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Encouraging Message Series for Young Believers
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Tag Archives: reward
IN TOUCH DAILY: OCTOBER 21
Inheriting God’s Promises Hebrews 6:11-12 In the Bible, God made many promises because He loves to bless His children. But that doesn’t mean such blessings automatically belong to us. How can we claim His promises and petition Him with … Continue reading
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IN TOUCH DAILY: SEPTEMBER 5
True Greatness Matthew 20:20-28 There is a great contrast between the world’s value system and the Lord’s. The danger for believers is that we can easily slip into the culture’s way of thinking without realizing that our perspective is … Continue reading
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IN TOUCH DAILY: AUGUST 22
The Judgment of Believers 2 Corinthians 5:9-10 What do you feel when you think about standing before the judgment seat of Christ—fear or dread? The apostle John says that if we abide in Christ, then when the Lord appears, … Continue reading
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C. S. LEWIS DAILY: NOVEMBER 2
On fasting The problem about avoiding our own pain admits a similar solution. Some ascetics have used self-torture. As a layman, I offer no opinion on the prudence of such a regimen; but I insist that, whatever its merits, self-torture … Continue reading
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C. S. LEWIS DAILY: MARCH 5
If you asked twenty good men today what they thought the highest of the virtues, nineteen of them would reply, Unselfishness. But if you had asked almost any of the great Christians of old, he would have replied, Love. You … 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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MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: FEBRUARY 4
The Compelling Majesty of His Power The love of Christ compels us… —2 Corinthians 5:14 Paul said that he was overpowered, subdued, and held as in a vise by “the love of Christ.” Very few of us really know what … Continue reading
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MORNING AND EVENING: DECEMBER 7
MORNING “Base things of the world hath God chosen.” 1 Corinthians 1:28 Walk the streets by moonlight, if you dare, and you will see sinners then. Watch when the night is dark, and the wind is howling, and the picklock … Continue reading
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MORNING AND EVENING: DECEMBER 6
MORNING “As is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.” 1 Corinthians 15:48 The head and members are of one nature, and not like that monstrous image which Nebuchadnezzar saw in his dream. The head was of fine … Continue reading
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