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Feeding on the wrong bread 5/22/2009
Feeding on the wrong bread For reading & meditation: Hebrews 10:1-18 "' I have come to do your will, O God."(v.7)
We continue looking at Christ's temptation in the
desert, but from a slightly different perspective. We
are seeing how the temptation was designed to keep Him from
identifying Himself with the sons of men. We saw yesterday
how, He withdrew from men in order that He might give ...
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Walk Like a Man 5/20/2009
Walk Like a Man 2 Kings 23:3 And the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before
the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep His commandments
and His testimonies and His statutes with all his heart
and all his soul.
The last thing I want to do is join the "male bashing"
that goes on so often in our culture. After all, I am of the
same species! But many of you men need ...
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Staying Whole in a Broken World 5/19/2009
Staying Whole in a Broken World Cindi McMenamin Nick and Nancy never really struggled as a couple, until
declining finances started a domino effect on their marriage.
Nick, who owns a small coffee shop, found himself struggling
to keep his business afloat, while Nancy began increasing
her work hours to try to make up for their financial shortfall.
As a result of the financial pressure ...
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Coping with the Recession: How America's Financial Habits are Changing 5/18/2009
Coping with the Recession: How America's Financial
Habits are Changing Deborah Nayrocker Editor's Note: This is Part II in a special 3-part series
on the economy. Read Part I: Recession Watch: Is the Economy
That Bad?
Americans are experiencing the effects of the current
recession. Employers are cutting wages and work hours.
Millions of people are losing their jobs. Household income
is ...
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Wisdom From Psalms 5/16/2009
Psalm 63:9, 10 But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into
the lower parts of the earth. They shall fall by the sword:
they shall be a portion for foxes.
Tracy couldn't believe the girls at school would be
so cruel. She never did anything to any of them, but they
were always finding some way to hurt her. It was all she could
do to keep from telling them all off. ...
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Pray God's ? Promises for Your Lives 5/15/2009
Pray God?s Promises for Your ' Lives Whitney Hopler Editor's Note: The following is a report on the practical
applications of Will Davis's new book, Pray Big for
Your : The Power of Praying God's Promises for
Your 's Life (Baker Publishing Group, 2009).
No matter how hard you may work to help your experience
God's best for them, there are limits to what you can
do. Prayer, though, has ...
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Wisdom From Psalms 5/14/2009
Psalm 62:10 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery:
if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
Glenn prayed for things to get easier. Every day he lifted
his concerns to the Lord. Each day he faithfully read the
Bible and thought about the Lord's loving works. Finally,
his financial woes began to turn around. He thanked God
for hearing him and helping ...
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Finding Financial Peace in Economic Uncertainy 5/12/2009
Finding Financial Peace in Economic Uncertainty Katherine Britton Christians know the command to "be anxious for nothing, "
but when a whole economy seems to be crumbling, that's
easier said than done.
Financial stress can quickly slip into financial anxiety,
as Christian counselor Jeremy Lelek has seen in his practice.
Communication, relationships, and transparency can
dry up before ...
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Understanding 5/11/2009
Understanding
Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding! Do not forget
nor turn away from the words of my mouth." ~ Proverbs
4:5 (NAS
God desires for us to wait until we hear from Him before we
act. He wants us to listen and to "get it." He
wants us to receive His revelation, His instruction and
His understanding. Sometimes He speaks to us quickly,
and sometimes God takes ...
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Rise of Assyria 5/9/2009
Rise of Assyria 2Kings 15:17-16:20; Psalm 55:16-18; Proverbs 13:13
In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem
the of Gadi became king over Israel, and reigned ten
years in Samaria. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD;
he did not depart all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the
of Nebat, who had made Israel sin. Pul king of Assyria
came against the land; and ...
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Mentoring 5/8/2009
Mentoring Ron Walters
In Homer's epic poem Odysseus, the famed Greek soldier
is off battling in the Trojan war. His , Telemachus,
is left with the warrior's trusted friend Mentor.
For 20 years Odysseus' military campaign kept him
away from home. Upon his return, he found his a grown
and mature man...thanks to Mentor's wise and careful
tutelage.
Over the years Homer's Mentor has ...
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Wisdom From Psalms 5/7/2009
Psalm 55:21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war
was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were
they drawn swords.
Carrie couldn't believe that she had been taken in
so completely. The man had talked of love and peace and equality,
and it had all sounded so right. Then he began teaching that
the only way to achieve peace was through violence. ...
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Skipping & Tripping: Two Takes on 1 Thessalonians 5 5/7/2009
Skipping & Tripping: Two Takes on 1 Thessalonians
5 Laura MacCorkle & Shawn McEvoy Editor's Note: This article is a compilation of two
devotionals editors examining the truth
in the same piece of scripture from different stopping
points along the journey of faith.
Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 ...
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Mothers of the Bible Still Give Advice to Mothers 5/6/2009
Mothers of the Bible Still Give Advice to Mothers Today
Kathi Macias
With Mother's Day just around the corner, moms of all
ages look forward to receiving a little extra appreciation
for their selfless job description that seems to grow daily.
Life is busy, isn't it? And never more so than when you're
in the midst of those -rearing years!
I know; I've "been there, done ...
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Contenment: A Key to Keeping Your Love Alive 5/5/2009
Contentment: A Key to Keeping Your Love Alive April Motl
My computer has been limping along, half broken for a while
now. It has an internal electrical problem and shuts off
whenever it feels like it. As you can imagine, the unpredictability
is just thrilling! So, I have been keeping my eyes out for
deals and trying to figure out what computer I should buy
once I save up enough.
...
