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FROM FRUSTRATION TO FULFILLMENT: THE WORD MEDICINE

Then He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat. – Luke 5:3   REFERENCE Luke 5:1-10   Today we will learn from how Peter handled and overcame the frustration of a […]
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FROM FRUSTRATION TO FULFILLMENT: THE EMPTY NET

And saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets. – Luke 5:2   REFERENCE Luke 5:1-10   Yesterday we started a series on “Frustration,” which the dictionary defined as, “The feeling of being upset or annoyed as a result of being unable to change […]
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FROM FRUSTRATION TO FULFILLMENT

But as one was cutting down a tree, the iron ax head fell into the water; and he cried out and said, “Alas, master! For it was borrowed.”  – II Kings 6:5   REFERENCE II Kings 6:1-7   The dictionary defines frustration as “the feeling of being upset or annoyed, especially because of inability to […]
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PROVE YOURSELF A MAN

“Now the days of David drew near that he should die, and he charged Solomon his son, saying: “I go the way of all the earth; be strong, therefore, and prove yourself a man.” I Kings 2:1-4   King David lays on his death bed, giving his farewell speech as he gazes at heaven’s gates, […]
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SEED-TIME-HARVEST

“While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, winter and summer, and day and night shall not cease.” – Genesis 8:22   REFERENCE: Genesis 8:15-22   God has set some universal laws in place that, if we understand and deploy them, we can influence our outcomes in life. One such is the law of […]
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RUINED BY RICHES

“For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.” ~ Proverbs 1:32 (KJV)   REFERENCE: Proverbs 1:29-32 (KJV)   Follow me into one of the stories in my collection: I was walking through an orchard, looking around, when I saw a low tree laden more heavily with […]
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YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES

“I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things, I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” ~Philippians 4:12-13   REFERENCE: Philippians 4:12-19   God did not make […]
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A PROPHET’S VALUE

“When Elisha came into the house, there was the child, lying dead on his bed. He went in therefore, shut the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the Lord.” II Kings 4:32&33   REFERENCE: II Kings 4:32-43   “Surely the Lord God does nothing unless He reveals His secret to His servants, the […]
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GOD IS AT WORK

“But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day to save many people alive.” – Genesis 50:20   REFERENCE: Genesis 50:15-21   Joseph had the opportunity to be bitter with his brothers and to avenge their cruel treatment meted […]
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THE PRINCIPLE OF THE SEED

“But when the grain ripens, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.” ~ Mark 4:29   REFERENCE: Mark 4:26-29   A seed can multiply and reproduce itself if planted in suitable soil. A seed speaks of perpetuity, the promise of an endless life. For example: If you have the seed of an […]
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