Tag Archives: focus

Mortality; April 4, 2025

Posted on April 5, 2025 by jgarrott

2 Peter 1:13 I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of this body. Since contemporary records tell us that Peter was martyred, this statement by him isn’t quite the same as … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Health; March 24, 2025

Posted on March 25, 2025 by jgarrott

Colossians 2:6-7 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. This chapter goes on to deal with … Continue reading →

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Living and Dying; March 21, 2025

Posted on March 22, 2025 by jgarrott

Philippians 1:20-21 I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me, to live is … Continue reading →

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Time Usage; March 19, 2025

Posted on March 20, 2025 by jgarrott

Ephesians 5:15-16 Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Careless living is risky indeed. Whether we realize it or not, we are surrounded by the works … Continue reading →

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Unity in Christ; March 15, 2025

Posted on March 16, 2025 by jgarrott

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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Death; March 9, 2025

Posted on March 10, 2025 by jgarrott

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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Resurrection; March 6, 2025

Posted on March 7, 2025 by jgarrott

1 Corinthians 15:49 And just as we have borne the image of the earthly man, so shall we bear the image of the heavenly man. It all boils down to the question of to whom you belong. Most people have questions about … Continue reading →

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Unity in Diversity; March 4, 2025

Posted on March 5, 2025 by jgarrott

1 Corinthians 12:18-20 But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. If they were all one part, where would the body be? As it is, there are many parts, … Continue reading →

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Self-Control; February 28, 2025

Posted on March 1, 2025 by jgarrott

1 Corinthians 9:27 No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize. This is a verse I have come back … Continue reading →

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Focus; February 24, 2025

Posted on February 25, 2025 by jgarrott

Romans 8:18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. There is so much really rich stuff in this chapter that I think this verse gets overlooked most of … Continue reading →

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