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Alert or Asleep?
WATCH THE VIDEO HERE! Matthew 24:38,39,42” “For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at…
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Condemn or Understand?
John 8:9-11 “When the accusers heard this, they slipped away one by one, …Then Jesus stood up again and said to the woman, “Where are your accusers? Didn’t even one of them condemn you?” Most people behave in a way that is consistent with how they want to be perceived. Jesus had a gift of…
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Gold or Iron?
Proverbs 27:21 “The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but people are tested by their praise.” During his reign, King Frederick William III of Prussia found himself in crippling debt because of the war effort. As he sought to build his nation, finances had simply run out. His loyal long-suffering subjects trusted him…
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Under or Over?
Ephesians 2:6 “God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus.” An old widower lived alone in New Jersey. He wanted to plant his annual tomato garden on his allotment, but it was very difficult work for him in his decrepit state because of the hard…
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Wanted or Unwanted?
Deuteronomy 7:7,8 “The Lord did not set his affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples. But it was because the Lord loved you…” Johnny Lingo was a wealthy young entrepreneur living on the Polynesian island of Nurabi. He was in…
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Up Front or Behind the Scenes?
John 1:42 “Andrew brought him to Jesus.” We don’t hear much about Andrew in the gospels, apart from the fact that he was always busy behind the scenes bringing people to Jesus (6:8;12:22), whilst his brother, Simon Peter, was much more high profile as the upfront leader of the early church. Much as many of…
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Prioritising or Haphazard?
Isaiah 32:8 “But the noble man makes noble plans and by noble deeds he stands.” Scottish author Ian Banks, aged 59, on finding out he had terminal cancer, said he was overwhelmed by all the support he received from the public and fellow writers. Ian then proposed to his long-term girlfriend with the words: “Will…
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Baca or Blessing?
WATCH THE VIDEO HERE Psalm 84:6 “As they pass through the valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs.” The Atchafalya Swamp in Mississippi is a body of water stretching 120 miles long and 9 miles wide. It’s made up of swampland, bayous, and small grass marshes. This makes it a pleasant place…
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Interruption or Opportunity?
Ephesians 5:16 “…making the most of every opportunity.” Billy Graham once said: “Life is filled with interruptions – some insignificant, others life-changing.” In 1997, I experienced a life-changing one. I was traveling in Egypt with some friends, and our journey was interrupted for a number of days by red-tape. It was hugely frustrating to have…
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Flex or Flab?
Proverbs 27:17 “Iron sharpens iron as one man sharpens another.” In the nineteenth century, with the dawn of worldwide travel, rich Californians spent more and more time in Europe. There they developed an insatiable appetite for Atlantic salmon. However, this caused a real problem for them. The Panama Canal hadn’t been built yet – it…
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