Monthly Archives: January 2025

Who We Are in Christ; January 30, 2025

Posted on January 31, 2025 by jgarrott

1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. I almost wrote on a different part of … Continue reading →

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Change; January 29, 2025

Posted on January 30, 2025 by jgarrott

James 1:17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. Every part of James is packed with extremely practical, even hard-hitting, truth, so it’s hard to choose … Continue reading →

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Qualification for Ministry; January 28, 2025

Posted on January 29, 2025 by jgarrott

Titus 1:7-9 Since an overseer manages God’s household, he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain. Rather, he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined. He must hold firmly to … Continue reading →

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Assurance; January 17, 2025

Posted on January 28, 2025 by jgarrott

2 Timothy 1:12 That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet this is no cause for shame, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until … Continue reading →

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Choices; January 26, 2025

Posted on January 27, 2025 by jgarrott

1 Timothy 6:11 But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. Life is a succession of choices, though many of them are unconscious. Here Paul is writing to his son in the faith, … Continue reading →

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Children of the Light; January 25, 2025

Posted on January 26, 2025 by jgarrott

1 Thessalonians 5:5 You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. This chapter is well loved for a number of sections, particularly verses 16-21, but there … Continue reading →

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Kingdom Truth; January 24, 2025

Posted on January 25, 2025 by jgarrott

Colossians 1:13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, This is a vitally important truth that the devil does all he can to keep us from realizing. Once … Continue reading →

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Shame; January 23, 2025

Posted on January 24, 2025 by jgarrott

Ephesians 5:11-12 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. As I was reading this it struck me that today, many of the things … Continue reading →

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The Devil’s Deceptions; January 22, 2025

Posted on January 23, 2025 by jgarrott

2 Corinthians 11:13-14 For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. The world can be a dangerous place! In this present time, the devil and those who … Continue reading →

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Being Yoked; January 21, 2025

Posted on January 22, 2025 by jgarrott

2 Corinthians 6:14 Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? This is an important teaching, but a difficult one. As Jesus said, we are in … Continue reading →

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