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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.
“We also once were foolish ourselves!”
“For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and...
J. Richard Baran
Jun 233 min read
Peace
Merciful Father, We pray for peace. With conflict everywhere around us, we pray your hand will wipe clean hatred and aggression. Lord, is...
J. Richard Baran
Jun 221 min read
"Except the Son of Destruction"
“While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given me. I have guarded them, and not one of them has been lost except...
J. Richard Baran
Jun 213 min read
"In a Manner Worthy"
“I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all...
J. Richard Baran
Jun 203 min read
"But When You Give..."
“But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing…” (Matthew 6:3 ESV) An amazing thing...
J. Richard Baran
Jun 193 min read
"Repent Therefore!"
“Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out.” (Acts 3:19 ESV) Is faith enough to receive salvation? If you sat in...
J. Richard Baran
Jun 183 min read
“For If You Forgive"
“For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their...
J. Richard Baran
Jun 173 min read
“Zealous for Good Deeds!”
“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to...
Jerry Hanline
Jun 163 min read
Father, we pray for all fathers.
Father, Today is Father’s Day, and our thankfulness and devotion to You, our heavenly Father, goes on in our unending devotion. We...
J. Richard Baran
Jun 151 min read
"To Save Sinners"
“The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the...
J. Richard Baran
Jun 143 min read
“Doing nothing in a spirit of partiality.”
“Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching. For the...
Jerry Hanline
Jun 132 min read
"I Know The Plans"
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” (Jeremiah...
J. Richard Baran
Jun 122 min read
"For Those Who Will Believe"
“I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, just as you,...
J. Richard Baran
Jun 113 min read
"Whose Trust is the Lord."
“ Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord.” (Jeremiah 17:7 ESV) Jeremiah’s words were part of a prayer as he...
J. Richard Baran
Jun 103 min read
"The Lost Sheep of the House of Israel"
“These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, 'Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of the Samaritans, but go rather to the...
Jerry Hanline
Jun 93 min read
For Those....
Lord, hear my prayer, Use me as your instrument to reveal your peace to those in turmoil. To those harboring hatred and discontent, let...
J. Richard Baran
Jun 81 min read
"Looking to Jesus"
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so...
Jerry Zengler
Jun 72 min read
Submit
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. (James 4:7 ESV) The enemy searches for the empty heart....
J. Richard Baran
Jun 63 min read
"The Conviction of Things Not Seen"
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1 ESV) There are many like the Lord's...
J. Richard Baran
Jun 53 min read
"Sweet as Honey"
“So I went to the angel and told him to give me the little scroll. And he said to me, “Take and eat it; it will make your stomach bitter,...
J. Richard Baran
Jun 44 min read
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