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Facing the Tempter

Again, the Devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. (Matthew 4:8)

Satan is the “great tempter.” He even tried to tempt Jesus to forsake God and follow him. Jesus knew how to handle Satan, He said to the devil, “You shall not tempt the Lord your God” (Matthew 4:7). The temptation was genuine. He offered Jesus the world. God had already…

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House of Prayer

When they arrived back in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out the people buying and selling animals for sacrifices. He knocked over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves, and he stopped everyone from using the Temple as a marketplace. He said to them, “The Scriptures declare, ‘My Temple will be called a house of prayer for all nations,’ but…

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Fertile Ground

And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, “Behold, the sower went out to sow; and as he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up. Others fell on the rocky places, where they did not have much soil; and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of soil. But when the sun had risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they…

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Learning to Parent

“Oh, that they would always have hearts like this, that they might fear me and obey all my commands! If they did, they and their descendants would prosper forever.” (Deuteronomy 5:29)

No one has all the answers when it comes to parenting. We are bombarded daily with all the evils in the world which our children and grandchildren have to face.  It is frightening to say the least, but as…

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Aimless Walking

“If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved” (Romans 10:9)

Death has two dimensions. There is a natural death and there is a spiritual death. Our decision to follow Christ must be made before our natural death occurs. Since we do not have the assurance of tomorrow, Scripture says, “Today is the day of…

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Ready and Willing

  “Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?And I said, ‘Here am I. Send me!’” (Isaiah 6:8, NIV)

If we are honest, we will have to say that our culture arrogantly flaunts its sinfulness. The 1960s mantra of “free love” is long past, but we are still reaping the enormous social and spiritual costs that resulted from this movement

A half a century later…

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Restoration

Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you. (Ephesians 4:32)

The destruction of families in our culture through divorce has not only social ramifications it also has spiritual ramifications. When a parent walks out of the lives of their children it leaves them feeling unloved or abandoned. It often fosters the belief that if…

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Distracted and Divided

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6-7)

Have you ever felt anxious? The word anxious means to be worried, uneasy, distracted, or destressed. In Luke 10, we find the story of…

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Mercy Said No

“But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,” (Ephesians 2:4)

Greg Long is a contemporary Christian music artist. You could say that Greg has been part of a singing ministry all of his life since he began singing at the age of 2, at his father’s revival services.

Greg takes his ministry very seriously. His desire is to challenge the listener through his songs to reflect on…

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Stormy Seas

You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. (Psalm 139:1–3)

David reminds us that God is aware of everything in our lives. He is omnipresent. David says that if we ascend into the heavens…God is there. If we go to our grave…God is there. God is…

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Citizenship

“But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ” (Philippians 3:20)

As believers in Christ, we are citizens of two kingdoms…the kingdom of the world in which we live as well as the heavenly kingdom. Because of our heavenly kingdom citizenship, our allegiance lies with Christ who is our risen Savior. That allegiance supersedes any other.

I recently read a…

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Bring Out the Searchlight

Bring Out the Searchlight

Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. (Psalm 139:23–24)

David wanted to be a man of God. He was willing to pay any cost necessary to achieve this goal. He asked the Lord to thoroughly examination his heart and to find anything that may be hindering his desire. David wanted God to dig…

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Failing Our Children

I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.(Psalm 119:11)

A recent poll of 13-year-olds was taken of their understanding of biblical concepts. The information gathered was then compared to the responses gathered from adults of various ages. They had been presented with 12 core spiritual perspectives to determine their perception of those spiritual core values. The…

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 “Please Forgive Me”

“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9)

Guilt is one of the snares that Satan uses to “stop us in our tracks.” He wants to cause us to become “unusable” by God. However, we are not left without a remedy for guilt. We have forgiveness in Christ when we repent of sin. “He is faithful and just to forgive us…

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Putting Our Feelings into Words

Putting Our Feelings into Words

Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, For you have stumbled because of your iniquity. Take words with you and return to the LORD. Say to Him, “Take away all iniquity, And receive us graciously, That we may present the fruit of our lips.” (Hosea 14:1–2)

The prophet Hosea reminds us why we are to talk to God even though He knows our hearts. Expressing our most troubling thoughts and feelings in…

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The Missing Piece

“I have come that they may have life” (John 10:10).

Without Christ as our personal Savior, we are dead men walking.  We have no desire for the things of God. We may realize that something is missing in our lives. However, we may refuse to admit that what is needed is surrendering our lives to Christ. That is the very thing that is needed. We need to be raised from the dead. We need life and life…

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Cornerstone in Our Foundation

Cornerstone in Our Foundation

“For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:3-4).

Paul presents the cornerstone or foundation of salvation. It is the crucifixion of our Savior and the power of His resurrection that proclaimed…