Monthly Archives: April 2015

A New Creation, a New Day in Christ

2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV) “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” Psalm 40:3 (TLB) 3  He has given me a new song to sing, of praises to our God. Now many will hear of the glorious things he … Continue reading

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Lord, save us from doubt

James 1:6 (NIV)  But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. Romans 14:23 (NIV) But the man who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from … Continue reading

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Avoiding deceitful lips

Colossians 3:9-10 (CEB) 9  Don’t lie to each other. Take off the old human nature with its practices 10  and put on the new nature, which is renewed in knowledge by conforming to the image of the one who created it. Proverbs 25:18 (NKJV) 18  A man who bears false … Continue reading

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Practice hospitality

1 Peter 4:9 (AMP)  Practice hospitality to one another (those of the household of faith). [Be hospitable, be a lover of strangers, with brotherly affection for the unknown guests, the foreigners, the poor, and all others who come your way who are of Christ’s body.] And [in each instance] do … Continue reading

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His still and quiet waters for the hopeless

Psalm 23:1-4 (NKJV) 1  The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2  He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. 3  He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. 4  Yea, though … Continue reading

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The Great Easter Truth

John 20:24-28 (NIV) 24  Now Thomas (called Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25  So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger … Continue reading

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The Meaning of Easter

Matthew 28:5-10 (NIV) 5  The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6  He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. 7  Then go quickly … Continue reading

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Watching & Waiting

Matthew 24:42 (NIV) “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.” 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6 (NIV) 1  Now, brothers, about times and dates we do not need to write to you, 2  for you know very well that the day of the Lord will … Continue reading

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Comfort–even on horrible days

Psalm 55:22 (NIV)  Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall. John 16:33 (CEB)  I’ve said these things to you so that you will have peace in me. In the world you have distress. But be encouraged! I have conquered … Continue reading

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Thy sins be forgiven thee.

1 John 2:12 (NIV)   I write to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name. Isaiah 43:25 (NIV)   “I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more. 1 John 1:7 (NIV) But if we … Continue reading

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