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Why Is It Hard For Some People To Receive Gifts?
In “LIGHT” of the upcoming holiday seasons, I want to share with you, my friends, a few thoughts on giving and receiving. The question I pose today is. Why is it more difficult for some of us to receive than to give? So, think about this as I go along. What are some things we may give others? We can…
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Cultivating An Attitude Of Gratetude
It’s gratitude time of year again. It seems like every year when November rolls around, and Thanksgiving in the United States is upon us, we reflect more so on the things and people for whom or what we are grateful. Let’s take a look at gratitude and attitude Your Dictionary tells us that gratitude is a feeling of being thankful…
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Faith Of A Mustard Seed
He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” Matthew 17:20 NIV I like to think that I have the faith of at least the mustard seed. Well, I like to…
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Bountiful Harvest— Workers Needed
“ Then he said to his disciples, “ The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” Matthew 9:37-38 NIV For the past several weeks, I had been stunned over my dear friend and her husband’s bountiful garden crop this year. It seems as though the…
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Ambassadors For Christ
We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf; be reconciled to God 2 Corinthians 5:20 NIV What does it look like to be an ambassador for Christ? Well, first, just what is an ambassador? According to Miriam-Webster, an ambassador is: an authorized representative or messenger. An ambassador is an agent,…
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Even The Sparrows
I was having my morning coffee at my friends’ house on Saturday. Looking out the window, the birds had caught my eye—specifically the sparrows. They were a pair going into and out of the birdhouse. I haven’t the fanciest idea if they had eggs inside or not. Now, of course, watching these birds immediately brought to mind this verse in…
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The Least Of These
So, my head hurts; I’ve been thinking about The least of these for weeks now and reading Matthew 25:34-45. Specifically, in verse 40. Jesus says, “The King will reply, truly I tell you, whatever you did for the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did to me.” In the preceding verses, Jesus is saying to the people you…
