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Week 1, Day 4 "Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will." Romans 12:1-2 NIV As
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Week 1, Day 3 "Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil." Hebrews 5:13-14 NIV Over the summer, I had a pool day with a few friends and all of our kids. My friend opened up a box of brightly colored popsicles for the kids and another
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Week 1, Day 2 "Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting." Psalm 139:23-24 NIV Psalm 139 paints a beautiful picture of intimacy. The Creator of the Universe knows you and has always known you- even before you were born. He understands your motivations and thoughts. Yet the psalmist shows us that even
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[One Savior] I don’t know about you, but the very idea of being refined doesn’t exactly appeal to me. In most instances, refining processes require something to be pressed until the insides drip out or heated at such a high degree that the impurities have no choice but to jump ship. In my mind, these processes imply two things: pain and discomfort. I am not about that life, y’all. Give me all the lazy Saturdays,
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IT STARTS WITH ONE Key Verses: "And the Spirit said to Philip, 'Go over and join this chariot.' So Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and asked, 'Do you understand what you are reading?' And he said, 'How can I, unless someone guides me?' And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him." Acts 8:29-31 ESV Revelation Would you rather have ninety-nine or one? That seems like a simple
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THE PARABLE OF THE PRODIGAL SON Key Verse: "So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him." Luke 15:20 NIV Revelation There are three different characters in this parable, the prodigal son, the brother, and the father. These three characters represent the stages
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SEARCH AND RESCUE Key Verses: "My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring that person back, remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them from death and cover over a multitude of sins." James 5:19-20 NIV Revelation I enjoy watching television shows where everyday people become heroes. I remember a show where a woman whose car was in a river
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A BAD DAY AT WORK Key Verses: "The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped. But Paul shouted, 'Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!' The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas. He then brought them out and asked, 'Sirs, what must I do to be saved?'" Acts
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THE ONE SHEEP Key Verse: "'But Lord,' exclaimed Ananias, 'I've heard many people talk about the terrible things this man has done to the believers in Jerusalem!'" Acts 9:13 NLT Revelation Here we have one of my favorite stories in the Bible. This is the story of Ananias who is scared of Saul, the man who has been persecuting and killing Christians. Saul’s reputation precedes him as a dangerous and bad person, yet God tells Ananias
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IS THE ONE WORTH IT? Key Verses: "Peter told them, 'You know it is against our laws for a Jewish man to enter a Gentile home like this or to associate with you. But God has shown me that I should no longer think of anyone as impure or unclean. So I came without objection as soon as I was sent for. Now tell me why you sent for me.'" Acts 10:28-29 NLT Revelation Peter’s eyes