December, 2024

• 12 December

  Seniors, Move Forward Into Your Future

  

  The average age of life expectancy across the globe is 72. That is pretty sobering for people like me who are 75. This causes me to look backward and ask, “What have I done with my life?” However, it also is cause for making the most of the time I ...

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• 11 December

  Rebuking or Resisting The Devil?

  

  James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. My dear friend prayed with great fervor and sincerity. She told the devil and his minions where to go and commanded them to take their hands off a particular situation. She spoke with great ...

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• 10 December

  Just Remember Who God Is

  

  If you have hurts and past regrets, and you have been cast down. Just remember, God’s in charge, and there’s no need to frown. If you’ve been broken and abused, you’re falling all apart, Just remember, God loves you, and you are on His heart. If you’ve been kicked and ...

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• 9 December

  Overflowing Joy & Contentment: Dwelling In His Presence

  

  Hebrews 13:5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. This verse from Hebrews is a resplendent reminder of the divine providence and steadfastness of our Lord. It beckons us to ...

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• 7 December

  No Fear

  

  Tension filled the air. The twelve gathered with Jesus to observe the Passover. They knew that the Jewish leadership wanted to get rid of Jesus. Yet they had observed the great multitude praising Jesus as he rode into Jerusalem on a donkey just a few days prior. The crowds had ...

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• 6 December

  Lust, Lies And Loss (Chinese/English)

  

  Judges 16 士师记16章 16 And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death; 16她（大利拉）天天用言语催迫他，催促他，甚至他心里烦闷要死； 17 That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I ...

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• 6 December

  God’s Grace And Thankless People

  1 Thessalonians 5:18 In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. Phoebe was mostly glum. Rarely did I see a smile flash across her somber face. This term at school, I led a Grade 6 well being program with five girls and ...

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• 4 December

  It Didn’t Take Long (Chinese/English)

  

  Judges 2 士师记第2章 1 And an angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with ...

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• 4 December

  His Truth: Sanctified Through His Word

  

  John 17:17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. In this verse, Jesus is praying to the Father, asking for His disciples to be sanctified through the truth. This prayer is profound and deeply loving, as it reveals Jesus’ desire for His followers to be set apart, made ...

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• 4 December

  Truth Is Immortal

  

  This perfect God breathed collection of God’s words we now call the Bible is immortal. While the paper it’s printed on may decay the words that inspired it will remain and live forever. They are infallible and infinite.  Isaiah 40:8  The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of ...

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