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Category Archives: Morning Prayer
New and Renewed
2 Corinthians 5:17 (ESV) Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. I’m new — and renewed. Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Corinthians 5:17, new creation in Christ, renewed, Romans 12:2
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New, Not Inherited
2 Corinthians 5:17 (EXB) If anyone belongs to Christ, there is a new creation [the new creation has arrived; or that person has become a new creation]. We don’t become new creations because our parents or grandparents are believers. We … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Corinthians 5:17, new creation in Christ, new life in Christ
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New, Not Recycled
Old Testament history is a repeated cycle: God blesses His people They get comfortable, forget about God and disobey His commands Bad things happen and they cry to God God hears and blesses them Nehemiah 9:16-17 (NIV) But they, our … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Corinthians 5:17, Nehemiah 9:16-17, new creation in Christ, the cycle of sin
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New, Not Used Up
2 Corinthians 5:17 (CEV) Anyone who belongs to Christ is a new person. I’m a new creation in Christ, you’re a new creation in Christ, we’re all new creations in Christ — the way God planned from the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Corinthians 5:17, Ephesians 2:10, new creation
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New, Not Old
There are days when I feel old, really old. The Bible says otherwise: 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV) Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! My body is getting older, for … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Corinthians 5:17, new and old, new creation
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The Shepherd’s Love
More on the parable of the lost sheep: “He [Jesus] has a deep sympathy with each stray heart. He knows the sorrow that sin brings, the deep pollution and the terrible wounding that comes of transgression, even at the time; … Continue reading
Posted in Morning Prayer, Timeless Wisdom
Tagged 2 Peter 3:9, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, lost dog, Parable of the Lost Sheep
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Preview of Heavenly Joy
In the parable of the lost sheep, there’s a big celebration when the shepherd finds his wayward sheep. Luke 15:6-7 (NIV) Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my … Continue reading
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Tagged heaven rejoices, lost sheep, Luke 15:6-7, the lost is found
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Lost and Found
Our pup, a 5-year-old rescue, seemed to have settled into our household. And yet, she ran away. Matthew 18:10 (NIV) … If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazing Love, Charles Wesley, lost dog, lost sheep, Matthew 18:20
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Vacation Plans … Interrupted
As Day 1 of our vacation drew to a close, we got bad news from home. Our pup escaped from the dogsitter, disappearing into the woods. Our plans changed. We turned around. Luke 15:4 (NIV) Suppose one of you … Continue reading
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Tagged lost sheep, Luke 15:4
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Follow the Light
I will be on vacation for a couple weeks, so I’ll leave you with this thought to ponder while I’m away: “Light in Scripture is the emblem of joy … Light is also the cause of beauty … Light is … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Haddon Spurgeon, John 8:12, light, Light of the world
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