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And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.Hebrews 10:24&25 (ESV) The Clapham Sect, a group of...
And Jesus opened His mouth and taught them, saying: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and...
And He awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.Mark 4:39 (ESV) Selling, buying, organizing, packing, moving… the upheaval of change is one of the most challenging stresses in life. Who, in the...
“Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”Isaiah 43:18-19 (ESV) If not now…when? A friend shared these...
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete lacking in nothing.James 1:2-4 (ESV) Yes, I know...
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. 2 Corinthians 4:16 (ESV) YOU: What is it, my daughter? Why are you troubled? ME: Relationships are changing. Dear friends are passing away—and it is making me...
Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life.Proverbs 16:31 (ESV) Aging is not for sissies! No matter what anyone says—you simply are not prepared for all the surprises in store for you when aging begins to happen to you and your body. Here are a...
Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, Who, though He was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in...
Let no corrupting (unwholesome or injurious) talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.Ephesians 4:29 (ESV) I was in my neighborhood CVS store checking out with the cashier....
…We have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the LORD, fully pleasing to Him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the...