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Feb14WEEK7
Christian denominations and institutions have been losing large numbers of people in recent decades. However, in the last few years, this has accelerated after national and international crises like the COVID pandemic. Though this may sound counterintuitive, this is a sign a great move of God is nearing. This is the pruning of God’s tree, so it can bear the greater fruit that is coming.
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Feb07WEEK6
When Jesus was asked by His disciples about the signs of the end of the age, the first thing He warned them about was deception. It was a jolt when He explained some would claim that He, Jesus, was indeed the Christ, as we see in Matthew 24:4-5: “See to it that no one misleads you. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will mislead many.”
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Jan31WEEK5
Jesus gave hope to sinners because He had come to save them. He is not coming back to destroy the world. He did not go to the cross to condemn the world, but to save it. He valued this world, including the sinners who had turned from Him, so much that He went to the cross to save them. This great love which emanated from Him attracted sinners to Him. When the true Jesus is lifted up, He will draw all men to...
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Jan24WEEK4
The most famous opening line of a novel is from Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” But how can anytime be both the best and worst of times? A comparable biblical phrase is in Malachi 4:5: “the great and terrible day of the Lord.” How can the day of the Lord be both “great” and “terrible?”
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Jan17WEEK3
It has been said that eagles are one of the few creatures that like storms. That is because eagles know if they approach an opposing wind at the right angle it will carry them higher. Trials can take us higher when we approach them the right way.
In James 1:2-4 we are exhorted, “Consider it...