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The Great Commission; September 29, 2025


Acts 2:38-39 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is for you and your children and for … Continue reading

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Sowing and Reaping; September 23, 2025


John 3:36 “Even now the one who reaps draws a wage and harvests a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together.” There is joy in sowing, and joy in reaping. In terms of evangelism, … Continue reading

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Jesus’ Mission; September 19, 2025


Luke 19:10 “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” This is a famous verse, and the story of Zacchaeus is famous, but I don’t know that we necessarily connect them in our minds. The … Continue reading

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The Joy of Evangelism; September 18, 2025


Luke 15:10 “In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” Jesus told these two parables in response to the Pharisees’ objections to His associating with … Continue reading

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Salvation; August 30, 2025


Joel 2:32 And everyone who calls    on the name of the Lord will be saved;for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem    there will be deliverance,    as the Lord has said,even among the survivors    whom the Lord calls. I almost chose to write on verse 25, because that also feels very meaningful … Continue reading

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DEI; August 18, 2025


Isaiah 56:8 The Sovereign Lord declares—    he who gathers the exiles of Israel:“I will gather still others to them    besides those already gathered.” As a Gentile myself, I was tempted to write on verses 6-7, but the point is that God is interested in people … Continue reading

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Evangelism; August 15, 2025


Isaiah 52:7 How beautiful on the mountains    are the feet of those who bring good news,who proclaim peace,    who bring good tidings,    who proclaim salvation,who say to Zion,    “Your God reigns!” This is a very famous verse, set to music numerous times and often … Continue reading

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Reproduction; August 7, 2025


Isaiah 35:10 And those the Lord has rescued will return.They will enter Zion with singing;    everlasting joy will crown their heads.Gladness and joy will overtake them,    and sorrow and sighing will flee away. A musical setting for this is echoing in my mind and heart as I … Continue reading

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Death; August 4, 2025


Isaiah 25:8 He will swallow up death forever.The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears    from all faces;he will remove his people’s disgrace    from all the earth.The Lord has spoken. Both the English and the Japanese say “swallowed up,” but the Japanese at least uses a different … Continue reading

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Salvation; August 2, 2025


Isaiah 12:3 With joy you will draw water    from the wells of salvation. This very brief chapter has had multiple songs made from it, and they are all fighting for a place in my active memory even as I write! I don’t … Continue reading

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