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“Instruct Mind and Heart “ “May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.” -Psalm 19:14 As we await Easter during this Lenten season, we ask the Lord to allow our hearts and actions to reflect the psalmist’s plea in Psalm 19:14, “May these words…
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“Renew Vision” “The heavens declare the glory of God. The skies proclaim the work of his hands.” -Psalm 19:1 I’ll never forget two scenes from one day while visiting missionaries in India. Our team woke up early to drive about an hour away to worship with a new church and new believers. We had to…
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“In The Temple” “Jesus answered them, ‘Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.’” -John 2:19 Imagine going to worship at your church on Sunday and finding the parking lot filled with vendors set up, making an extortionate profit off items used in worship that day. Before you enter, you must pay…
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“The One Who Credits Righteousness” “But also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness— for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.” -Romans 4:24 I’ve never traced my family tree beyond three or four generations. These days, there are easy ways to find out about our ancestors. In a previous…
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“The One Who Promises Grace” “Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring— not only to those who are of the law but also to those who have the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.” -Romans 4:16 I was…
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“The One Who Justifies by Faith” “What does Scripture say? ‘Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness’”. -Romans 4:3 We have seen how God kept his covenant promise to Abraham, Noah, and David. We serve a God who is faithful even when we are faithless. Because of Abraham’s faith, he was…
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I just started writing a new book on marriage…in our 25th year of marriage! Hopefully out by October!
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“The One Who Gives Hope and Future” “As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations.” -Genesis 17:4 I often think about the future. What will my 60s and beyond be like? What will my grandchildren look like? Will I have prepared for retirement enough when it…
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“The One Who Hears and Responds” “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish?” -Psalm 22:1 Suffering is something we all encounter in this life that no one enjoys. Grief, loss, sorrow, pain, and much more abound in everyone’s life. Both…
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“The One Who Suffered for Us” “He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again.” -Mark 8:31 Jesus suffered and died for us. He often reiterated…
stephen R Harrison 