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February 12, 2022
MEDITATION: MAKE A HABIT OF PERSONAL PRAYER
Jesus often got up “very early in the morning, while it was still dark, … and went off to a solitary place” to pray (Mark 1:35). The sixth principle of stress management is, Make a habit of personal prayer. This is the principle of meditation. Prayer is a gigantic stress-reliever. It is a God-given tool […]
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February 11, 2022
You will never know that Jesus is enough until Jesus is all you have
When the rain began to crest the doorsteps of church members, I tried to call every one of them, but within hours I couldn’t keep up. I wanted them to hear their pastoral shepherd’s voice as life changed before their eyes. Those I called were so grateful, but the list grew too long to continue. […]
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February 10, 2022
DELEGATION: DON’T DO IT ALL YOURSELF
One day “Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him” (Mark 3:13). He appointed twelve men, whom he designated as apostles, so they might be with him and he could send them out to preach. In other words, Jesus delegated his authority. This is the […]
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February 9, 2022
An amazing life is your choice
This is a life-changing choice. Yes, you will have almighty help, but the work will still be up to you. These nine qualities require commitment and effort. Think of them as representing nine decisions that will transform your life if you take them seriously. And if you do take them seriously, you will start a […]
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February 8, 2022
The high price of immorality
The Fourth of July. Everything about the holiday was red, white, and blue. My face was red, the clouds were cotton white, and the sky was a brilliant blue. My redness came not from sunburn but humiliation. Denalyn had warned, “Remember, Max, the lake level is low.” The depth finder had alerted: thirty feet, then […]
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February 7, 2022
CONCENTRATION: FOCUS ON ONE THING AT A TIME
Do you sometimes find yourself pulled in different directions? Several people tried to detour Jesus from his planned schedule. They tried to distract him from his goal in life. “At daybreak Jesus went out to a solitary place. The people were looking for him and when they came to where he was, they tried to […]
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February 6, 2022
Two kinds of happiness
There are, we need to realize, two kinds of happiness. One kind of happiness comes to us when our circumstances are pleasant and we are relatively free from troubles. The problem, however, is that this kind of happiness is fleeting and superficial. When circumstances change—as they inevitably do—then this kind of happiness evaporates like the […]
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February 5, 2022
All of Grace
We have just released a new Bible Study on Spurgeon’s classic, All of Grace. Here are some excerpts: Salvation would be a sadly incomplete affair if it did not deal with this part of our ruined estate. We want to be purified as well as pardoned. Justification without sanctification would not be salvation at all. […]
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What are you trying to accomplish?
Here is Christ’s clue to the third principle for dealing with stress: “Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid, for I know where I came from and where I am going” (John 8:14). The principle is this: Know what you want to accomplish. Christ said, “I know where I came […]
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February 4, 2022
Absolute Surrender
We have just released a new Bible Study on Andrew Murray’s classic work, Absolute Surrender. Here are some experts: Their first goal was to uncover the lie that a carnal Christian life is all that is possible. Nothing does more harm in the body of Christ than the underlying thought that obedience is impossible. Until […]
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