Tag Archives: being used by God

Motivation; March 24, 2026

Posted on March 25, 2026 by jgarrott

Mark 6:34 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things. The motive for teaching isn’t to make the teacher feel good, … Continue reading →

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Humility and Pride; March 18, 2026

Posted on March 19, 2026 by jgarrott

Matthew 26:22 They were very sad and began to say to him one after the other, “Surely you don’t mean me, Lord?” It strikes me that by this time, the disciples had been with Jesus long enough to know two … Continue reading →

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Matthew; February 26, 2026

Posted on February 27, 2026 by jgarrott

Matthew 9:9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him. There are a number of things about this record that … Continue reading →

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God our Teacher; February 19, 2026

Posted on February 20, 2026 by jgarrott

Jeremiah 31:33 “This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time,” declares the Lord.“I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts.I will be their God, and they will be my people.” It … Continue reading →

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Obeying God; January 16, 2026

Posted on January 17, 2026 by jgarrott

2 Chronicles 15:7 “But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.” I once heard a recorded sermon on this passage that mostly focused on verse 2, and it made a real and … Continue reading →

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God’s Plans; October 2, 2025

Posted on October 3, 2025 by jgarrott

Acts 8:26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” It has been pointed out that Philip was in the middle of a revival in Samaria when this … Continue reading →

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Prophecy; August 27, 2025

Posted on August 28, 2025 by jgarrott

Jeremiah 31:14 “I will satisfy the priests with abundance, and my people will be filled with my bounty,”declares the Lord. Jeremiah is known as a prophet of “doom and gloom,” to the point that “jeremiad” refers to a very negative rant about something. However, … Continue reading →

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Humility; June 15, 2025

Posted on June 16, 2025 by jgarrott

Psalm 51:17 My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise. This is one of the most famous of David’s Psalms, and for excellent reason. It was written at probably the most dramatic juncture of … Continue reading →

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Leaders; May 20, 2025

Posted on May 21, 2025 by jgarrott

Ezra 6:14 So the elders of the Jews continued to build and prosper under the preaching of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah, a descendant of Iddo. They finished building the temple according to the command of the God of Israel and … Continue reading →

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Response to God; May 15, 2025

Posted on May 16, 2025 by jgarrott

2 Chronicles 20:18-19 Jehoshaphat bowed down with his face to the ground, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down in worship before the Lord. Then some Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up and praised the Lord, the God of … Continue reading →

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