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Week of June 12

Is faith simply a frame of mind?
A passive attribute of a Christian waiting to see what God
has in store for you- a promotion, cancer, depression, a blessing,
wealth or injustice. Some see it that way. They might say,
"I'll just wait to see what God is going to do for me and
go with the flow"

That's crazy talk

Faith is active. It's not passive. It's a commitment.
Look at your lifestyle and see what kind of actions follow as
a result of it. If you've got the real stuff, faith can be demonstrated.

What do you do? You start following the pattern of Jesus.
Faith is proven by how we live. Share your faith with the
people around you. If you are excited about what God
has done in your life, then why not share it ?

You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless.
James 2:20
NIV
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Week of June 19

The word redeemed means to buy
back by paying a price. The Bible declares
that we were redeemed with the precious
blood of Christ.

His blood is the red coin by which our
salvation was purchased.

We're not redeemed by the beautiful
example of Jesus' life, but by His shed blood.

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For you know that it was not with perishable things such as
silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way
of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with
the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.

1 Peter 1:18-19
NIV

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Week of June 26

Love is a choice and a commitment. You choose to love or you
choose not to love. The world would have us believe the myth
that love is uncontrollable, that it's something that just
happens to us, it's not something we can control.

Love doesn't just happen to you. Love is a choice and it
represents a commitment. There's no doubt about it,
attraction is uncontrollable and arousal is uncontrollable. But
attraction and arousal are not love. They can lead to love,
but they are not love. Love is a choice.

You must choose to love God, he won't force you to love him.
You can thumb your nose at God and go a totally different way.
You can destroy your life if you choose to do that. God still won't
force you to love him. Because he knows love can't be forced.

...that you may love the Lord your God, listen to his voice,
and hold fast to him. For the Lord is your life, and he will
give you many years in the land he swore to give to your
fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Deuteronomy 30:20
NIV
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Week of July 3

The world is filled with people working as hard as they can
to try to pay for their sins. We are running around with a
false sense of religious guilt that causes us to try to make
ourselves worthy of God's forgiveness.

It seems logical to try to pay God back for what He has
done, because that's the way everything else works in the world.

But God's grace and love defy the logic of the world.

When Jesus died on the cross, He spoke a very unusual
word: Tetelestai. Though often translated "it is finished",
this Greek accounting word literally means " it is paid in full".
Not partial, not a down payment that God made so we can
pay the balance of forgiveness through our own efforts.
No, He said, "paid in full"

Through His death on the cross, Jesus absorbed the
punishment of our sin- all of it.

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When he has received the drink, Jesus said, "It is finished".
With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
John 19:30
NIV

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Week of Jul 10

;D ;D ;D
When a man surrenders his life
to the Lordship of Jesus Christ,
a spiritual transformation takes place within him.

Christ invades, comforts, and overthrows the dark
self-centered seats of power in the human soul.
The spirit of life in Christ has replaced the spirit
of sin and death.

The man we used to be actually died and has been
replaced by the new man that God is making us into.
We had to die so that the life of Christ could be
revealed in us.
;D ;D ;D

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I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live,
but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body,
I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and
gave himself for me.

Galatians 2:20
NIV

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Week of Jul 17

The Bible isn't merely a classic ancient text that has
stood the test of time, it is more than a masterpiece
of literature and wisdom. God's word is alive.

When I read the Bible in a spirit of readiness to hear
God speak, He does. Words leap off the page as if they
were written for me alone. Conviction burns through
the fog of my denial and goes straight to my heart.

God's word is living and actively engages the one
who reads it. It comforts, it instructs, it motivates
and it encourages.

The Lord God Almighty is waiting to speak to you.
Open the Bible t oday and listen to what He has to say.
;D ;D ;D

For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any
double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul
and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts
and attitudes of the heart.

Hebrews 4:12
NIV
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Week of Jul 24

Do you ever wonder if prayer really works?
You're praying about something and Satan whispers to you,
"This is a waste of time, forget it! Who do you think you are?
What do you think you're doing? God is not listening.
Don't waste your time."

Prayer works because God is in control. The basis of all
miracles is God's sovereignty. Why does He do one and not
another? Because God is in control. We have to trust His
wisdom and His goodness.

Prayer can do whatever God can do. His resources are
available to you. It's encouraging to know that things
that are out of my control are not out of God's. I may
not be able to change a situation, but I can pray and
God can change it.
;D ;D ;D

And since we know he hears us when we make our requests,
we also know that he will give us what we ask for.

