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Thinking about being good
Galatians 2: 21 I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ died needlessly. This passage always makes me pause. Why? It’s because of how little Peter did to bring it about. I know, as a leader he should have considered the consequences of his choice. However,…
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Bacon and other Yummy Things
“Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting:to eat, to drink and enjoy oneself in all one’s labor in which he toils under the sun during the few years of his life which God has given him; for this is his reward.” – Ecclesiastes 5:18 So, if you are wondering, I am…
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Reflections on Reflections
2 Corinthians 9:1 For it is superfluous for me to write to you about this ministry to the saints; 2 for I know your readiness, of which I boast about you to the Macedonians, namely, that Achaia has been prepared since last year, and your zeal has stirred up most of them. This week I…
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The Best Lies are Easy to Believe
John 8:44 “You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar…
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An Aside… What Do I Do about Mr. Trump?
Romans 13: 1 Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. 1 Timothy 2: 1 First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, 2…
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Sacrifice and Love
“The King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’” (Matthew 25:40) Do you ever have a passage or scripture that just grabs you? Verses like this just…
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Proud or Honest?
Luke 1: 53 ” He has filled the hungry with good things; And sent away the rich empty- handed. Pride is an American institution. We have self-made men. We have stars. We have prima donnas. We have divas. We are the wealthiest nation on earth. We put those who look good on camera into the…
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Are You Ready
Mark 13:37 What I say to you I say to all, ‘ Be on the alert! Are you ready for Jesus to come back? No, I am not asking if your bags are packed. Nor am I asking if your affairs are in order. Here’s what I am asking, “Is your soul ready for Jesus…
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So Many Blessings, So Little Time
1 John 3:17 But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him? Why do good things happen to people? That’s not the usual question, is it? Usually we ask the opposite – why do bad things happen…
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Devotion… Do We Live It
Luke 16:10 “He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much; and he who is unrighteous in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much. This verse catches me in every context I read it. In Luke 16, Jesus is illustrating how lost people know how to use money…
Pastor John D Jakes 