March, 2015

• 8 March

  What Word Offends People The Most?

  

  What happens when you hear the word “submit”? Do you cringe and cover your ears? How about the hairs on the back of your neck, do they stand up? Or, do you become riled up and jump into defense mode. Whatever your reaction may be, is it in line with ...

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• 8 March

  Learn to Love the Skin You’re In

  

  We can’t change our skin like snakes do; so, learning to be comfortable in our own skin is vital. We have to love ourselves, or else others will find it hard to do it for us. The message about “loving our bodies” is worn out. Yet, people aren’t convinced. Maybe ...

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• 8 March

  Teen: You Are a Miracle to be Discovered

  

  Last weekend, my mom mentioned a Bible verse that intrigued me. She said it is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the glory of kings to discover a matter. (Proverbs 25:2) This made me recognize and appreciate all of the latent miracles that have been discovered and that will ...

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• 8 March

  Sorrow and Grief–How They Affect Our Health

  

  No one is exempt from the sorrows of this life. Whether sadness from the loss of a loved one, disappointment in ourselves, or guilt from sins committed, we are all subject to sorrow and grief. What toll does that take on our bodies and minds? Weight loss or gain may ...

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• 8 March

  DO YOU BELIEVE? Opens March 20

  

  DO YOU BELIEVE?, the much-anticipated sequel to last year’s faith film, God’s Not Dead, opens in theaters on March 20. God’s Not Dead, surprised filmmakers and movie goers alike last year when it debuted in fifth place on opening weekend. Although up against big-budget movies like Divergent, the film still ...

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• 7 March

  How To Surrender the Past and Live in His Presence

  

  We have all been down this road before: Everything is going good; it’s smooth sailing, and then out of nowhere, our past rises before us and shifts the focus from our current journey. Whether we are confronted with the sins we have committed, the injustices we have been put through, ...

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• 7 March

  Our Hope: Know His Name

  

  “And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name JESUS.  He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David.  And He will reign over ...

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• 7 March

  Nature Sings of God’s Handiwork

  

  Do you see God’s handiwork as you look around our world?  It is there!  His attributes, like a fingerprint, appear throughout the universe.  Learning to see God in the world around us brings amazing possibilities because the natural reveals the spiritual. How about this for a worship reminder:  the universe ...

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• 7 March

  Beauty Beyond Our Ashes

  

  Fire has a way of destroying everything in its path. Think about the fierce forest fires that swept through California. Acres of trees destroyed with nothing left behind except ashes–ashes that serve to remind us of the beauty that was once there. Whenever a fire strikes, you can be sure ...

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• 6 March

  A Pivotal Choice

  

  Throughout the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, God gives people choices.  These choices include: disobedience or obedience, death or life, sin or righteousness, pride or humility, stinginess or generosity, unbelief or faith, cursing or blessing, and grumbling or thankfulness to name only a few.  Life teems with choices.  Most times, ...

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