1 John 5:15
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thankyou for your words of inspiration!, they help.
bri

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Week of July 31

If we are to become like Christ, then we too must be abandoned
to the Father. We must line up with the thoughts and plans of
God so closely that we appear to be "at one" with him.

Through abandonment, we walk so closely with God that,
when people see us, they see the Father at work.

The Jesus way is that you obey God's commands because
you love God, not because you must obey God.
By actively pursuing the purposes of God, you worship your Creator.

This also gives you a Christ-like perspective on the daily
details of your life, turning every decision into a moment
of adoration for God.

As you face decisions t oday, ask God to show you which
path will be an act of worship to him.

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"If you love me, obey my commandments. "
John 14:15
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Week of Aug 7

Where are you with God?
Are you afraid to go to Him and confess your sins in fear He
might discipline you? Do you pull away because you know
He knows? Do you cry out "Please God love me",
forgetting it is you who pulled away?

Ever hear of getting back in good graces with someone?
It means to restore your relationship with them so they will
think of you in a favorable way.

To get back in good graces with God, we must be the ones
willing to come forward and be cleansed. Once we do, He
will say to us as He said to Jesus, "You are my child. I am
pleased with you." His Spirit will once again rule in
us and we will be thankful.

and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove.
And a voice came from heaven: "You are my Son, whom I love;
with you I am well pleased."

Luke 3:22
NIV
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Week of Aug 14

Suffering is something we all experience at some point in
our lives. We can suffer in many different ways. Our
pain can be physical, or we can suffer in mental or
emotional ways.

At times like this we might ask, "Does God care that
I'm suffering?" If we believe the Bible which says,
God is control of all things, He is loving and wise,
perfect and just, the answer is a definite "YES"

God wants us to use these adversities to refine, mature,
complete and perfect us. If we're wise, we will not
waste this opportunity.
;D ;D ;D

So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God.
There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help
us when we need it most.

Hebrews 4:16
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Week of Aug 21

It is a risk of faith to believe in the perfect love of God.
It is a step of faith to believe God is pleased with us
and even proud of who we have become when
we turn in His direction.

When we turn in God's direction we are identified as
His sons. Un like earthly fathers, God does this perfectly.

We naturally draw parallels between our earthly fathers
and God the Father. Part of the risk of faith is
realizing this fact: regardless of your history, heartbreak,
or parents, the relationship with Father God is like no other.

For the Lord your God is living among you. He is a mighty Savior.
He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love,
he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.
Zephaniah 3:17
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Week of Aug 28

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God doesn't desire more of our time sometimes;
He desires more of our attention all the time.

Ever feel frustrated because you hear messages about
getting closer to God and you definitely desire this for
yourself, but you are inundated with so much to do
already that this makes you feel guilty because
you are too busy for God?

I believe you can pay attention to God while you are
doing everything else. It's all about doing everything
for God and seeing God in everything we do. It's
about bringing God into work, the living room
and the dinner table.

Worship is a frame of mind that always has
God in the picture !
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I will praise the Lord at all times.
I will constantly speak his praises.
Psalm 34:1
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Week of Sept 4

Much of our frustration in our life is because we lack
a proper perspective. We do not see the value
and worth of our salvation or the richness
and generosity of our God.

God has been generous with us beyond comparison.
He has given us everything. We are his sons, and
we will inherit His Kingdom.

Through His grace, we have eternal life, peace,joy
forgiveness, and fellowship. He has given us
His Son, Jesus Christ, who lives in us and is
the source of the life we seek.

And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but
lose your own soul ? Is anything worth more than your soul ?
Matthew 16:26
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Week of Sept 11

Pride is deceptive. The proud person is often the last to know
the contents of their own heart. Our self-importance makes
us desire to be number one. Instead of working toward our
personal best, which is what God requires, we are
determined to be better than anyone else.

To get to that top position, we will constantly point to
ourselves as the best and look for praise and compliments
as the best and look for praise and compliments from others.
Often we choose to be around people who are important
and well liked but tend to ignore or talk down to those
who are less admired.

This is the opposite of how Jesus treated people. He gave
the adulterous woman compassion, but referred to the
Pharisees as whitewashed coffins. While we are chasing
after prominence externally, our spirit becomes rebellious
internally. We refuse to obey God because we believe
we know better than He does.

Pride will often cause us to compare ourselves with others.
We can all find someone whom we can outperform or outwit,
but the person with whom we should compare ourselves to
is Jesus - and we will find ourselves lacking every time.

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility
value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests
but each of you to the interests of others.
Philippians 2: 3-4
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