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Lessons I want to Teach My Children (Part 5)
We are now ready for the next few lessons of the “40 Lessons We Sought to Teach Our Children,” from Dennis and Barbara Rainey Let’s look at the next five: The importance of flexibility and adaptability to cope in life. Truth is best passed on through relationships. Leave a legacy of holiness. Keep life manageable. Prioritize…
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Keep Going Until the Job is Done
Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us. – Hebrews 12:1 I imagine something like this: A man is running a hard race. …
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Lessons I want to Teach My Children (Part 4)
We are now ready for the next few lessons of the “40 Lessons We Sought to Teach Our Children,” from Dennis and Barbara Rainey Not just five, here are the next ten: 16. Give thanks to God in all things. 17. The importance of prayer. 18. The art of asking good questions, carrying on…
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Live by the Spirit
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. – Galatians 5 This week I want us to think about how God’s transformation works in us. I do mean transformation. God isn’t just…
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Children’s Camp Overload
Hey everyone… I am overloaded! With Children’s Camp and VBS coming I just haven’t gotten anything written for this week. Here it is Thursday and I am still working on it! So, I am choosing a guest column for my family thoughts this week. May it be encouraging to you as we seek to be…
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The Transforming Power of Grace
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. Today we think of the power of God’s grace. I don’t know about you, but the power of grace is both extremely encouraging and convicting. The encouragement of grace is…
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Lessons I want to Teach My Children (Part 3)
We are now ready for the next 5 of the “40 Lessons We Sought to Teach Our Children,” from Dennis and Barbara Rainey. Here are the second five: 11. Keep your promises. 12. The power of the tongue for good or evil. 13. Give too much rather than too little. 14. The importance of manners…
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Protecting the gospel
Galatians 1:6 I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel Desertion. That’s a pretty tough word. It brings up all sorts of thoughts of abandoned families or soldiers who abandon their posts. It speaks of failure. It speaks of giving up…
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Lessons I want To Teach My Children (part 2)
Let’s continue looking at Dennis and Barbara Rainey’s article called “40 Lessons We Sought to Teach Our Children.” Here are the second five: 6. Believe God for too much rather than too little. 7. Real strength is found in serving, not in being served. 8. The power of moral purity and a clean conscience. 9.…
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Our Redeeming God
A little spiritual thought for today… Romans 5:17 For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ. 18 So then as through one transgression there resulted condemnation…
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