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Sep '17
God Can Use Even You
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Sep '17
by Wisdom Hunter, 9/21/2017
“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8)
When I look at the life of Jesus, I am always amazed by the company He kept. As He prepared to usher in the Kingdom, He pulled together a small group of people to help him lead in the work. They were meant to be his partners in mission, co-laborers for the gospel. You would think He would step back and strategically make his choices. Perhaps as in the film Oceans 11, He would seek out experts in their fields, pulling together a “dream team” to enable their mission to succeed, or at least have the possibility of pulling off the impossible.
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Sep '17
God’s Pathway to Joy
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Sep '17
by Wisdom Hunter 9/5/2017
“I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me.” (John 17:23-24)
If I could sit down with a group of people and ask them how to experience joy, I might get all kinds of answers: practice gratitude, take regular vacations, cultivate a hobby, don’t worry, and remember that money won’t fix all your problems.
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Sep '17
What A Savior
05
Sep '17
by Ronnie Hewitt
There’s a song in our book with the same title. The chorus says, “Oh, what a Savior! Oh hallelujah! His heart was broken on Calvary; His hands were nailed scarred, His side was riven, He gave His life-blood for even me.”
In this glorious, significant and sacrificial spirit, Jesus saves us from our sin as planned and prophesied. Truly, what a Savior! These truths spring from an inspired Word that has weathered the storms of every season and will be the standard until the Saints go marching into glory. The fact that Jesus is, indeed, the Savior, the promised Messiah, will never change.
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