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I KEEP IT SHORT & SIMPLE.
Why?Almost half of American adults read below high school level. God looks at your heart, not your reading skills. Big faith can be built on simple words.
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Author Archives: Shirlee Abbott
Bible Study Is Like Asparagus
Jeremiah 15:16 (ESV) Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart. Is God’s Word “the delight of your heart”? Do you take joy in … Continue reading
Don’t Neglect the Whole Thing
God speaks to us through the Bible. How often do you listen? Every Sunday Every day When the Spirit moves me Think food for a minute: you don’t eat just once a week. Nor would a daily … Continue reading
Just Whole-Hearted
Following up on yesterday’s half-throne . . . . . . Seriously now, can you picture our “no-other-gods-before-me” Lord of the universe sharing your heart’s throne with anyone or anything? Matthew 22:36-37 (TLB) ‘Love the Lord your God … Continue reading
My Heart’s Throne
“Take my heart, it is Thine own, It shall be Thy royal throne.” Frances R. Havergal, 1874 If I love God half-heartedly, he has only half a throne.
Divided Heart
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart” (Deuteronomy 6:5, Matthew 22:37, Mark 12:30, Luke 10:27). Scripture is clear. God wants me all-in, 100% for him. How many times a day does my mind fixate on the … Continue reading
After God’s Heart
King David was a “man after God’s own heart” (1 Samuel 13:14, Acts 13:22). Seems an over-statement, since David slept with another man’s wife and covered it up by arranging that man’s death. Isn’t that a whole-heart breaker? His … Continue reading
Heart Condition
A long-ago lesson on the first three kings of Israel sticks in my head: Saul=hard-hearted, David=whole-hearted, Solomon=half-hearted. Over-simplified? Absolutely, but easy to remember. And easy to apply to my own life. So what about you? Which king are you most … Continue reading
What Do You Look for in a Church?
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Worship Wisdom
Some words of wisdom from C. S. Lewis: “The perfect church service would be one we were almost unaware of; our attention would have been on God.”
Feeling Discouraged?
Hebrews 10:25 (TLB) And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. Neglect being encouraged. Neglect encouraging others. Your absence … Continue reading
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