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Encouraging Message Series for Young Believers
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Tag Archives: loss
C. S. LEWIS DAILY: AUGUST 8
On goodness Good and evil both increase at compound interest. That is why the little decisions you and I make every day are of such infinite importance. The smallest good act today is the capture of a strategic point from … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: MAY 24
Don’t Give Up: Refuse to Be Bitter “I came naked from my mother’s womb,’ [Job] said, ‘and I shall have nothing when I die. The Lord gave me everything I had, and they were his to take away. Blessed be … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: MAY 23
Don’t Give Up: Accept Help from Others “When desperate people give up on God Almighty, their friends, at least, should stick with them” (Job 6:14 The Message). When we’ve had a loss or disappointment, the natural reaction is to withdraw … 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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DAILY HOPE: FEBRUARY 3
The Truth About Shadows “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me” (Psalm 23:4 ESV). One of the … Continue reading
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MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: MAY 22
The Explanation For Our Difficulties …that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us… —John 17:21 If you are going through a time of isolation, … Continue reading
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THE PURSUIT OF GOD: DAY 18
Chapter 4 Apprehending God (PART 4) The world of sense intrudes upon our attention day and night for the whole of our lifetime. It is clamorous, insistent and self-demonstrating. It does not appeal to our faith; it is here, assaulting … Continue reading
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MORNING AND EVENING: OCTOBER 23
MORNING “Will ye also go away?” John 6:67 Many have forsaken Christ, and have walked no more with him; but what reason have you to make a change? Has there been any reason for it in the past? Has not … Continue reading
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MORNING AND EVENING: MAY 11
MORNING “I am with you alway.” Matthew 28:20 It is well there is One who is ever the same, and who is ever with us. It is well there is one stable rock amidst the billows of the sea of … Continue reading
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MORNING AND EVENING: OCTOBER 26
MORNING “Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the Lord of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man … Continue reading
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