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Are you a hindrance?
“Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven’” (Matthew 19:14 ESV). “What do you want to be when you grow up?” The teacher asked her first…
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Messed up in Guatemala
“I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work…
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Having church in a ballpark
“Do good things for the city where I sent you as captives. Pray to the Lord for the city where you are living, because if good things happen in the city, good things will happen to you also” (Jeremiah 29:7 NCV). We…
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Sons becoming fathers
“Your sons will take the place of your fathers…” (Psalm 45:16 NIV). “He must manage his own family well, having children who respect and obey him. For if a man cannot manage his own household, how can he take care of…
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The mystery of marriage
“Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. However, let each…
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Family Feud
“Eli’s sons were wicked men; they had no regard for the Lord” (1 Samuel 2:12 NIV). Eli was the High Priest of Israel. He was also a judge in the days before they had a king. Born into the line of Aaron,…
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You then, my son
“You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others” (2 Timothy 2:1-2 NIV). My…
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A mother’s sacrificial love
“O Lord Almighty, if you will only look upon your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life” (1 Samuel 1:11 NIV).…
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Facing East
“Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus…
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Love in our hands
“By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart…