Ezekiel 42-43 / James 5 / Psalm 119:1-16 / Proverbs 28:6-7 Some churches practice the laying on of hands for various reasons. Prayers are normally offered when hands are laid upon someone. These prayers are for healing, encouragement, sending someone out on a short-term or long-term mission or endeavor, or releasing someone into a ministry. …
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Ezekiel 40:28-41:26 / James 4 / Psalm 118:19-29 / Proverbs 28:3-5 Many of us have struggled with jealousy. If you haven’t, that’s great! Jealousy, envy: wanting what someone else has. These are all common sins, and most people deal with them at some level. Let’s define jealousy and envy according to Merriam Webster. Jealousy means, …
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Ezekiel 39:1-40:27 / James 2:18-3 / Psalm 118:1-18 / Proverbs 28:2 Have you ever looked up the meaning of your name? Or have you studied history to find people with your name; to find out who they were and what they accomplished? When it comes to our name, not all of us have a biblical …
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Ezekiel 37-38 / James 1:19-2:17 / Psalm 117 / Proverbs 28:1 As one who has been a Christian since age 5 and I have been in church all my life. I have seen a lot of things happen in the Church. I was born into a family that attended the Methodist Church. At the age …
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Ezekiel 35-36 / James 1:1-18 / Psalm 116 / Proverbs 27:23-27 I have talked from time to time about hard times, trials, difficulties, etc. No one really wants to talk about the sad or bad things that happen, but maybe we should. If we would talk about them, we could find sense in them. No …
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Ezekiel 33-34 / Hebrews 13 / Psalm 115 / Proverbs 27:21-22 Think of the strongest person you know. Hercules, Marvel superheroes like; The Hulk, Captain America, or even your dad or mom. What about your friend who lost her husband, or survived a scary diagnosis? Strength takes different forms; some people are strong physically, some …
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Ezekiel 31-32 / Hebrews 12:14-29 / Psalm 113-114 / Proverbs 27:18-20 Having relationships with others and choosing to be in community takes work. Sometimes when a relationship or friendship is new, everyone is on her or his best behavior and everything is peachy. But then the trials come, or the hidden hurts in another’s soul …
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Ezekiel 29-30 / Hebrews 11:32-12:13 / Psalm 112 / Proverbs 27:17 When my daddy left earth (yes, I realize I speak of him often; he was an amazing person!), I first laughed because I knew he was seeing the face of his Savior, then I bawled because I am a daddy’s girl to my very …
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Ezekiel 27-28 / Hebrews 11:17-31 / Psalm 111 / Proverbs 27:15-16 Yesterday we talked about faith. Today we’re going to talk a little more about faith, so maybe we’ll call this post Faith, Part 2. Since faith is so foundational to all we are and all we do as the people of God, I believe …
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Ezekiel 24-26 / Hebrews 11:1-16 / Psalm 110 / Proverbs 27:14 Faith is one of those topics that is so wide-ranging we could never cover it all in one post. That said, I want to talk about faith today. How can one not talk about faith when reading through Hebrews 11? It is, after all, …
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