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God’s Team (Wednesday)

Perhaps you’ve overlooked an oft-repeated phrase from the Epistles:       Romans 16:3 (ESV) Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus. Romans 16:21 Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you. 2 Corinthians 8:23 As for Titus, he is my … Continue reading

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God’s Team (Tuesday)

So we are on God’s team, and everybody’s doing their part. We should be successful, right? Except we weren’t. I whined to God: What are we doing wrong?     God answered me, through a sermon on the radio. I … Continue reading

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God’s Team

  Which do you prefer: working alone, or with a team?     The more, the merrier The more, the harder Every team has a slacker; I’d rather do it myself I’m social, always happier in a group Most ministry … Continue reading

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Who’s Greedy? (Friday)

Contentment: the antidote to greed. Hebrews 13:5 (NIV) Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”  Love God … Continue reading

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Who’s Greedy? (Thursday)

I admit it–sometimes I get greedy, I want something that isn’t mine. God nudges me: You don’t trust my plan for you, my provision for you?   King David’s words from Psalm 51 come to mind: Against you, Lord, and you … Continue reading

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Who’s Greedy? (Wednesday)

I’m reading The Pursuit of Man by A.W. Tozer. Monday I featured greed as this week’s constructive thought; I came to this from Tozer on Tuesday: “Faith  . . . shifts the inward gaze from self to God.”     How appropriate. Focus on … Continue reading

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Who’s Greedy? (Tuesday)

We can trace a thread of greediness through Scripture, from Eve’s temptation in Genesis to the avaricious beast of Revelation. David, a man after God’s own heart, coveted his neighbor’s wife. Even Christ’s disciples jostled for the best seats in … Continue reading

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Who’s Greedy?

  We hear a lot about greed. Who do you think are the biggest culprits?     Greedy Wall Street executives–building their wealth on the backs of others Greedy politicians–pretending to care about the country while they stuff their own … Continue reading

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It’s a Wedding (Friday)

John Wesley, founder of Methodism, valued “works of mercy”– the social ministry of a believer — not as a means to get to heaven, but as a reflection of Christ. Wesley’s acts of mercy included:   Doing good Visiting the sick … Continue reading

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It’s a Wedding (Thursday)

Revelation 19:7-8 For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear.” (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of God’s holy people.)   What … Continue reading

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