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God Cares; June 21, 2021

Posted on June 23, 2021 by jgarrott

Psalm 55:22 Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall. To be honest, I had forgotten that this was in the Old Testament. I just had Peter’s expression of this … Continue reading →

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Outcome; February 10, 2021

Posted on February 14, 2021 by jgarrott

Isaiah 49:4 But I said, “I have labored to no purpose; I have spent my strength in vain and for nothing. Yet what is due me is in the Lord’s hand, and my reward is with my God.” Various passages … Continue reading →

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Sabbath; January 16, 2021

Posted on January 19, 2021 by jgarrott

Exodus 34:21 “Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even during the plowing season and harvest you must rest. When you think about it, this was a very shocking command. In an agrarian society, … Continue reading →

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Rest; December 7, 2018

Posted on December 10, 2018 by jgarrott

Hebrews 4:9-11 There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from his. Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, … Continue reading →

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March 18, 2017

Posted on March 23, 2017 by jgarrott

Numbers 11:17 “I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take of the Spirit that is on you and put the Spirit on them. They will help you carry the burden of the people so that … Continue reading →

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January 19, 2017

Posted on January 22, 2017 by jgarrott

2 Timothy 1:12 That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for … Continue reading →

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October 13, 2016

Posted on October 20, 2016 by jgarrott

Luke 5:15-16 The news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses. But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed. At this point Jesus had … Continue reading →

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September 5, 2016

Posted on September 8, 2016 by jgarrott

Jeremiah 20:7 O Lord, you deceived me, and I was deceived; you overpowered me and prevailed. You can’t accuse Jeremiah of hiding his feelings! I think the majority of genuine Christians, even, would be afraid to talk to God like … Continue reading →

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December 31, 2015

Posted on January 1, 2016 by jgarrott

Isaiah 43:18-19 “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the … Continue reading →

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December 1, 2015

Posted on December 2, 2015 by jgarrott

Psalms 68:19-20 Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death. I actually have little idea why this particular Psalm … Continue reading →

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