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Sunday Soaking: Jesus — Do You Know Him?
A simple question, but an important one. Consider the answer carefully, as it determines your destiny for eternity. Do you know Jesus? Your answer may be, “Of course, I know Him.” He was born in Bethlehem. A manger was His … Continue reading
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Sunday Soaking: Bow Down and Worship
On coming to the house, they saw the childwith his mother Mary,and they bowed down and worshiped him.Then they opened their treasures and presented himwith gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.Matthew 2:11 The Magi, or Wise Men — as young … Continue reading
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Sunday Soaking: Let’s Go!
“When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, ‘LET’S GO to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.” Luke 2:15 When a celestial choir … Continue reading
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Sunday Soaking: Obedience Matters
When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. Matthew 1:24 Joseph may well be the most overlooked character in the entire Christmas story. Matthew 1 focuses … Continue reading
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Sunday Soaking: May It Be To Me
“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it be to me as you have said.” Luke 1:38a More often than not, we read through the exchange between Mary and Gabriel all in one sitting. The advantage of writing the … Continue reading
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Sunday Soaking: Self-Control (It’s Not Just About the Binging)
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness andself-control…Galatians 5:22-23a Oh, the irony. We come to our last week of writing the Word—for two months we have worked our way through verses on the … Continue reading
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Sunday Soaking: Got Gentleness?
Who comes to mind when you think of a gentle person? Your grandma? Your third grade Sunday School teacher? Your local librarian? Gentleness is not just a natural result of a phlegmatic personality or meek temperament. It is a Fruit … Continue reading
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Sunday Soaking: Faithfulness — Being Full of Faith
Paul used the Greek word pistis to describe the seventh trait of the fruit produced by the Spirit working through a believer. This Greek word is translated faithfulness in Galatians 5: But the fruit of the Spirit is … faithfulness … Continue reading
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Sunday Soaking: Are You GOOD?
“I’m good.” This common, two-word phrase might be our response when offered a second helping at dinner, a cup of hot chocolate by the campfire, or a section of the Sunday paper by our spouse. It conveys an attitude of … Continue reading
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Sunday Soaking: Choosing to Release KINDNESS
Kindness falls right in the middle of the list of the nine traits of the Spirit. As I write out and read over verses that have the word kindness (or in some cases, lovingkindess), it seems there is almost always … Continue reading
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