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Why Are People Reluctant to go into Missions? 5/4/2009
Why Are People Reluctant to Go into Missions? John Piper
When I spoke at Missions in the Main Hall Sunday night, I
tried to give a biblical response to possible obstacles
that are in the way for some people that may keep them from
moving forward toward missions. My prayer is that God would
use these responses to call more of you to go. Here are eight
objections and a biblical response. ...
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Wisdom From Psalms 5/2/2009
Psalm 53:2 God looked down from heaven upon the of men, to
see if there were any that did understand, that did seek
God.
The Lord shook His head. He gazed upon His creation, the
one he had called good. It had been spoiled beyond recognition.
He looked for some of His precious birds and beasts and fish,
but they were missing. He called out to His , but
they were busy. He longed ...
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Send Your Church Out on a Mission 5/1/2009
Send Your Church Out on a Mission Whitney Hopler Editor's Note: The following is a report on the practical
applications of Reggie McNeal's new book, Missional
Renaissance: Changing the Scorecard for the Church, (Jossey-Bass,
2009).
A church decides to spend money to build a community center
with a food bank instead of a bigger church building. A congregation
commits to mentoring every ...
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Wisdom From Psalms 4/30/2009
Psalm 52:2 Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp rasor, working
deceitfully.
Ed ran the blade along the cardboard cartons with speed
and skill. He broke down the boxes and stuffed them in a crate.
He had done the job a thousand times before, and it had become
second nature to him. Often he let his mind wander. On this
occasion, it was a poor idea. With lightening speed, ...
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Forget and Forgive 4/29/2009
Forget and Forgive "Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on
the LORD, and He shall save thee" (Proverbs 20:22).
Be not in haste. Let anger cool down. Say nothing and do nothing
to avenge yourself. You will be sure to act unwisely if you
take up the cudgels and fight your own battles; and, certainly,
you will not show the spirit of the LORD Jesus, It is nobler
to forgive and ...
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Domestic Violence within the church: The Ugly Truth 4/28/2009
Domestic Violence within the Church: The Ugly Truth Chuck
Colson April 20, 2009
A woman I'll call "Marleen" went to her
pastor for help. "My husband is abusing me, "
she told him. "Last week he knocked me down and kicked
me. He broke one of my ribs."
Marleen's pastor was sympathetic. He prayed with
Marleen--and then he sent her home. "Try to be more
submissive, " he advised. ...
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How To Speak About God When He Hurts Us 4/27/2009
How To Speak about God When He Hurts Us John Piper
The book of Lamentations is the heart-cry of Jeremiah when
he and his people were being hurt by God, and by their enemies,
and by their own sin. How he speaks of this divine hurting
shows us some of the various ways we may speak about God in
our own pain. If we affirm them all, then not one of them will
be taken amiss. ...
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Wisdom From Psalms 4/25/2009
Psalm 49:16, 17 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of
his house is increased; For when he dieth he shall carry
nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
Shied Industries was made great by one man: Grayson Shields.
He devoted himself to his work, and he made a fortune by his
efforts. During his climb to the top, he experienced tow
divorces; lost ...
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Power to Raise 4/22/2009
Power to Raise "The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth
them that are bowed down" (Psalm l46: .
Am I bowed down? Then let me urge this word of grace before
the LORD. It is His way, His custom, His promise, His delight,
to raise up them that are bowed down. Is it a sense of sin and
a consequent depression of spirit which distresses me?
Then the work of Jesus is, in ...
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Every Nation Don't Trade Your Life For Temporary Things 4/21/2009
April 21, 2009Every Nation: Don't Trade Your Life
for Temporary Thingsby Rick Warren In our Devotionals series, Pastor Rick Warren discusses
the Bible passages that inspire him the most. Today's
Devotional is based on this passage: "There's far more here than meets the eye. The
things we see now are here today, gone tomorrow. But the
things we can't see now will last forever" (2
Corinthians 4:18 ...
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YOUR NEW SKIPPER 4/20/2009
YOUR NEW SKIPPER Romans 8:12, 13 We are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according
to the flesh--for if you are living according to the flesh,
you must die
When I was in the Navy, we called the captain of our ship "the
Old Man." Our Old Man was tough and crusty and nobody
liked him. He used to go out drinking with all his chiefs
while belittling and harassing his ...
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Keep On Keepin On 4/18/2009
“Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee:
he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.” Psalms
55:22
Sometimes things look pretty hopeless, life isn't
going the way we had planned, and life in general is in a turmoil
for us! Many times this is when we have a tendency to get discouraged,
and we don't know what to do, or which way to turn. We
ask ...
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Every Nation: Shift From Local to Global Thinking 4/17/2009
Every Nation: Shift From Local to Global Thinkingby Rick
Warren In our Devotionals series, Pastor Rick Warren discusses
the Bible passages that inspire him the most. Today's
Devotional is based on this passage: "Send us around the world with the news of Your saving
power and Your eternal plan for all mankind" (Psalm
67:2 L.
God is a global God. He has always cared about the ...
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Easter's Over: Were You There? 4/15/2009
Easter's Over: "Were You There?" Lucy
Neeley Adams Classes had been slightly boring this Friday
at school, and I was ready for a long weekend. The books in
my arms were heavy so I hurried home. As I plopped them into
a chair, my Bible fell to the floor. I picked it up to place
it on top of the stack of textbooks. Before I set it down,
I lamented over the bad grade I had made in my Bible class
the ...
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This Body Fashioned Anew 4/13/2009
This Body Fashioned Anew "Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned
like unto His Glorious Body" (Philippians 3:21).
Often when we are racked with pain and unable to think or
worship, we feel that this indeed is "the body of our
humiliation, " and when we are tempted by the passions
which rise from the flesh we do not think the word vile at
all too vigorous a ...
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