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A MATTER OF THE HEART

But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.  Matthew 13:22 REFERENCE Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 This parable of the sower reveals the place of the heart whenever God’s Word is taught. It is […]
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DON’T HESITATE: TAKE IT

“And the king of Israel said to his servants, “Do you know that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, but we hesitate to take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?” ~ I Kings 22:3   REFERENCE I Kings 22:1-3 There are certain noteworthy keywords/phrases in today’s focal verse – “Do you know?”, “Is ours” “We […]
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DON’T HESITATE: THERE IS MORE

“Syria and Israel continued without war for three years.” ~ I Kings 22:1 REFERENCE I Kings 22:1-3 Our text begins with a 3-year period of peace and a cessation of military campaigns between two nations. You may think that this is a good state to be in, but when you consider that life is a […]
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CONTRARY WINDS

Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. Matthew 14:22 REFERENCE Matthew 14:22-32 The first thing you notice in this passage is the fact that Jesus made His disciples get into a boat heading to a particular destination. We can thus conclude […]
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FAITHFUL WITH LITTLE

And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey. Matthew 25:15 REFERENCE Matthew 25:14-30 The first thing that strikes you about this parable is the ‘seeming imbalance’ in the way the master shared the talents amongst […]
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LIFE IN THE WORD

This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Joshua 1:8   REFERENCE Joshua 1:8  “When in […]
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EARNEST EXPECTATION

For I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, according to my EARNEST EXPECTATION and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed… Philippians 1:19-20 REFERENCE Philippians 1:19-20 Paul shows us the secret of his joy in prison as he wrote the book […]
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CALLED TO ENCOURAGE

For instance, there was Joseph, the one the apostles nicknamed Barnabas (which means “Son of Encouragement”). He was from the tribe of Levi and came from the island of Cyprus.  He sold a field he owned and brought the money to the apostles. Acts 4:36-37 (NLT) REFERENCE Acts 4: 32-37 (NLT) How does it feel to get […]
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A FRESH START

“Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” Isaiah 43:18-19 REFERENCE Isaiah 43:16-21 There is nothing like beginning something you have always dreamt about. God loves beginnings because beginnings […]
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GOD’S GOOD PLAN FOR YOU

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) REFERENCE Jeremiah 29:11 After man fell in the Garden of Eden, Jesus came to reinstate him into God’s original plan. If God went […]
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