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Change; January 29, 2025


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


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


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


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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Kingdom Truth; January 24, 2025


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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The Devil’s Deceptions; January 22, 2025


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


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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Mortality; January 20, 2025


2 Corinthians 4:16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. I have quoted verse 17 more times than I could count, but not this one so much. However, at … Continue reading

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Faithful Stewardship; January 19, 2025


1 Corinthians 4:1-2 This, then, is how you ought to regard us: as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the mysteries God has revealed. Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. I have quoted … Continue reading

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Foundation; January 18, 2025


1 Corinthians 3:11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. This passage by Paul immediately brings to mind Jesus’ famous parable of whose who build on rock and those who … Continue reading

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