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A Few Notes on Joy
I've heard joy defined as, "The happy state that results from knowing and serving God, and it is the fruit of a right relationship with Him." Joy is not just about feelings, so do not limit it to such. While feelings are certainly involved, those are not all joy is....
God’s Speed Dial
I could talk about how we can have God on "speed dial," since He's always accessible through prayer. But I'm going to talk about God having us on speed dial. In church yesterday we talked about the conversion of Saul in Acts 9. When God called Ananias's name, Ananias...
Left Instructions
This morning my mom has left me instructions about taking out a roast and starting gravy and potatoes while she's doing something else. When sitting to write this blog, that made me think of the instructions God left for us. We have the Bible. When Jesus left, He gave...
Cheating on God
Salvation is sometimes compared to marriage. Upon getting saved, you are unified with Christ and are for Him only. We are to give up the attachments we have had to sin and the sinful things of the world, committing ourselves instead to God. He will never leave us,...
The Children of Israel Leaving Egypt with Riches
So I've known for a long time that when the Israelites left Egypt, as told in Exodus, the Egyptians gave them stuff (Exodus 11:2-3 and 12:35-36). A lot of stuff. All kinds of stuff. When the Children of Israel left Egypt, they were loaded and laden with riches. I...
The Miracle of Forgiveness
I've been teaching the Sunday School kids about when Jesus forgave and healed a paralytic man whose friends let him down through a roof (Mark 2:1-12). Jesus first told the man his sins were forgiven. Then to prove that He was God and could forgive sins, He did a more...