Tag Archives: loving God

Heritage; October 17, 2024

Posted on October 18, 2024 by jgarrott

Psalm 119:111 Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart. When I got to this reading my eyes went immediately to verse 105, because it is so familiar and so important for daily living, daily walking … Continue reading →

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Faith and Works; August 25, 2024

Posted on August 26, 2024 by jgarrott

Ephesians 2:8-9 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. This is an extremely familiar passage, but it spoke to me … Continue reading →

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Commitment; August 11, 2024

Posted on August 12, 2024 by jgarrott

Mark 10:46 Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means “son of Timaeus”), was sitting by the roadside begging. Whether this is the … Continue reading →

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Knowing God; June 21, 2024

Posted on June 22, 2024 by jgarrott

Psalm 4:8 In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety. Even in this short Psalm there were several verses that spoke to me, but I’ll limit myself to this one for the moment. The benefits … Continue reading →

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Churches; June 7, 2024

Posted on June 8, 2024 by jgarrott

Revelation 2:4 “Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love.” I have heard several sermons preached on this passage, and there doubtless could be many more. Ephesus was a church that essentially did everything right, but … Continue reading →

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Proclaiming the Word; May 27, 2024

Posted on May 28, 2024 by jgarrott

2 Timothy 4:2 Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage–with great patience and careful instruction. This, along with verse 5, is rather heart-wrenching when you realize that it was written shortly before … Continue reading →

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Obedience to God; May 19, 2024

Posted on May 20, 2024 by jgarrott

Acts 26:19 “So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the vision from heaven.” How many of us are genuinely obedient to what God shows us? Not many people are given as dramatic a vision as Paul was, but … Continue reading →

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Trusting God; March 5, 2024

Posted on March 6, 2024 by jgarrott

Psalm 37:5-6 Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun. When verse four is so totally … Continue reading →

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The Fear of the Lord; November 4, 2023

Posted on November 5, 2023 by jgarrott

Romans 11:20-21 Do not be arrogant, but be afraid. For if God did not spare the natural branches, he will not spare you either. This chapter as a whole is confusing to many Gentiles today, but at the very least, … Continue reading →

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Personal Faith; October 25, 2023

Posted on October 26, 2023 by jgarrott

Romans 1:5 Through him and for his name’s sake, we received grace and apostleship to call people from among all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith. Two differences in translation between the NIV and the Japanese strike … Continue reading →

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