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Encouraging Message Series for Young Believers
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Tag Archives: love
C. S. LEWIS DAILY: JANUARY 6
Sometime in the spring (Trinity Sunday was May 22 that year, 1929) Lewis came to believe in God, though not yet in Christ: You must picture me alone in that room in Magdalen, night after night, feeling, whenever my mind … Continue reading
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Tagged abused, believe, c s lewis, Christ, compulsion, convert, dejected, divine humility, divine mercy, england, God, hardness of God, kinder, liberation, love, magdalen, prayed, prodigal son, reluctant, Trinity sunday, wicked men
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DAILY HOPE: DECEMBER 29
Don’t Stress Out! Trust God to Provide for You “Since he did not spare even his own Son for us but gave him up for us all, won’t he also surely give us everything else?” (Romans 8:32 TLB). The major … Continue reading
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Tagged cross, daily hope, disappointed, divorce, don't stress out, frustrated, God, God loves you, God will provide, health, identity, Jesus Christ, jobs, life, Lord is my shepherd, love, marriage, money, needs, peace of mind, promise, provide, relationship with Christ, reputation, rick warren, security, stress, stressed out, stressing out, trust God, worry
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DAILY HOPE: DECEMBER 28
Two Questions to Ask of Your Goals “When you eat or drink or do anything else, always do it to honor God” (1 Corinthians 10:31 CEV). It’s important to set goals. But not every goal that you can set is … Continue reading
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Tagged accomplishments, bible, daily hope, depend, depend on God, envy, fear, glory to God, goal, goals, God, God is love, God's glory, gratitude, greed, guilt, honor God, learning to love, life, love, love God, love others, pride, questions, relationships, rick warren, serve, serve God, serve others, set goals, success, trust God, unselfish
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DAILY HOPE: DECEMBER 21
God’s Promise for the Pain of Christmas “Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity” (Joel 2:13 NIV). We often have an idealized … Continue reading
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Tagged abounding in love, afraid, angels, bible, bleak, brokenhearted, calamity, cheated, christmas, compassionate, confused, daily hope, exhausted, future, God, God loves you, God's promise, gracious, greatest needs, hurt, Jesus, joseph, lord, love, mary, Nativity scene, pain, pregnant, return, rick warren, shepherds, slow to anger, Son of God, stress free, stressed, the first Christmas, turn to God, wise men, worried
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DAILY HOPE: DECEMBER 16
Love Turns Work into Ministry “Our people must learn to spend their time doing good, in order to provide for real needs; they should not live useless lives” (Titus 3:14 GNT). If you’re a follower of Jesus, the way you … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, christians, daily hope, do good, doing good, follower of Jesus, God, life, love, minister, ministry, productive, productivity, provide, purpose, real needs, rick warren, useless lives, work
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DAILY HOPE: DECEMBER 7
Wisdom Shows Mercy, Not Judgment “But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere” (James 3:17 NIV). Do you jump on people every time … Continue reading
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Tagged action, bible, considerate, daily hope, encourage, forgiveness, good fruit, heaven, impartial, Judge, judgment, kind actions, love, mercy, mistakes, peace loving, pure, rick warren, sincere, submissive, wisdom, wise, wise people
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DAILY HOPE: OCTOBER 25
God Knows Our Weaknesses and Still Loves Us “[Jesus] understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There … Continue reading
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Tagged daily hope, God, God loves us, grace, Jesus, love, mercy, rick warren, sin, testings, weaknesses
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DAILY HOPE: JULY 9
God Says Respond to Unfairness with Love “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” (Matthew 5:43-44 NIV). Unfairness is … Continue reading
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Tagged daily hope, God, love, rick warren, unfairness
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DAILY HOPE: JULY 1
How Do You Treat People Who Serve You? “Do to others as you would have them do to you” (Luke 6:31 NIV). One of the greatest tests of your character is how you treat people who are trying to serve … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, character, character flaw, character test, considerate, courtesy, daily hope, demanding, disrespectful, do to others as you would have them do to you, eric hoffer, Jesus, kind, love, marriage counseling, marriages, respect, rick warren, rude, rudeness, serve, strength, treat others, weak man
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DAILY HOPE: JUNE 30
You Can Disagree Without Being Disagreeable “Each of us will give an account of ourselves to God. Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one other” (Romans 14:12-13NIV). Many people, including Christians, think they only have to show respect for … Continue reading
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