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Losing to Gain
Often we need to lose one thing to gain another. Sometimes we need to make room for something else in the closet. Sometimes we need to lose weight to gain better health. Sometimes we need to remove an activity to have time to do a more important one. Sometimes we need...
Temptations of Jesus
We all know about the time Jesus was tempted in the wilderness, but the sermon yesterday morning made me realize Jesus was probably tempted at plenty of other times. The Bible says Jesus was tempted or tested in all points like we are (Hebrews 4:15). In the sermon...
More Notes
I'm sharing notes again. Any time I hear something interesting, wise, funny, and/or profound, I write it down. I have several collections of notes hither and thither that I sometime re-read, and I looked at some more today. God is the one who identifies me. He knows...
Showing Love for God
How do I know that I love God? When I love God, I will do what He says (John 14:15 & 21, 15:10 & 14; Romans 13:8-10; 1 John 5:2-3). That's what we do when we love anyone really. When we love someone we tend to do what they say and really listen to them. But...
When God Can, But Doesn’t
We Christians like to talk about how God can do anything He wants, and He can! God can perform any miracle, stop any calamity. We love to see it when God unleashes His power in a wonderful way! But sometimes we have a problem when God restrains His power. God can make...
Believing Jesus
In the two and three year old class yesterday, the teacher was talking about the paralyzed man whose friends let him down through a roof to get to Jesus. These men believed so certainly that Jesus would help. As an example of how much they believed, the teacher looked...