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Bitter or Better?
Habakkuk 3:17,18 “Though the fig-tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my…
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Road Map or Tour Guide?
John 16:13 “But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth.” Sometimes in Christian circles we’re given false choices – the Bible or the Spirit, conservative or charismatic, Word-driven or Spirit-led. They constitute a false dichotomy, but let’s explore them a little. All analogies break down at some point,…
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Sharp or Blunt?
Hebrews 4:12 “For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” If the Bible is such a sharp sword, why doesn’t anyone seem to get injured with it these days?…
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Connected or Disconnected?
1 John 3:14 “Anyone who does not love remains in death.” John Ortberg wrote: “I have never known anyone who failed at love yet succeeded at life. I have never known anyone who succeeded at love and failed at life. We need love to live.” He’s not limiting failed or successful love to marriage, by…
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Ours or His?
WATCH THE VIDEO HERE Romans 14:8 “If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we died to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.” If we, and all we have, belong to God, then actually we own nothing and owe everything. Medical missionary Alexander Clarke…
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For Better or For Worse?
Romans 8:28 “In all things God works for the good…”! Have you had a bad day recently? ‘Enjoy’ this one, as written up by Rebecca Dudley, Editor of News Tribune: “Paul Johnson, 37, a mechanic from Maitland, had a day to forget last Tuesday. During the morning, he pushed his motorcycle from the patio into…
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Corpse or Fanatic?
2 Timothy 1:6,7 “I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God… for God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love, and of self-discipline.” On a spectrum with ‘corpse’ at one end and ‘fanatic’ at the other, where do you think you’d be in terms…
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Snakish Sheep or Wolfish Dove?
Matthew 10:16: “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.” An Indian farmer had crippling debts to the unscrupulous old village moneylender. The latter agreed to forgo all debts if he was allowed to marry the farmer’s beautiful young daughter. She and her…
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Study the Menu or Eat the Meal?
James 1:22 “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” A man once approached John Wimber, the founder of the Vineyard group of churches, complaining about the depth of teaching on a Sunday. “When are we going to get to the meat?” he asked. Wimber replied: “The meat…
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Into the Skid or Into the Hedge?
1 Corinthians 15:58 “Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labour in the Lord is not in vain.” Whether it be driving on ice, snow or silt, the natural response when entering a skid is to slam…
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