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God’s grace is freely available but in order to receive it you have to realize you are lost without it.
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The Lord's Prayer reminds us that God longs for His people to communicate with Him, not just in church on Sunday, but wherever we are and whatever our need.
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The vinedresser is never nearer the branches then when he is pruning them.
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It's time to begin righting the story of your life.
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Happiness comes from holiness. You can't truly be happy unless you're hungry for Jesus Christ.
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Some believe we have little or no role in our own Christian maturity. God does everything, they think, and we simply have to "let go and let God." After all, if it's the "fruit of the Spirit," we should passively let him work within us as we abide in Christ.
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We are sometimes tempted to believe the lie that God does not love us. Thankfully the Bible is filled with evidence that this is not true.
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It's not that your most important work is meaningless; it's that your most trivial movements are also significant.
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We may go to church once a week, but our Christian life is daily - step-by-step.
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It is possible to be at the top of Christian service, respected and admired, and not have that indispensable ingredient by which God has chosen to work in His world today - the absolute sacrificial agape love of the Eternal God.
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People crave encouragement, and sometimes the greatest encouragement is the writing of words that endure. Perhaps you can pen a note of affirmation and approval to someone today.
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Christians are not perfect, and all of us do sin along the way. But genuine Christians hear His voice and follow Him.
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When the Bible uses the words salvation, Savior, and save, it's speaking of the total work of God in bringing people from a state of death - hopeless separation from God - to a state of everlasting life through the forgiveness of sin, based on the merits of Christ Jesus who died and rose again. Saving us is the greatest and most concrete demonstration of God's love, the definitive display of His grace throughout time and eternity.
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Every believer is commanded to be plugged in to a local church.
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God is unlimited and infinite with respect to time; He is eternal. God is unlimited and unaffected by space; He is present everywhere at the same time.
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It's not going to happen through technology or our intellectual abilities but only through prayer. When we pray, God works. We believe God blesses churches that bless missions.
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Everyone is in need of encouragement at some time. Take the opportunity today to encourage (give courage to) the one who often encourages you.
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When we take voice lessons from the Master, we learn to speak with tenderness.
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Only by being both deity and humanity could Jesus Christ bridge the gap between where God is.
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God has given us everything we need for life and godliness. And he's given us the indwelling strength and guidance of the Holy Spirit. The rest is up to us.
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The Lord intends us to be powerful people-mighty in optimism and hopeful of spirit, powerful in evangelistic zeal, potent in influence, sturdy in moral fiber and purity. We can be powerhouses in prayer and preaching.
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Forgiveness prompted by love is the only way to repair the devastation that so often mars our relationships.
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A journal is a great way to keep track of what happens daily in your walk with God and to record your prayers and thoughts.
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All the Christmas presents in the world are worth nothing without the presence of Christ.