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Encouraging Message Series for Young Believers
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Tag Archives: choose
C. S. LEWIS DAILY: NOVEMBER 22
The Teacher explains our power to choose: ‘There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, “Thy will be done,” and those to whom God says, in the end, “Thy will be done.” All … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: AUGUST 14
You Have to Choose to Change “Throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception” (Ephesians 4:22 NLT). Change requires making choices. It’s not enough to dream of changing. It’s … Continue reading
DAILY HOPE: JUNE 20
Who Controls Your Future? “And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them” (Romans 8:28 NLT). One of the great fears we … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: JUNE 11
What Is Your Greatest Ability? “Live life, then, with a due sense of responsibility, not as men who do not know the meaning and purpose of life but as those who do” (Ephesians 5:15 Phillips). You and I have a … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: JUNE 10
You Can Know Truth By Looking at God “He [God] shows how to distinguish right from wrong, how to find the right decision every time” (Proverbs 2:9 TLB). Like I mentioned yesterday, three philosophies — individualism, secularism, and relativism — … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: MAY 1
How Do You Find God’s Will? “God . . . invited you into this wonderful friendship with his Son, even Christ our Lord” (1 Corinthians 1:9 TLB). God isn’t playing games with you. He wants you to understand his will, … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: APRIL 23
Change Requires Making Choices “Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him, throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. Instead, let … Continue reading
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MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: AUGUST 10
The Holy Suffering of the Saint Let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good… —1 Peter 4:19 Choosing to suffer means that there must be something wrong with you, but … Continue reading
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MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: JULY 19
The Submission of the Believer You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. —John 13:13 Our Lord never insists on having authority over us. He never says, “You will submit to me.” No, He … Continue reading
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MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: JULY 8
Will To Be Faithful …choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve… —Joshua 24:15 A person’s will is embodied in the actions of the whole person. I cannot give up my will— I must exercise it, putting it into … Continue reading
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