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Was your cup filled today? If the words of God had special meaning for you, please share your reflections in the comments section at the end of each post. We would love to hear Christ's impact on you.
Reformed Love
"In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the...
J. Richard Baran
Oct 5, 20244 min read
Reformed Love
“The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast...
J. Richard Baran
Oct 4, 20243 min read
Dead or Alive
“For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's.”...
J. Richard Baran
Oct 3, 20242 min read
Water not Gasoline
“So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit,...
J. Richard Baran
Oct 2, 20243 min read
Sorry? Then say so.
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. (Ephesians 4:32 ESV) One of the most...
J. Richard Baran
Oct 1, 20243 min read
To Save or Not to Save...To Save
“For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.” (John 3:17...
J. Richard Baran
Sep 30, 20242 min read
Forever Grateful
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless Your holy name! Psalm 103:1 (ESV) Most Wise and Eternal God, This is the...
Jimmy Young
Sep 29, 20242 min read
Eyes Wide Open
“But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.” (1 Corinthians 9:27...
J. Richard Baran
Sep 28, 20242 min read
Have a fever?
“‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot...
J. Richard Baran
Sep 27, 20243 min read
Abide in Him
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch...
J. Richard Baran
Sep 26, 20243 min read
Eve
“I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring[ a ] and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall...
J. Richard Baran
Sep 25, 20244 min read
Three in One
“I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.” (Malachi 3:6) Malachi, the last book of the Old...
J. Richard Baran
Sep 24, 20243 min read
“To the Pure, all things are Pure!”
"To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their minds and their consciences are...
Jerry Hanline
Sep 23, 20242 min read
We Pray
“But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they...
J. Richard Baran
Sep 22, 20241 min read
Be Bold!
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” (John...
J. Richard Baran
Sep 21, 20243 min read
Caution Work in Progress
“Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has...
J. Richard Baran
Sep 20, 20243 min read
Christ in You, The Hope of Glory
" To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the...
Jerry Hanline
Sep 19, 20243 min read
God's Perfect Timing
“But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord...
J. Richard Baran
Sep 18, 20243 min read
Living in Awe
“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him, all things were created, in heaven and on earth,...
J. Richard Baran
Sep 17, 20243 min read
To Whom Shall We Go?
But he said to them, “You give them something to eat.” They said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish—unless we are to go and...
J. Richard Baran
Sep 16, 20242 min read
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