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Encouraging Message Series for Young Believers
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C. S. LEWIS DAILY: AUGUST 9
TO EDWARD LOFSTROM: On what Lewis attempted in The Chronicles of Narnia; on the character of the man Jesus—his tenderness, ferocity, and even humor; and on the need to do one’s duty while having patience with God. 16 January 1959 … Continue reading
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C. S. LEWIS DAILY: MAY 20
The Monk, as they called him, settled himself on the camp-chair beside his bunk and stared through the window at the harsh sand and black-blue sky of Mars. He did not mean to begin his “work” for ten minutes yet. … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: DECEMBER 18
Be an Encourager at Work “Encourage one another and build each other up” (1 Thessalonians 5:11 NIV). If you want to stand out at work, one trait will put you head and shoulders above everybody else: Be an encourager. When … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: DECEMBER 17
Make Time to Serve at Work “If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important” (Galatians 6:3 NLT). God isn’t impressed with your status. He’s impressed with your service. … Continue reading
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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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DAILY HOPE: OCTOBER 2
Salvation Is a Gift; You Don’t Work for a Gift “All need to be made right with God by his grace, which is a free gift. They need to be made free from sin through Jesus Christ” (Romans 3:24 NCV). … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: JUNE 28
What Should You Do on the Sabbath? “You have six days in which to do your work, but the seventh day is a day of rest dedicated to me” (Exodus 20:9-10 GNT). We all must make a conscious decision to … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: JUNE 25
Your Work and Your Worth Are Two Different Things “I have also learned why people work so hard to succeed: it is because they envy the things their neighbors have” (Ecclesiastes 4:4 GNT). We can come up with many excuses … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: MARCH 15
Working Together, We Can Accomplish More “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do” (Ephesians 2:10 NIV). God put us on Earth to do a certain … Continue reading
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MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: DECEMBER 18
Test of Faithfulness We know that all things work together for good to those who love God… —Romans 8:28 It is only a faithful person who truly believes that God sovereignly controls his circumstances. We take our circumstances for granted, … Continue reading
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