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Body Life; March 17, 2025


Ephesians 4:15-16 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds … Continue reading

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Ministers; March 16, 2025


Ephesians 3:7 I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of his power. For once, the NIV and the Japanese agree, and are different from the ESV. The ESV says, “a minister,” … Continue reading

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Unity in Christ; March 15, 2025


Ephesians 2:13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ. Racial and ethnic divisions have been around at least since the Tower of Babel, but God reversed that through His … Continue reading

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Purpose; March 14, 2025


Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. We had this as our Verse for the Year not long ago, but I still can’t resist writing on … Continue reading

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The Body of Christ; March 13, 2025


Ephesians 1:22-23 And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way. Most of this whole passage, from verse 15 on, is … Continue reading

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Boasting; March 12, 2025


Galatians 6:14 May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. We’re still on the same theme as yesterday, with a little more explanation … Continue reading

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Alive in Christ; March 11, 2025


Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. This … Continue reading

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Paradoxes; March 10, 2025


2 Corinthians 12:9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. The Christian life … Continue reading

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Death; March 9, 2025


2 Corinthians 5:8-9 We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away … Continue reading

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God’s Supply; March 8, 2025


2 Corinthians 4:17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. I have no idea how many times I’ve quoted this verse! Along with John 16:33 it has given me … Continue reading

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