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Hearing God; January 14, 2025

Posted on January 15, 2025 by jgarrott

Acts 22:9 “My companions saw the light, but they did not understand the voice of him who was speaking to me.” In Acts 9 we have the record of Saul’s conversion from a third person perspective, but here we have it as … 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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Learning from the Spirit; September 23, 2018

Posted on September 27, 2018 by jgarrott

1 Corinthians 2:14 The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. I think the NIV … Continue reading →

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Independence; July 9, 2018

Posted on July 12, 2018 by jgarrott

John 5:30 “By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.” The Bible has sections that are as easy to … Continue reading →

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November 9, 2016

Posted on November 11, 2016 by jgarrott

Acts 10:34-35 Then Peter began to speak: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism but accepts men from every nation who fear him and do what is right.” This was the moment when Peter … Continue reading →

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March 12, 2014

Posted on March 13, 2014 by jgarrott

2 Samuel 22:26-27 “To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless, to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.” There has always been a degree of truth … Continue reading →

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August 17, 2013

Posted on August 18, 2013 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 32:3-4 I will proclaim the name of the LORD. Oh, praise the greatness of our God! He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and … Continue reading →

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March 9, 2013

Posted on March 10, 2013 by jgarrott

Malachi 3:6-7 “I the LORD do not change. So you, O descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed. Ever since the time of your forefathers you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept them. Return to me, and … Continue reading →

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October 9, 2012

Posted on October 9, 2012 by jgarrott

Psalm 24:5-6 He will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from God his Savior. Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek your face, O God of Jacob. You don’t have to read very many of … Continue reading →

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September 19, 2012

Posted on September 27, 2012 by jgarrott

2 Samuel 22:26-27 “To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless, to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd. It’s no wonder we have so many conceptions … Continue reading →

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