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5.13.2007
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2008 Weekly Meditations
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Key Verse |
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5-25-2008 |
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"Can
a
woman
forget
her
nursing
child,
or
show
no
compassion
for
the
child
of
her
womb?
Even
these
may
forget,
yet
I
will
not
forget
you.
See,
I
have
inscribed
you
on
the
palms
of
my
hands."
Isaiah
49:15-16a |
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5-18-2008 |
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"Finally,
brothers
and
sisters,
farewell.
Put
things
in
order,
listen
to
my
appeal,
agree
with
one
another,
live
in
peace;
and
the
God
of
love
and
peace
will
be
with
you."
2
Corinthians
13:11 |
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5-11-2008 |
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"Now
there
are
varieties
of
gifts,
but
the
same
Spirit;
and
there
are
varieties
of
services,
but
the
same
Lord;
and
there
are
varieties
of
activities,
but
it
is
the
same
God
who
activates
all
of
them
in
everyone.
To
each
is
given
the
manifestation
of
the
Spirit
for
the
common
good."
1
Corinthians
12:4-7 |
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5-04-2008 |
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"But
you
will
receive
power
when
the
Holy
Spirit
has
come
upon
you;
and
you
will
be
my
witnesses
in
Jerusalem,
in
all
Judea
and
Samaria,
and
to
the
ends
of
the
earth."
Acts
1:8 |
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4-27-2008 |
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"...so that they would search for God and perhaps grope for him and find him—though indeed he is not far from each one of us." Acts 17:27 |
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4-20-08 |
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Come
to
him,
a
living
stone,
though
rejected
by
mortals
yet
chosen
and
precious
in
God’s
sight,
and
like
living
stones,
let
yourselves
be
built
into
a
spiritual
house,
to
be a
holy
priesthood,
to
offer
spiritual
sacrifices
acceptable
to
God
through
Jesus
Christ.”
1
Peter
2:4-5 |
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4-13-2008 |
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"Day
by
day,
as
they
spent
much
time
together
in
the
temple,
they
broke
bread
at
home
and
ate
their
food
with
glad
and
generous
hearts,
praising
God
and
having
the
goodwill
of
all
the
people."
Acts
2:46-47 |
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4-06-2008 |
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Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter
and to the other apostles, 'Brothers, what should we do?'"
Acts 2:37 |
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3-30-08 |
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"Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with
tambourine and lyre."
Psalm 149:3 |
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3-23-2008 |
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" Again you shall take your tambourines, and go forth in the dance of
the merrymakers. "
Jeremiah 31:5b |
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3-16-2008 |
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" This is the
day that the Lord
has made; let us
rejoice and be glad
in it. "
Psalm 118:24 |
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3-09-2008 |
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" If you, O Lord,
should mark iniquities,
Lord, who could stand? "
Psalm 130:3 |
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3-02-2008 |
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" He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still
waters. "
Psalm 23:2 |
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2-24-08 |
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"When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap to the
very edges of your field, or gather the gleanings of your harvest. You shall
not strip your vineyard bare, or gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard;
you shall leave them for the poor and the alien: I am the Lord your God."
Leviticus 19:9-10 |
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2-17-08 |
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"He has placed before you fire and water; stretch out your hand for
whichever you choose."
Sirach 15:16 |
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2-10-2008 |
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"And I came to you in weakness and in fear and much trembling."
1 Corinthians 2:3 |
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2-3-2008 |
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and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love
kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?"
Micah 6:8b |
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1-27-2008 |
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" One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek: that I may dwell
in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of
the Lord and to seek him in his temple. "
Psalm 27:4 (NIV) |
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1-20-2008 |
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"
I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to
me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the
desolate pit, out of the miry bog, and set my
feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. "
Psalm 40:1-2 |
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1-13-2008 |
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" The voice of the Lord causes the oaks to whirl, and strips the
forest bare; and in his temple all say, 'Glory!' "
Psalm 29:9 |
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1-06-2008 |
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" Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has
risen upon you. "
Isaiah 60:1 |
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12-30-2007 |
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"
Since, therefore, the children share flesh and
blood, he himself likewise shared the same things,
so that through death he might destroy the one who
has the power of death, that is, the devil, and free
those who all their lives were held in slavery by
the fear of death. "
Hebrews 2:14-15 |
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12.23.2007 |
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" Restore us, O God of hosts; let your face shine, that we may be
saved. "
Psalm 80:7 |
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12-16-2007 |
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" Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the
Lord their God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them;
who keeps faith forever. "
Psalm 146:5-6 |
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12-09-2007 |
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" May the God of steadfastness and encouragement grant you to live in
harmony with one another, in accordance with Christ Jesus, so that together
you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Romans 15:5-6 |
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12-02-2007 |
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" The night is far gone, the day is near. Let us then lay aside the
works of darkness and put on the armor of light. "
Romans 13:12 |
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11-25-2007 |
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" By the tender mercy of
our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us, to give light to
those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet
in the way of peace. "
Luke 1:78-79 |
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11-18-2007 |
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" Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into
joyous song and sing praises. "
Psalm 98:4
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11-11-2007 |
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" So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to the
traditions that you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by our
letter. "
2 Thessalonians 2:15
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11-04-2007 |
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" Then I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not hide my
iniquity; I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the Lord," and you
forgave the guilt of my sins. "
Psalm 32:5 |
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10-28-2007 |
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For he is a God of Justice, who knows no favorite.
"
Sirach 35:12 (New American Bible) |
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10-21-2007 |
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"
Jacob was left alone; and a man wrestled with him until daybreak.
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Genesis 32:24 |
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10-14-2007 |
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if we endure, we will also reign with him;
"
2 Timothy 2:12a |
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10-7-2007 |
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Then the Lord answered me and said: Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so that a runner may read it.
