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Jireh Shalom; God of Peace.

Matthew Botelho “And Abraham called the name of the place, The-Lord-Will-Provide, as it is said to this day, ‘In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided’ –Genesis 22:14 Jesus is Omnipresent. He’s in tomorrow, just as He is today. He is Alpha and Omega, the beginning, and the end. What comfort that brings as we go through different seasons throughout our lives, knowing God is always with us;…

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Skandalon.

MaryEllen Montville “And he added, “God blesses those who do not fall away because of me.” –Luke 7:23 Oh! It is a great blessing to be put through the fire, if you come out purified. It is a sweet mercy to have to go through the floods, if some filthiness may thereby be removed. The children of Israel went down to Egypt to sojourn there, but after hard servitude and cruel oppression, they came…

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Lay Down Your Stones.

Matthew Botelho “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” –Ephesians 2:8-9. My friends, if you are a believer in Christ, I caution you to remember where we came from. Remember when you were lost, blind, and deaf to the Word of God. Having no direction except to follow what everyone else was saying and…

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Fan The Flame.

Pastor Maria Braga “And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.” –Hebrews 10:24-25 Often, when a storm passes through our neighborhoods, we experience a loss of electricity. If it’s dark, we are unable to do all the things we do when…

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Nikoa: Continously...

MaryEllen Montville “For everyone born of God is victorious and overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has conquered and overcome the world—our [continuing, persistent] faith [in Jesus the Son of God].” –1 John 5:4. What’s with the title of this teaching, MaryEllen? What is Nikoa, and what does it mean? Glad you asked. Nikoa is a present-tense Greek Word that John was led to use in…

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Are You Known By Jesus?

Matthew Botelho “You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather from thornbushes or figs from thistles?” –Matthew 7:16 No one knows the heart of man better than his Creator. Today’s teaching looks at the heart of a man. It helps us distinguish between those who do evil and those who do good, using Jesus’ Words as our guide: “You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather from thornbushes…

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Rending Your Heart.

Matthew Botelho “Now, therefore,” says the Lord, “Turn to Me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.” So rend your heart, and not your garments; Return to the Lord your God, For He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness; And He relents from doing harm.” –Joel 3:12-13 God was speaking to the nation of Israel through His prophet, Joel, telling…

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What Really Matters...

MaryEllen Montville “For I want you to understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives until the day of Christ’s return.” –Philippians 1:10. Within one short verse, Paul uses “you” twice. He’s making it plain to each Philippian believer he’s addressing, and to us, that our relationship with Jesus is not only personal, more, that it matters to God how each of us…

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God Remembered...

MaryEllen Montville “But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and livestock with him in the boat. He sent a wind to blow across the earth, and the floodwaters began to recede.” –Genesis 8:1 Are you still waiting to be remembered? You know you heard the Lord; you’re sure of it. You felt it the instant His promise dropped in your belly, impregnating you with hope. But then, time wore down…

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Upsets To Setups.

Matthew Botelho “Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet our inward man is being renewed day by day.” –2 Corinthians 4:16 Paul reminds the church at Corinth not to lose heart when the “troubles of this world” arise. What our outward man, our fleshly self, sees may look overwhelming to us, but it may in no way be how our inner man, our spirit, sees things.…

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They Were Given A Promise.

MaryEllen Montville Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain on the ship, you cannot be saved.” –Acts 27:3. Roughly 2,000 years separated the time of Noah from that of the Apostle Paul. Yet God, being Omnipresent, gave each of these men this same, sure promise. “No harm will befall you or those who are with you.” And, despite the perilous circumstances in which they…

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You can look all pristine and well put together on the outside, but be a total train wreck on the inside.

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My Hiding Place.

Pastor Maria Braga “Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” –Psalm 23:4. In life, there are times when we feel on top of the world, everything is going well, and the mountain top becomes comfortable and highly appealing, but it can also often become a place of forgetfulness. When we are there, we forget…

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God Has A Promise For You, Too.

Elda Othello-Wrightington                                                     Happy Mother’s Day! Sonsofthesea ministry is praying that “mom” in all her glorious forms and titles is celebrated and honored this weekend! May you enjoy a blessed Mother’s Day, and may every Word of Psalm 46 be your portion today and every day, Mom. “God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break…

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Reflections of Mephibosheth.

MaryEllen Montville “The king then asked him, “Is anyone still alive from Saul’s family? If so, I want to show God’s kindness to them.” –2 Samuel 9:3. You, child of God, are a type of Mephibosheth—as am I. Made lame by one man’s sin. We were born sinners, unable to save ourselves. “The first man Adam became a living soul; the last Adam became a life-giving Spirit.” –1 Corinthians 15:45. Yet,…

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Jesus' disciples emulated what they witnessed Jesus do: start something with an intended end in plain view and never waver

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We're Not So Different.

MaryEllen Montville “Then Peter said, “Ananias, why have you let Satan fill your heart? You lied to the Holy Spirit, and you kept some of the money for yourself. The property was yours to sell or not sell, as you wished. And after selling it, the money was also yours to give away. How could you do a thing like this? You weren’t lying to us but to God!” –Acts 5:3-4. There are many ways in which…