Growing/Bearing Fruit
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Friend Test
~ Friend Test ~ “Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.” Proverbs 27:17 Just as continual chopping of wood will eventually dull an ax, continual “rubbing shoulders” with…
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Doing What God Says – Paul Chappell
(Below is from a daily devotional I received yesterday via email – Daily in the Word by Paul Chappell. This particular one reminded me of a recent message our pastor preached on the Lordship…
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Babies, Bottles & Banana Pudding
In June 2012, our family traveled to WV to attend my nephew’s graduation as well as celebrate my mother’s 89th birthday. Many of Mom’s 20 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren were able to attend,…
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Oh, To Be Like Thee
Oh, To Be Like Thee Oh! to be like Thee, blessed Redeemer, This is my constant longing and prayer; Gladly I’ll forfeit all of earth’s treasures, Jesus, Thy perfect likeness to wear. Refrain:…
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Mature Christianity
“We may not be able to prevent other people from being our enemies, but we can prevent ourselves from being enemies toward others.” ~ Warren Wiersbe Reading the above quote a little bit…
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Proverbs 11:22
“As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.” Proverbs 11:22 They say a picture is worth a thousand words. 🙂 A good reminder…
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Gratitude – Charles Finney
“A state of mind that sees God in everything is evidence of growth in grace and a thankful heart.” ~ Charles Finney “In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of…
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Lying – A Permanent Putting Away
Although I am not as organized as I would like to be, it is a desire…maybe I should say a “dream” of mine to be totally organized. When the girls and I are…
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Letting Our Light Shine – D.L. Moody
~ We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won’t need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don’t fire cannons to call attention to their shining- they just…
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true branches of the True Vine
“There have always been a smaller number of God’s people who have sought to serve Him with their whole hearts, while the majority have been content with a very small measure of the…