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Habakkuk 2:2 |
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9-30-2007 |
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" …who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the
hungry. The Lord sets the prisoners free; "
Psalm 146:7
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9-23-2007 |
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" He raises the poor from the dust, and lifts the needy from the ash
heap. " Psalm
113:7 |
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9-16-2007 |
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" Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit
within me. " Psalm 51:10
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9-09-2007 |
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" They are like trees planted by streams of water, which yield their
fruit in its season, and their leaves do not wither. In all that they do,
they prosper. "
Psalm 1:3 |
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9-02-2007 |
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" They rise in the darkness as a light for the upright; they are
gracious, merciful, and righteous. "
Psalm 112:4 |
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8-26-2007 |
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"If you remove the yoke from among you, the pointing of the finger,
the speaking of evil, if you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the
needs of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness and your
gloom be like the noonday."
Isaiah 58:9b-10 |
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8-19-2007 |
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Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell
you. But rather division. From now on five in one household will be divided,
three against two and two against three."
Luke 12:51-52 |
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8-12-2007 |
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"Be dressed for action and have your lamps lit; be like those who are
waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that they
may open the door for him as soon as he comes and knocks."
Luke 12:35-36 |
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8-5-2007 |
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"I hated all my toil in which I had toiled under the sun, seeing that
I must leave it to those who come after me—and who knows whether they will
be wise or foolish? Yet they will be master of all for which I toiled and
used my wisdom under the sun. This is also vanity."
Ecclesiastes 2:18 |
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7-29-2007 |
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"Then Abraham came near and said, 'Will you indeed sweep away the
righteous with the wicked?'"
Genesis 18:23
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7-22-2007 |
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"The Lord appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the
entrance of his tent in the heat of the day."
Genesis 18:1 |
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7-15-2007 |
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It is not in heaven, that you should say, "Who will go up to heaven for
us, and get it for us so that we may hear it and observe it?"
No, the word is very near to you; it is in your mouth and in your heart for
you to observe."
Deuteronomy 30:12, 14 |
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7-8-2007 |
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"Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds among
mortals."
Psalm 66:5 |
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7-1-2007 |
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"For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not
use your freedom as an opportunity for self-indulgence, but through love
become slaves to one another. For the whole law is summed up in a single
commandment, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’"
Galatians
5:13-14 |
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6-24-2007 |
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Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause against an ungodly people; from
those who are deceitful and unjust deliver me!
Psalm 43:1 |
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6-17-2007 |
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And he turned to the woman and said unto Simon, Seest thou this
woman? I entered into thy house, thou gavest me no water for my feet, but
she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her
head. Thou gavest me no kiss, but this woman since the time I came in hath
not ceased to kiss my feet. My head with oil thou didst not anoint; but this
woman hath anointed my feet with ointment. Wherefore, I say unto you, her
sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little
is forgiven, the same loveth little.
Luke 7:44-47 |
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6-10-2007 |
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...and he said, young man, I say unto you, Arise.
Luke 7:14b |
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6-3-2007 |
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" Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God, through our
Lord, Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:1 |
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5-27-2007 |
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Therefore it was called Babel, because there the LORD confused the
language of all the earth; and from there the LORD scattered them abroad
over the face of all the earth.
Genesis 11:9 |
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5-20-2007 |
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But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and
you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the
ends of the earth. Acts 1:8 |
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5.13.2007 |
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On the Sabbath day we went outside the gate by the river, where we
supposed there was a place of prayer; and we sat down and spoke to the women
who had gathered there. A certain woman named Lydia, a worshiper of God, was
listening to us; |
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5-6-2007 |
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Then he said to me, 'It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the
beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give water as a gift from the
spring of the water of life.
Revelation 21:6 |
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4-29-2007 |
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The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not
want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still
waters.
Psalm 23:1-2 |
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4-22-2007 |
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As for me, I said in my prosperity, ‘I
shall not be moved.’ By your favor, O LORD, you had established me as a
strong mountain; you hid your face; I was dismayed.
Psalm 30:6 |
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4-15-2007 |
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Let everything that breathes praise the
LORD! Praise the LORD!
Psalm 150:6 |
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4-08-2007 |
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This is the day that the LORD has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118:24 |
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4-01-2007 |
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I will exult and rejoice in your
steadfast love, because you have seen my affliction; you have taken heed of
my adversities, and have not delivered me into the hand of the enemy; you
have set my feet in a broad place.
Psalm 31:7-8 |
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3-25-2007 |
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Forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what
lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call... |
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3-18-2007 |
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All this from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and
gave us the ministry of reconciliation... |
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3-11-2007 |
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For you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I sing
for joy... |
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3-4-2007 |
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But our citizenship is in heaven, and it is form the there that we
are expecting a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Philippians 3:20 |
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2-25-2007 |
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The word is near you, on your lips and in your heart
Romans 10:8b |
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2-18-2007 |
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Since, then, we have such hope, we act with great boldness
2 Corinthians 3:12 |
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2-11-2007 |
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The heart is devious above all else; it is perverse -- who can understand it? I the LORD test the mind and search the heart, to give to all according to their ways, according to the fruit of their doings.
Jeremiah 17:9-10 |
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2-4-2007 |
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Make the mind of this people dull, and stop their ears, and shut their eyes, so that they may not look with their eyes, and listen with their ears, and comprehend with their minds, and turn and be healed.
Isaiah 6:10 |
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1-28-2007 |
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Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day. Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth. (KJV)
Psalm 71:8-9 |
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1-21-2007 |
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This day is holy unto the Lord your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law. Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength. (KJV)
Nehemiah 8:9b-10 |
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1-14-2007 |
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Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord;
1 Corinthians 12:4-5 |
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1-7-2007 |
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Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.”
Luke 3:21-22 |
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