Category Archives: Foundation of faith

Thanks Always

  1 Thessalonians 5:17-18 (MSG) Pray all the time; thank God no matter what happens.   Prayer and thanks. Better together. All the time.

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Thanks Rising

  “Prayer and Thanksgiving are the two wings of the soul by which it rises upward to God.” Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges, 1883 George G. Findlay, Thessalonians       The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges is … Continue reading

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Balanced Thanks

  1 Thessalonians 5:18 (CEV) Whatever happens, keep thanking God because of Jesus Christ. This is what God wants you to do.   Thank God for: Yes and no More and less Uncommon and common Practical and spiritual Past and … Continue reading

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Thanks for Everything

  “Thanks for everything.” You say it to your host and hostess when you leave. What does it mean?     I enjoyed spending time with them They cooked, I ate I’m polite 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NASB) In everything give … Continue reading

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Fruitful Times

Acts 14:17 (MEV) Yet He did not leave Himself without witness, for He did good and gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying our hearts with food and gladness.   How many of us are quick to blame … Continue reading

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Times of Refreshing

Acts 3:19 (AMP) So repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, regret past sins] and return [to God—seek His purpose for your life], so that your sins may be wiped away [blotted out, completely erased], so that times … Continue reading

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It’s about Time

My thoughts this week will be based on the Greek word kairos, sometimes translated “time.” It’s not so much an hour and minute, but a season, occasion or opportunity. It’s used in 86 different places in the New Testament, nine … Continue reading

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Marking Time

  The 1th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 marked the end of the first World War, the “war to end all wars.” It didn’t. End all wars, that is. Since then, there have been … Continue reading

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Beautiful Plans

  God granted artistic ability to the craftsman who planned the beautiful design of God’s tent of worship, the Tabernacle.   Exodus 31:3-4 (MEV) I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and … Continue reading

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Hallowed Prayer

  Study of the Hebrew and Greek words for “holy” show us that people, places and times can be hallowed–that is, set apart and devoted to God.   Lord God, Hallow our children–set them apart to love You with all … Continue reading

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