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Being Tested

19Don’t quench the Spirit. 20Don’t despise prophecies. 21Test all things, and hold what is good firmly. 22Abstain from every form of evil. — 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22 Most of us have either been advised to test everything or we have advised … Continue reading

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Witnessing – I

He [Jesus] said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.” Then he opened their … Continue reading

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Always Weak, Always Strong

7But we have this treasure in clay pots, so that this overflowing power might clearly be from God and not from us. 8We are afflicted but not finished off, at a loss but not despondent, 9persecuted but not abandoned, thrown … Continue reading

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Chosen to Proclaim

9But you are a chosen race, and kingdom of priests, a holy nation, God’s possession, so that you may proclaim the redemptive deeds of the one who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. — 1 Peter 2:9 … 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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Careful with Flickering Lights

1Here is my servant, the one I uphold. My chosen one, in whom I deeply delight. I have put my spirit on him, so he can bring justice to the nations. 2He will not cry out, He will not raise … Continue reading

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