{"id":8474,"date":"2019-11-23T20:44:09","date_gmt":"2019-11-23T20:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/?page_id=8474"},"modified":"2024-05-22T15:56:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T19:56:49","slug":"jonathanminter-dev-homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"A collection of sermons, daily devotions, and blog posts from Pastor Gary Combs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Today’s Devotion on the One Year Bible Reading<\/h2>\n\n\n

GOD PREPARES THE HEART TO HEAR<\/a><\/h3>
June 15, 2026<\/div>

“About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God come in and say to him, ‘Cornelius.'” (Acts 10:3 ESV). Luke described a pivotal moment in the spread of the gospel. Cornelius was a Roman centurion stationed in Caesarea. Though he was a Gentile, he was known as<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The God Who Turns our Sorrow into Joy<\/a><\/h3>
May 31, 2026<\/div>

We are a forgetful people. We tend to remember our pain more readily than God\u2019s faithfulness. We remember wounds, fears, disappointments, and losses, but quickly forget the ways God has sustained and delivered us. If we\u2019re not careful, we\u2019ll misinterpret God\u2019s mercy and blessings as mere coincidence rather than His hidden hand at work in our lives.\n\nThe book of Esther reminds us that God not only works to deliver His people; He calls them to remember His deliverance. In the final section of Esther, Mordecai and Esther established the annual festival of Purim to commemorate how God overturned Haman\u2019s decree of annihilation, turning their sorrow into joy. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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THE HIDDEN HAND OF GOD<\/a><\/h3>
April 23, 2026<\/div>

Every one of us has faced moments when God seems silent. You pray, but nothing changes.You wait, but no answers come.You look for God\u2019s hand, but all you see are circumstances, coincidences, and unanswered questions. Where is God when He seems hidden? Beginning April 26, we\u2019re starting a new 6-week message series called: \u201cTHE HIDDEN<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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