Tag: Father
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You smell!
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. He flees because he is a…
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Lessons about God through my sons (and their friends) – 2
“You are my beloved; with you I am well pleased.” – Mark 1.11 & Luke 3.22. “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.” – Matthew 17.5. My kids are great! Many parents will say the same… About their own kids, not mine (necessarily). The way you get to…
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Set the Alarm Clock!
“…make every effort…” – 2 Peter 1.5. God has given us so much. If you read the above phrase in the context of the passage (2 Peter 1.3+4) you realise His abundance and generosity. Other places in scripture tell us similar things. Romans 5 says that we were enemies of God (verse 10) and yet…
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Lessons about God through my sons – 1
*Lyrics in picture above from Rock ‘n Roll Worship Circus’ song “Glorify the Son”. A voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!” -Luke 9.36 (World English Bible). Years ago I was walking on the beach with one of my boys in my arms. I can’t remember if…
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Oh, I hope…
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” – Romans 15.13. It is so easy to slip into a negative mind set. We look around us and see the news stories, hear a friend’s plight,…
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The Gospel According to…
Jesus knew that fickle humanity could not serve the Father completely if we let any thing else be first in our lives and in serving other ‘stuff’ we consciously separate ourselves from the joy, peace and freedom that God so effortlessly gifts us with.
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Doh!
But Samuel replied, “What is more pleasing to the Lord: your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to His voice? Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission [paying attention, taking heed, attentiveness, to listen] is better than offering the fat of rams.” – 1 Samuel 15.22 NLT [words in brackets added from various…
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Speaking to princes and paupers
“Therefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, but declared… that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds in keeping with their repentance.” – Acts 26.19+20. Paul speaks to a king explaining his business in Another’s Kingdom. King Jesus, gave this man the privilege of being His mouth piece.…
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Stepping Toward
“There is neither Jew nor gentile, slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” – Galatians 3.28 (ESV) We often see Jesus stepping toward people: he calls his disciples; he calls Zacheus down from the tree; he goes out of his way to have a conversation…