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Being Promoted Beyond Your Anointing 4/11/2009
Being Promoted Beyond Your Anointing By Os Hillman
April 11
"But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for
you, for my power is made perfect in weakness'"
(2 Cor 12:9).
Have you ever done a job so well that you were promoted outside
your skill set? The exceptional salesman gets promoted
to manager and fails as a manager. The secretary gets promoted
to ...
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Motherhood at the Foot of the Cross 4/10/2009
Motherhood at the Foot of the Cross Jeannine Norris "And
a sword will pierce your own soul too." Luke 2: 34
During this Lenten season, my husband and I had the extraordinary
honor of watching our 11 year-old , Shane, play the part
of Jesus in the school's Passion Play. Anyone who has
a this age, knows that being stripped to a cloth, in
front of classmates, school students and the ...
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The Bible's Supreme Place 4/9/2009
The Bible's Supreme Place "Great peace have they which love Thy Law: and nothing
shall offend them" (Psalm 119:165).
Yes, a true love for the great Book will bring us great peace
from the great God and be a great protection to us. Let us
live constantly in the society of the law of the LORD, and
it will breed in our hearts a restfulness such as nothing
else can. The Holy Spirit acts as ...
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Holy Week Seeking the Light of Christ 4/8/2009
Holy Week: Seeking the Light of Christ Betsy St. Amant "I
am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never
walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
~ John 8:12
Have you ever been lost in the dark? Literally or figuratively?
Pretty scary stuff--and for me, both events happened in
the same week. My experience gave me some things to think
about as Holy Week approaches. ...
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Wisdom From Psalms 4/7/2009
Psalm 37:8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in
any wise to do evil.
Gordon was still shaking. He had never meant to hit his ,
not so hard, anyway. When his little boy looked back up at
him, his nose was bleeding and his eye was swelling. The
rage of moments before was completely gone. Spent was the
anger that had caused the injury. In Gordon's heart
a heavy ...
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How Well Are You Running The Race? 4/6/2009
Remember that in a race everyone runs, but only one person
gets the prize. You also must run in such a way that you will
win. All athletes practice self-control. They do it to
win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal
prize. So I run straight to the goal with purpose in every
step. I am not like a boxer who misses his punches. I discipline
my body like an athlete, training it ...
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Holy Week Prepare for Easter with Your Family 4/6/2009
Holy Week: Prepare for Easter with Your Family Noël Piper
Growing up in the South at a time when there was a lot more
etiquette in the air, I learned an important lesson about
Easter: That's the day you can begin to wear white shoes
again after winter. Fortunately, my family and church
taught me more crucial lessons about the holiday that marks
the crux of the Christian's life.
Crucial, ...
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The Real Deal 4/4/2009
The Real Deal
"God did extraordinary miracles through Paul, so
that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him
were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured and
the evil spirits left them" (Acts 19:11-12).
We have an expression in America that says, "He's
the real deal." What we are saying is the person in
question is ...
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I Give Up! 4/3/2009
I Give Up! Mary Southerland
Today's Truth "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those
who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus,
the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin
and death" (NIV).
Friend To Friend I will never forget the day I discovered that my was a
pagan, a sinner! Jered was about six-months-old and crawling
everywhere. I had ...
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A Critical Time 4/3/2009
A Critical Time
The night is far spent, the day is at hand. --Romans 13:12
We are living in a critical time right now. I think all of
us agree that the devil is working overtime. He knows his
days are numbered. He knows his judgment is sure.
Thus, he is doing everything he can to wreak havoc until
the day he faces his judgment. That's why we need to
get busy--because ...
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How to Resolve the Four Kinds of Marital Conflict 3/31/2009
How to Resolve the Four Kinds of Marital Conflict Kathy
Collard Miller, D. Larry Miller
ROMANS 12:17--21 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful
to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. If it is possible,
as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's
wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will ...
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Trust 3/31/2009
How can a girl trust a man here?
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Keep Your Eyes Fixed On Him 3/30/2009
Keep Your Eyes Fixed on Him
Arise [from the depression and prostration in which circumstances
have kept you--rise to a new life]! Shine (be radiant with
the glory of the Lord), for your light has come, and the glory
of the Lord has risen upon you! - Isaiah 60:1 (Amplified
Bible)
Have you ever allowed your workplace circumstances to
cause you to grow weary? Perhaps life's ...
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Wisdom From Psalms 3/28/2009
Psalm 32:9 Be ye not as the , or as the mule, which have no understanding:
whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they
come near unto thee.
Miriam did exactly as she pleased, whether it was wise or
not. Her stubborn streak was a mile wide, and no one could
dissuade her, once her mind was made up. On many occasions
she had been hurt simply because she refused to ...
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Under My Skin 3/27/2009
Under My Skin
Lynn Cowell
"...and provide for those who grieve in Zion- to bestow
on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness
instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of
a spirit of depair..."
Isaiah 61:3a (NIV)
Devotion:
It wouldn't stop burning. Like a sunburn after hours
at the beach, the ...
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Peaceful In A Wheelchair 3/26/2009
Peaceful In A Wheelchair
Trust the LORD! He is your helper; he is your shield (Proverbs
15:11, NLT).
