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The Joy of Obedience; January 10, 2023

Posted on January 11, 2023 by jgarrott

John 15:11-13 “I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than … Continue reading →

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Relating to our Creator; July 22, 2022

Posted on July 28, 2022 by jgarrott

1 Chronicles 29:14 “But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand.” We have … Continue reading →

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Greed; June 24, 2018

Posted on June 26, 2018 by jgarrott

Luke 12:15 Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” Jesus’ instructions to “be on your guard” here are something … Continue reading →

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Things; January 14, 2018

Posted on January 16, 2018 by jgarrott

Ecclesiastes 5:11 As goods increase, so do those who consume them. And what benefit are they to the owner except to feast his eyes on them? Over the past two years I have really had this truth brought home to … Continue reading →

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September 30, 2016

Posted on October 6, 2016 by jgarrott

Matthew 21:1-3 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with … Continue reading →

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October 16, 2015

Posted on October 19, 2015 by jgarrott

Hebrews 11:13 All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on … Continue reading →

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March 16, 2013

Posted on March 17, 2013 by jgarrott

Matthew 10:39 “Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” In any language this famous saying of Jesus violates our normal thinking, but I find the Japanese particularly illuminating here. … Continue reading →

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February 4, 2012

Posted on February 7, 2012 by jgarrott

Ezekiel 47:14, 23 “You are to divide it equally among them. Because I swore with uplifted hand to give it to your forefathers, this land will become your inheritance. In whatever tribe the alien settles, there you are to give … Continue reading →

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