Archive for December, 2009

If I saw an angel…

December 19, 2009
By Matthew

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.” Luke 2:14 If an angel suddenly appeared to you what would be your first reaction? I would look for the trick and at what is going on that could cause this trick. Maybe you would just accept...
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Change isn’t easy

December 11, 2009
By Matthew

Can Ethiopians change their skin  or  leopards their spots? Jeremiah 13:23 Change doesn’t come easy. Some have given in to the devilish idea that a person cannot change. What one is is destined and there is no power to change. People in Jeremiah’s day felt the same way. We have little or no power...
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The Gifts that Matter

December 4, 2009
By Matthew

“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.” (James 1:17 ESV) Families aren’t built with Lego bricks or new sweaters. Most kisses do not begin (or end) with Kay Jewelers. A new Kia (that’s...
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Pride and Shame

December 3, 2009
By Matthew

Pride goes before destruction, A haughty spirit before a fall. Proverbs 16:18 “Pride is the root of all evil,” so some have declared. Pride led Adam and Eve to make bad decisions. Pride led the people of Babel to choose the wrong direction. Pride has been the detrimental cause of many a fall. Pride puffs...
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