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When my oldest daughter was in the first grade a boy asked her to date him at school. The good thing is my daughter told him he would have to ask her daddy first. Yes! First graders dating, really? When my wife told me about this I was taken back. My little girl was on…
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Have you ever been experienced physical, mental, and relational anguish and anxiety because of your sin? That’s where we find David in Psalm 38. He is extremely troubled by his sin, mentioning that in verses 3-4 and 18. He has confessed his sin (v. 18) and is still undergoing guilt, remorse, and the overwhelming burden…
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Are you bitter over what others have done to you? Hebrews 12:15 says, “See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.” Bitterness doesn’t just hurt you – it hurts many others. Whenever I think of someone who…
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Do you ever wonder why bad people prosper and good people suffer? Well, at least it seems that way sometimes. How do they get away with evil? Why do those who do the right thing get punished? David wondered the same thing in Psalm 37. In forty verses, he refers to the wicked/evil person and…
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One of the greatest honors of my life was serving as a children’s and preschool pastor for over ten years. Those I had the honor of teaching and discipling at the ages of 3 and 9 are now in their 20s and 30s. Some I’ve had the honor of preaching their weddings, praying over the…
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How 5 Moms of the Bible Affect All Moms Today There are over 225 references to the word “mother” in the Bible. That means the Bible has a lot to say about moms! Of the fifteen moms I read about in Scripture this morning, I picked five to encourage moms this Mother’s Day. EveThe first…
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In the middle of David’s dangerous encounter with the Philistine King Abimelech, he shows us how he blessed (vv. 1-3), sought (vv. 4-8), feared (vv. 9-14), cried out to (vv. 15-18), and desired refuge in the Lord (vv. 19-22). Basically, in the middle of war, David shows us his greatest weapon was worship. Think about…
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Have you ever felt surrounded by the enemy and abandoned by the Lord? This was David’s situation in Psalm 31. While he was surrounded by enemies, the Lord never abandoned him. He acknowledged his panic and overreaction towards the Lord in verse 22 when he said, “In my alarm I said, ‘I am cut off…
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While planting a new church, I would continually share vision to our church and pray for God to supply the finances necessary to do so. One family stopped me early on and said, “God told us to give $10,000”. Then another did the same. Another lady showed up at my door with a $10,000 check.…
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I remember mowing Mrs. Taylor’s yard as a 12 year old and getting the biggest payday I ever had – $10! That was a lot at the time. I continued down the street with my push mower and knocked out Mrs. Johnson’s and Mrs. Ludlam’s yards as well. It wasn’t just mowing, but edging, weed-eating,…
stephen R Harrison 