1 Corinthians 13:2
Before Jesus asks us to bear fruit, He wants us to love. Without love, the fruit we bear is not authentic – it’s just works for the sake of works. Therefore, is it even fruit?
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Shine!
Matthew 5:15-16 NIV Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
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The World’s Smallest Church
St. Anthony of Padua Chapel, Festina, Iowa Zechariah 4:10 NLT Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin, to see the plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand. The little town of Festina in Northeast Iowa, has a big claim to fame – even though it is small. St. Anthony…
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Who the Son Sets Free!
John 8:36 If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. When I first saw this guy, I tried to help him up and over the rail to freedom. He wouldn’t go. Then, I tried to get him to go under the rail. He still wouldn’t go. It seemed the more I tried,…
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Sister Aimee and the KKK
Hebrews 13:8 NIV Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Eighty years ago on September 27, 1944, God called home a most remarkable woman, but on July 28, 1922, Sister Aimee looked the KKK straight into their eyes and told them that God could see behind their hoods. Aimee Semple McPherson, affectionately…
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Holey Rocks or Holy Rock?
1 Samuel 2:2 NIV There is no one holy like the Lord; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God. On a recent visit to the ocean, I found a rock with a perfect hole through it. As I picked it up, I thought this wasn’t the first time finding one. Sure enough, when I…
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Where Are You Storing Riches?
Hindman Barn, Camp Polk Preserve, Sisters, OR Matthew 6:19-21 GNT Do not store up riches for yourselves here on earth, where moths and rust destroy, and robbers break in and steal. Instead, store up riches for yourselves in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and robbers cannot break in and steal. For your heart will always…
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Purposeful Home
Jeremiah 29:11 NIV “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” My sister is full of good ideas and great advice. Recently she shared that she was no longer keeping special “things” for special…
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Purpose
You have a purpose! Romans 8:28 NIV And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
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Redeemed Radically
Sunset, Sisters, OR Lamentations 3: 57-58 NKJV You drew near on the day I called on You, And said, “Do not fear!” O Lord, You have pleaded the case for my soul; You have redeemed my life. There once was man. He grew up very comfortably with all the benefits that his modestly wealthy family…
