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Category Archives: Dedication
Breakfast With Jesus
“Then as soon as they had come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it, and bread… Jesus said to them, ‘Come and eat breakfast’… Jesus then came and took bread and gave it … Continue reading
Posted in Dedication, food, Forgiveness, Repentance
Tagged book of John, bread, bread and fish, breakfast, breakfast with Jesus, coal, do you love me?, feed my lambs, feed my sheep, fire of coals, fish, galilee, how to start day, Jesus resurrection appearances, John 18:15-27, John 21, John 21:1-3, John 21:15-17, John 21:9:13, peter, Peter's affirmation of love, Peter's denials, reaffirm love, Repentance, sea of tiberias, simon peter, third appearace to disciples
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Lukewarm Water and Lukewarm Christianity
“I know your works, that they are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.” (Revelation 3:15-16). … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Influence, Dedication, food
Tagged christian living, cold water, colossae, hierapolis, hot water, Jesus sick, Jesus vomits, laodicea, luek, lukewarm, lukewarm Christianity, lukewarm water, Matthew 24:12, neither cold nor hot, Revelation 3:15-16, Revelation 3:19, tepid, vomit, vomit out of mouth, water, zeal, zealous, zeloo, zestos
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The Grain Must Fall
“The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified. Must assuredly, I say to you unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain. … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Dedication, plants, science
Tagged apologeticspress.org, arndt gingrich, book of John, critics, death burial and resurrection, discipleship, eternal life, following Jesus, glorified in ascension, glorified in resurrection, glorified in work of holy spirit, grain of wheat, hate life keep it, how Jesus glorified, how Jesus glorified in death, jeff miller, John 12:23-26, John 12:24, love life loose it, Matthew 16:24-25, phenomenal language, science, son glorified, spiritual harvest, the hour has come, the law of biogenesis, the work of holy spirit, unless a grain of wheat falls, wheat
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Foxes, Birds, and Jesus
“There a certain scribe came and said to Him, ‘Teacher, I will follow you wherever You go.’ And Jesus said to him, ‘Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Dedication, Priorities
Tagged a-z-animals.com, argentina, bald eagles, bee hummingbird, bird nests, birdnotes.org, birds, california, cliff swallows, count cost, darius weber, disciple, discipleship, florida, following Jesus, fox dens, fox earths, fox holes, fox kennel, fox lair, foxes, germany, goya argentina, guinnessworldrecords.com, hummingbirds, Jesus homeless, kurt snibbe, largest nest, Like 10:1-12, Luke 14:28, Luke 19:5, Luke 9:1-6, Luke 9:57-58, March 19, Matthew 8:19-20, ocregister.com, October 23, ohio, orange footed scrub fowl, red fox dens, ronald nowak, saarbruchen germany, smallest nest, st petersburg florida, the mission in san jaun capistrano, the swallows of capistrano, vervain hummingbird, walker's carmivores of the world, wildlifeonline.me.uk
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Four Exceedingly Wise Creatures: The Spider (or Lizard)
“The spider skillfully grasps with its hands, and it is in kings’ palaces” (Proverbs 30:28). Translations differ on what animal is intended. Some translations think that the spider is intended (KJV, NKJV). Other translations think that the lizard is intended … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Dedication, Proverbs
Tagged abigail abrams, animals, ants, asv, determination, esv, gecko, infestation in white house, kings' palaces, kjv, lizards, Luke 13:23-254, lxx, Matthew 7:13-14, mice, nasb, niv, nkjv, persistence, Proverbs 30:28, semamith, septuagint, spiders, thomas seals, time.com, translation problems, widom for the ages, Wisdom, wise, wish or desire not enough
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Using the Familiar
David used familiar tools and familiar skills in battle against Goliath. Saul provided his own armor, helmet, coat of mail, and sword to David. David was dressed in these. However, he took them off. These were unfamiliar to him. Instead, … Continue reading
Posted in Dedication, stewardship
Tagged 1 Corinthians 12, 1 Peter 4:10, 1 Samuel 17, accountants, Acts 9:36-ff, airline worker, artist, benevolence, book keepers, carpenter, cook, custodian, David, david and goliath, doctors, dorcus, e.s.l., educators, family counselor, florists, frequent flyers, hoteliers, hvac, interior decorator, interior designer, IT, Jamaica, janitor, landscapers, lawyers, mechanics, miracluous gifts, music teachers, nurse, nurses, oil worker, painters, pilots, police officer, police officers, Saudi Arabia, seamstress, security, serving in the church, skills, social media, stewardship, tabitha, teachers, technology, tradesman, translators, travel agents, using talents, wealth, zookeeper
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What Would That Look Like?
I once had a conversation with a member about her commitment to Christ and her involvement in the local church. I was asked: What would proper involvement look like? This is an excellent question to ask. Let’s try to answer … Continue reading
Posted in christian growth, Dedication, evangelism, Love, Priorities
Tagged assemble with saints, bear fruit, bear fruit with patience, benevolence, bible study, book mere Christianity, busy bee, c.s. lewis, Christ like, church attendance, concern for others, disciple, edification, evangelism, following Christ, genuine love, imitate Christ, little Christ, love, maintain good works, marshall keeble, more than baptism is needed, patience, priorities, thayer, true Christianity, vine's, zealous for good works
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When I Survey…
Isaac Watts (1674-1748), from a young age, had a way with words. He once frustrated his father by his continual rhyming. When his father scolded him, he quickly replied, “Oh, father, do some pity take, and I will no more … Continue reading
Posted in Cross, Dedication, Humility, Jesus, Love, pride, Priorities, Singing
Tagged 1 Corinthians 15:10, 1 John 3:16, 1674, 1748, alas and did my savior bleed, at the cross, charles wesley, encyclopedia.com, focus on cross, Galatians 2:21, Galatians 6:14, humble, hymns by isaac watts, I sing the Might Power of God, isaac watts, joy to the world, love, Micah 6:8, our God our help in ages past, Philippians 3:7-8, Philippians 3:9, pride, priorities, Romans 12:1-2, song when I survey the wondrous cross, songsandhymns.org, the cross, Titus 2:14, vain things, we're marching to zion, what we owe
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