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Power for us?
“I pray that you will begin to understand the incredible greatness of his power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at…
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Go back to your oikos
“They replied, ‘Believe on the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, along with your entire household’“ (Acts 16:31 NLT). “Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people, ‘Come, see a…
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What stops momentum?
“And they spread among the Israelites a bad report” (Numbers 13:32 NIV). In nature, the following factors affect momentum negatively: Inertia – The resistance of any physical object to a change in its state of motion. As Newton observed, “An…
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Who can move the stone?
“And they asked each other, ‘Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?’” (Mark 16:3 NIV). “…I am sending you to them to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the…
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Spiritual momentum
“After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly” (Acts 4:31 NIV). p = m(v) Do you remember this mathmatical equation describing…
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What in the world?
“My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. Sanctify them by the truth; your…
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Cross culture that sticks
“For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for…
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Crooked culture
“So that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe” (Philippians 2:15 NIV). What is culture and how did it get crooked?…
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Sorry Mr. President, I guess we’re hurting the economy
“The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender” (Proverbs 22:7 NIV). It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a…
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Fit for what?
“Jesus replied, ‘No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God’” (Luke 9:62 NIV). My wife and I try to work out at the YMCA three days a week.…