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Jesus is Praying for You [Friday, #213]
I’m sure you’ve been on the receiving and giving ends of insincere offers for prayer. “I’ll pray for you” is the Christian thing to say. Actually, praying is the Christian thing to do.
Jesus is praying for you....
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Christ-Centered Prayer [Wednesday, #212]
We can go into prayer two ways. The first is with our needs in the spotlight. The second is with Jesus in the spotlight. I prefer the latter. We'll continue our theme of prayer this week with a candid look at our own...
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5 Reasons We Can Approach God with Confidence [Monday, #211]
I’m so thankful that I don’t need to beg God when I come to him in prayer. Instead, I approach God this way: “Let us then approach God's throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to...
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How Can We Have the Simple Faith of a Child? [Friday, #210]
Our home has several crawl spaces that are accessible on the second floor. Small doors open to a secret world kids love to explore. As adults, we know these spaces as the attic. Our grandchildren are ready to crawl...
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Who is Your Faith Hero? [Wednesday, #209]
Have you ever wished you could have the faith of Paul? Moses? Noah? Or some other Bible great? It’s only natural to compare ourselves to someone else, even when it comes to our spiritual life. That someone may be one...
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Finding Faith [Monday, #208]
Faith is our theme this week, and we all have a unique faith story. After an experience that would change my destiny, I walked through the front door and stood in our living room. An hour earlier, I had heard the...
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Winning the War on Temptation: God's Encouraging Guarantee [Friday, #207]
By God's grace, we can win the war against temptation. But it must be on God's terms. We'll explore that today.
Key Passage: "So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall! No temptation has...
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Four Amazing and Encouraging Words [Wednesday, #206]
Today, we retreat into one of Paul's most inspiring statements -- and see how we can make it our own.
Key Verse: "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in...
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God's Encouraging Covering [Monday #205]
Assuring words for you today when life has you in its hold. Philippians 4 is our focus as we start the week and a new theme: Encouragement.
Key Passage: "Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let...
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Courage and Compromise [Friday, #204]
“Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt” (Genesis 41:46 NIV).
This one line in Scripture describes a pinnacle for an extraordinarily courageous man of God. Let’s venture back...
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I really messed up! [Wednesday, #203]
I blew it big-time. And it took me two days to see God’s purposes in it. Let me set the table for you . . . literally. My wife and I were having a pleasant lunch with friends we hadn’t seen in years. Great...
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Daniel's Steadfast Courage [Monday, #202]
COURAGE... our theme this week as we start the Retreating with God podcast. We can learn a lot from Daniel:
Daniel had a target on his back. He was challenged by a group of jealous cohorts for worshiping the God of...
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