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Encouraging Message Series for Young Believers
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Tag Archives: possessions
IN TOUCH DAILY: FEBRUARY 24
Putting Aside Childish Ways Matthew 6:16-24 Teenagers are known to measure themselves against peers, but I’ve noticed that many adults today also struggle with comparison. Social media platforms make it especially difficult to outgrow this type of thinking. When comparing … Continue reading
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IN TOUCH DAILY: JANUARY 10
Our Heavenly Inheritance 1 Peter 1:1-9 Do you have too much stuff? If you’re like most people, the answer is yes. The problem is that whatever we accumulate demands our time and attention. It must be obtained, maintained, organized, and … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: JULY 17
Life Is About Relationship, Not Acquisition “But as for me, my contentment is not in wealth but in seeing you and knowing all is well between us. And when I awake in heaven, I will be fully satisfied, for I … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: JANUARY 18
Your Integrity Shows Your Faithfulness “Whoever is faithful in small matters will be faithful in large ones; whoever is dishonest in small matters will be dishonest in large ones” (Luke 16:10 GNT). A common saying today is that “what you … Continue reading
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Tagged apprenticeship, behind closed doors, daily hope, dishonest, downfall, faithful, faithfulness, God, God's blessing, indiscretions, integrity, Jesus, life, ministry, money, possessions, private life, public, public figures, public life, public scandal, reward, rick warren, saddleback church, small matters, small things, true character, unseen
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MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: SEPTEMBER 28
The “Go” of Unconditional Identification Jesus…said to him, “One thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor…and come, take up the cross, and follow Me.” —Mark 10:21 The rich young ruler had the … Continue reading
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MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: SEPTEMBER 18
His Temptation and Ours We do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. —Hebrews 4:15 Until we are born again, the only kind of … Continue reading
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MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: JULY 21
The Doorway to the Kingdom Blessed are the poor in spirit… —Matthew 5:3 Beware of thinking of our Lord as only a teacher. If Jesus Christ is only a teacher, then all He can do is frustrate me by setting … Continue reading
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MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: JUNE 27
The Overshadowing of God’s Personal Deliverance “…I am with you to deliver you,” says the Lord. —Jeremiah 1:8 God promised Jeremiah that He would deliver him personally— “…your life shall be as a prize to you…” (Jeremiah 39:18). That is … Continue reading
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MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: APRIL 28
What You Will Get I will give your life to you as a prize in all places, wherever you go. —Jeremiah 45:5 This is the firm and immovable secret of the Lord to those who trust Him– “I will give … Continue reading
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