Category: God’s glory
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Stand Strong, Seek God First
Peer pressure is real, isn’t it? I have work clothes, casual clothes, gym clothes, and gardening clothes. Just as we dress differently, we talk and act by the rules, specifically detailed or implied by the situation. When we neglect to follow the rules of the setting, we suffer the consequences. In Esther 3, we read…
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3 Steps to Worshipping in Holy Splendor
“Give to the LORD the glory he deserves! Bring your offering and come into his presence. Worship the LORD in all his holy splendor.” 1 Chronicles 16:29 (NLT) Throughout the Bible, we read of many holy moments. Moments when eternity entered time. “True religion confronts earth with heaven and brings eternity to bear upon time.”…
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An Unexpected Gift
As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 1 Peter 4:10 Gifts come in packages, but the cherished gifts come in surprises, words, songs, friends, strangers, and God. This week, we received a cherished gift. California Baptist University students and…
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From Stale Greetings to Blessings
“Grace and peace to you from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.” Ephesians 1:2 Good morning! How are you? Fine. You? Great! What if we turned stale greetings into blessings? When I remember the sweet times that I have had with my daughter, I smile and want to bless her. I recently texted…
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God’s Peace in Nature
“What’s happening? They’re not talking. Leaving their lunches uneaten and going to the upper deck. Let’s go!” No one’s talking. No picture taking. Silence. Andy is crying.
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But the Cross!
In the middle of Israel’s oppression and distress, God sent His own Son into the world. He taught with authority, and wherever He walked, miracles happened. Followers and believers were convinced that Jesus was the Messiah who would establish His reign on earth and free them of their troubles. But the cross.
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What Love Looks Like – Washing Feet
After supper, Jesus poured water into a basin, laid aside His garments and began to wash the feet of His disciples, John 13:5. Jewish teachers would never ask their disciples to wash feet. Love turned these traditions upside down and dropped to His knees to wash the disciples’ feet.
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Surprised By Titles
Many Bibles I have include titles of sections and of chapters. However, I have one Bible that does not. I recently completed the Psalms, took notes, and assigned titles to each Psalm. What if we all ignore the titles that someone else assigned to the chapters and sections and listen for the titles the Holy…
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The Light Shines in the Darkness – Merry Christmas!
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. In Him was life, and the life was the Light of…
