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Which is Most Important?

41Those who accepted Peter’s message were baptized and about 3000 were added to the church that day. 42And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to fellowship, to breaking bread, and to prayers. — Acts 2:41-42 I was doing my … Continue reading

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Separation and Getting Together

1Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God and also in me. 2In my Father’s house there are many rooms. If it was not so, would I have told you that I’m going to prepare a place for you? … Continue reading

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Eyes on Jesus

17The Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there’s freedom! 18And we all, with our faces unveiled, see the Lord’s glory, and are being transformed from glory to glory since this comes from the Lord, … Continue reading

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Not Deserving Bad Treatment

20What honor is there in it if you are treated badly for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you endure suffering when doing good, God graciously blesses you. — 1 Peter 2:20 When Peter penned these words, he … Continue reading

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Leading us to Faith

20Christ was chosen even before the world was created, but because of you, he did not come until these last days. 21And when he did come, it was to lead you to have faith in God, who raised him from … Continue reading

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What Shall I Give Back?

12What shall I give back to YHWH for all the gracious things he has done for me? 13I will lift up the cup of salvation, and call upon the name YHWH. 14I will fulfill my vows, in the presence of … Continue reading

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Grace and What It Does

9I am the door. Anyone who enters through me will be saved, and he will enter or leave, and will find pasture. 10Thieves come only to steal, kill, and destroy. I, on the other hand, have come so that they … Continue reading

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An Unbelievable Story

32God raised this Jesus, and we are all witnesses to it. 33He was elevated to the right hand of God and received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father. Now he is pouring it out as you both … Continue reading

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Unbelievers in Church

25The other disciples were saying to him [Thomas], “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail prints in his hands and put my finger into them, and put my hand in his side, … Continue reading

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Out of the Depths

Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD; Psalm 130:1 (NIV) I’m still learning ‘stuff’ from following Jesus from the Garden to Resurrection. I’ve been thinking of Thursday night and Saturday night of that week; how dark the … Continue reading

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