 9/15/2009
Living with Passion I want to focus your attention today on two passages. The
first is Ecclesiastes 9:10, Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for
there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave
where you are going. The second passage is Colossians 3:23, And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not
to men. Do you see the common theme? God desires ...
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let the lord be a builder of your relationship 9/15/2009
From my own view I think for a relationship between two people
to grow and be stable they must seek the face and concert
of the lord.
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Slow Me Down Lord 9/14/2009
Slow Me Down, Lord This devotional was written by Jim Burns
Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these
things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry
about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.
Each day has enough trouble of it's own. --Matthew
6:33-34 We live in a fast-paced society where at times we can become
seduced by a culture that takes our ...
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The Key to a Good Life 9/11/2009
The Key to a Good Life This devotional was written by Jim Liebelt
...whoever wants to become great among you must be your
servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave
just as the of Man did not come to be served, but to serve,
and to give his life as a ransom for many.?--Matthew 20:26-28
I don't think I've ever met a person who didn't
want his or her life to matter. I think ...
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Responding to Conflict 9/10/2009
Responding to Conflict
Proverbs 15:18 When conflict occurs, people often look for someone to
criticize. I remember being severely chastised while
in a meeting at another organization. Because of God's
enabling, I was able to remain calm and react in a godly manner.
Turning to the Lord in prayer is always the best way to respond
in a crisis. As we do, we can ask for Him to provide: ...
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Daugthers Under Siege 9/9/2009
Daughters under Siege Rebecca Hagelin
Recently I wrote about the trend in public schools to push
an "if it feels good, do it" brand of sex education
on our . Those who write the "health education"
curriculum, oversee the lesson plans and have the greatest
authority in education believe that there are no taboos,
and no boundaries on a 's sex life. That they actually believe teens should ...
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Relevance 9/8/2009
Relevance by Charles R. Swindoll
Matthew 10:24-39 He was a hated man. He was therefore maligned, threatened,
publicly criticized, and privately rebuked. By his own
admission he struggled vigorously with sins of the flesh.
Especially outrageous anger. His debating disposition,
wrote one biographer, caused his writings to "smell
of powder; his words are battles; he overwhelms his ...
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Joy is Yours 9/7/2009
Joy is Yours
This devotional was written by Jim Burns
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again Rejoice!?--Philippians
4:4 Did you know that over 500 times in the Bible we are commanded
to rejoice? The Living Bible says, "Be full of joy."
Every morning I repeat a particular verse in the Psalms
to myself. In fact some mornings I say it while looking in
the mirror, because I ...
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Criticism 9/3/2009
Criticism by Charles R. Swindoll
2 Timothy 1 Looking for a role model on how to handle criticism? It would
be worth your while to check out the book of Nehemiah. On
several occasions this great-hearted statesman was openly
criticized, falsely accused, and grossly misunderstood.
Each time he kept his cool . . . he rolled with the punch . .
. he considered the source . . . he refused to ...
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Freedom's Role in Devloping Discernment 9/2/2009
Freedom's Role in Developing Discernment Mark Gregston
Teens develop in maturity by doing, seeing, and experiencing.
They crave freedom and they want to show the adults in their
life that they are fully prepared to make their own decisions.
They want to have some sense of control over what they do,
where they go, how they look and who they choose to be their
friends. But some parents ...
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