Sunday, 28 April 2024

Month: January 2017

Another Perspective

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How are you viewing the previous year of your life?
For many of us, 2016 was a pretty bumpy ride.
I woke up on a recent morning with a dark cloud, literally and figuratively, hovering over me. I was reflecting on my unexpected heart attack that occurred, appropriately, on Valentine's day 2016. If that wasn't enough of a shock, I discovered that I have diabetes even though it doesn't even seem to run in my family. And I was in good shape and runner! All these shocking surprises mea..

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VerseNow to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
— Ephesians 3:20-21 tniv
ThoughtWhile the focus of this passage is on God, on “him who is able…”, I want to draw our attention to one other key phrase in this passage — “his power that is at work within us.” Paul has earlier prayed that God would “strengthen you [t..

What Really Matters in 2017

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Many of us lived as people pleasers in 2016. We squandered too much thought, energy, and passion pursuing praise from others. The bitter fruit this bore was pride when we succeeded, despair when we failed, and envy when others surpassed us.

We know we don’t want to live this way in 2017, but feel trapped and uncertain how to overcome the shallow, selfish bent of our own hearts.

Richard Baxter can help. Baxter was a Puritan pastor and author who wrote more than 140 books in his lifetime. His ..

2 Corinthians 5:17

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“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”

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