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Sons and Daughters of Encouragement Part 2
BY GREG CRUM “But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.” I Samuel 16:7 Here at what would…
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Confess our sins
BY JACK WARD PASTOR, TOMAHAWK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH When we sin we try to justify it, rectify it and ignore it. But the thing is that God knows all about it. God hates sin, but fortunately, He loves the sinner. As long as we are alive, though, we will try to sin and get away…
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Sons and Daughters of Encouragement
BY GREG CRUM “And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus, Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.” Acts 4:36-37 Here in the fourth chapter of the book of Acts,…
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Rights or responsibility?
BY JACK WARD PASTOR, TOMAHAWK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH “If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.” (1 Corinthians 9:12) What Paul says is, “I’m not standing up for my rights. I…
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Telling the Story: Praise the Lord and hip, hip, hooray
BY DAWN REED Luke 13:10-13 tells a beautiful story of what Jesus can do in someone’s life: “On a Sabbath when Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, a woman was there who had been crippled for 18 years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. When Jesus saw her,…
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Reclaiming the Awe of God Part 2
BY GREG CRUM “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.” Proverbs 1:7 There is a wisdom that only comes to a heart that fears the Lord. This wisdom enables one to navigate the rough waters of life with greater ease than their peers, allowing an individual…
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Are you getting enough training?
BY JACK WARD If I decided to join the U.S. Army and depending on whether or not I could pass the physical, I figured it should only take me about one week of training, and I would be ready. We all know better than that, don’t we? One week of training would never prepare anyone…
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Telling the Story: Truly celebrating Easter
BY DAWN REED Her words convicted me to the bone marrow. My eyes filled with tears and I covered my mouth not to sob out loud. She hadn’t intended to make me cry. Jen is one of everybody’s favorite people. She is the church aunt or grandma all of us need. She gives hugs and…
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Contentment!
BY JACK WARD PASTOR, TOMAHAWK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH Philip Parham tells the story of a rich industrialist who was disturbed to find a fisherman sitting lazily beside his boat. “Why aren’t you out there fishing?” he asked. “Because I’ve caught enough fish for today,” said the fisherman. “Why don’t you catch more fish than you…
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Reclaiming the Awe of God
BY GREG CRUM “What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops. And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and…
Category: Devotionals