Dear friends:
Young Margie sat in her wheelchair quietly humming and
playing with her doll. A neighbor happened by and, feeling
sorry for the little girl, said, "Margie, does it
bother you to have to be in the wheelchair?"
Margie smiled and answered, "A little, ...
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Framework for generosity 3/25/2009
Framework for generosity For reading & meditation -Proverbs 11:1-10 "The Lord abhors dishonest scales, but accurate
weights are his delight." (v.1)
How do we go about establishing a framework for generosity?
First - decide that nothing you possess is your own but that
everything you have belongs to God. This puts God in His
place and you in yours. You are now ready to manage His ...
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Who Is Jesus To You? 3/24/2009
To the architect He is the Chief Cornerstone.
To the artist He is the One Altogether Lovely.
To the astronomer He is the Bright and Morning Star.
To the baker He is the Bread of Life.
To the banker He is the Redeemer.
To the biologist He is the Life.
To the builder He is the Sure Foundation.
To the carpenter He is the Door.
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A Beleaguered Gold Prospector 3/24/2009
A Beleaguered Gold Prospector
Store your treasures in heaven, where they will never become
moth-eaten or rusty and where they will be safe from thieves
(Matthew 6:20, NLT).
Dear friends:
A display in a museum in Deadwood, South Dakota, includes
an inscription scrawled many years ago by a beleaguered
prospector: "I lost my gun. I lost my . I am out
of food. The Indians ...
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Receiving Only What God Can Give 3/23/2009
Receiving Only What God Can Give
"A man can receive only what is given him from heaven"
(John 3:27).
John the Baptist was in the business of bringing sinners
to the place of repentance by baptizing them and teaching
them about the coming Messiah. Over time, he had developed
quite a customer base of disciples. Yet when the promised
Messiah showed up-the ...
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A Deceptive Enemy 3/21/2009
A Deceptive Enemy Joshua 9:1-10:14, 42-43; Psalm 35:17-18; Proverbs 11:15
And it came to pass when all the kings who were on this side
of the Jordan, in the hills and in the lowland and in all the
coasts of the Great Sea toward Lebanon-the Hittite, the
Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and
the Jebusite-heard about it, that they gathered together
to fight with Joshua and ...
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New Life for Us All 3/20/2009
New Life for Us All
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who
according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to
a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ
from the dead. --1 Peter 1:3
A couple from Chicago was planning a vacation to a warmer
climate, but the wife couldn't join her husband until
the next day, because she was on a business ...
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IF 3/19/2009
IF...
If you never felt pain, Then how would you know that I'm a Healer?
If you never went through difficulty, How would you know that I'm a Deliverer?
If you never had a trial, How could you call yourself an overcomer?
If you never felt sadness, How would you know that I'm a Comforter?
If you never made a mistake, How would you know that I'm ...
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How does your life reflect God's forgiveness? 3/18/2009
Brothers, listen! In this man Jesus there is forgiveness
of sins. Acts 13:38 NLT
Be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another,
just as God through Christ has forgiven you. Ephesians 4:32 NLT
Proclamation of the Good News of God's forgiveness
is what my Christian testimony is all about. That includes
forgiveness within my marriage. There is great testimony
of ...
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Continue Upright 3/18/2009
Continue Upright "The prayer of the upright is His delight" (Proverbs
15: .
This is as good as a promise, for it declares a present fact,
which will be the same throughout all ages. God takes great
pleasure in the prayers of upright men; He even calls them
His delight. Our first concern is to be upright. Neither
bending this way nor that, continue upright; not crooked
with policy, nor ...
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Wisdom From Psalms 3/17/2009
Psalm 28 The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in
him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth;
and with my song I will praise him.
Karen wanted the semester to end so badly. She was tired
and mentally exhausted. Nothing had seemed to go right.
She supposed her grades would be fine, but grades meant
very little when you felt so bad about all ...
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Education and Relation: Truth and Love 3/16/2009
Education and Relation: Truth and Love John Piper
Think with me for a moment about education and relationships.
Some of you care deeply that education not ignore or marginalize
relationships of love. They are essential in real, lasting,
life-changing education. Amen.
So I turn to the Bible. I find in place of the words, "education"
and "relationship, " the words, "truth"
and ...
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Wisdom From Psalms 3/14/2009
Psalm 27:10 When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will
take me up.
Zachary sat on the front steps, his chin propped up on his
hands. His dad was busy with work around the house, and his
mom was doing work she had brought home from the office.
Neither one of them had any time for him anymore. There was
always something else that was more important. Zachary
found ...
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Turn Lonely Hours into Worship Time 3/13/2009
Turn Lonely Hours into Worship Time Dr. John Barnett A life long personal pursuit of worshiping God is not only
what God came seeking for (John 4), and what we will be doing
forever as Revelation 4 onward teaches us--it is what we
are to be now. The definition of true believers as worshipers
is at the heart of the church. Look for a moment at
Philippians 3:3 For we are the circumcision, ...
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How Can I Live a Lifestyle of Worship? 3/12/2009
How can I live a lifestyle of worship? David Jeremiah How
can you live a lifestyle of worship?
Many of us live in cities where sunsets and mountain horizons
have become distant memories. The majestic stars are blocked
out by the smoky mists of industry. Just as our capabilities
have grown exponentially, our capacity for wonder seems
to have withered.
Before we can say anything ...
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