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“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” —Isaiah 41:10 There’s a story about a man who was visiting relatives on a farm. When the farmer whistled, his dog herded…
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Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips. —Psalm 141:3 A man working in the produce department was asked by a lady if she could buy half a head of lettuce. He replied, “Half a head? Are you serious? God grows these in whole heads and that’s how…
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“That to Me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall confess.” —Isaiah 45:23 The term “face the music” originated long ago in Japan with the Imperial Orchestra. It was very prestigious to belong to this particular orchestra, and there was a certain man who desperately wanted to join. He wanted to play for the emperor, but…
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Do you think anyone ever asked the question to Jesus: “How is your spiritual life going? Are you spending time with God? Have you had your quiet time today?” Probably not. Jesus understood that every part of his life was spiritual, not just sections of it. He, like others in the early Christian church as…
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One Saturday several years ago, I spotted a something out of the ordinary on my neighbor’s property. It was a deer that had its back leg caught on the top of a chain link fence. From the appearance of it, the deer had been caught for awhile and looked dead. My neighbor was in her…
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In the midst of economic crisis, there have to be definitive answers. No one is going to bail you out of your economic troubles. Our recent economic woes have shouted loudly that biblical principles should apply to individuals, families, Wall Street firms, and even governments. What can you do to survive the economic crisis upon…
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“But Jesus looked at them and said to them, ‘With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.’ ” – Matthew 19:26 There is a story of an older gentleman who spent a lot of time visiting very sick people in the hospital. As a gift, he would give each person a…
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“Above all…guard your heart…it is the wellspring of life.” Proverbs 4:23 Heart disease is a real killer. Eating right and exercise helps. This is also true spiritually. What we feed our hearts and the spiritual exercises we do (fasting, praying, worship, solitude, fellowship, etc.) We first ned a new heart! The Bible says, “Above all…guard…
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Do you have faith? That’s a questions we’ve all heard in one form or another. Choosing a life of faith will help you to see what’s invisible, choose what’s imperishable, and do what’s impossible. The world needs men and women of faith today because, “Whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is…
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As I prepare to preach Sunday, I am reminded of the Scripture that weighs as heavy now as it did when I read it 25+ years ago as a freshman in my first preaching class in Bible school: “In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead,…
stephen R Harrison 