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10/7/11 7:50 A

9 who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus tbefore time began,10 but thas now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,11 tto which I was appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher to the Gentiles.

2 Timothy 1:9-11NKJV

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10/6/11 7:31 A

Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

Psalms 16:11

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10/4/11 7:22 A

6 Blessed are those who thunger and thirst for righteousness, tFor they shall be filled.7 Blessed are the merciful, tFor they shall obtain mercy.8 tBlessed are the pure in heart, For tthey shall see God.9 Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God.10 tBlessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.11 t“Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of tevil against you falsely for My sake.


Matthew 5:6-11NKJV

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10/3/11 7:21 A

(Heb 4:12 NKJV) For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

It's so important that we read the Word of God daily. It's what brings life and power into our daily walk.

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10/2/11 5:11 A

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

II Corinthians 5:17

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9/30/11 12:25 P

(Heb 9:27-28 NKJV) And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment, {28} so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation...

We only live this life once. There is no second chance. There is no second time around.

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9/29/11 8:50 A

(1 John 4:10-11 NKJV) In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. {11} Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

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9/29/11 7:28 A

16 Let your light so shine before men, tthat they may see your good works and tglorify your Father in heaven


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Matthew 5:16NKJV

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9/28/11 8:16 A

(2 Sam 22:31 NKJV) As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the LORD is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him.

Who's scared today? Who has questions about what's going on in the world today? Probably all of us at one time or another. I'm sure we all have good days and bad days as we look around us and see all the crazy things happening.

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9/27/11 9:05 A

Suffering as a Christian

12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.13 But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of gloryt and of God rests upon you.

1 Peter 4:12-14

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9/26/11 8:30 A

(1 Pet 5:6 NKJV) Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time,

Giving God our life and letting Him do with it as He desires is a way of saying to Him that we surrender.

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9/25/11 5:44 A

I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.

Psalms 40:1,2

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9/24/11 7:49 A

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?...Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

Romans 8:35,37

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9/22/11 7:36 A

Mat 18:12-13 NKJV) "What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains to seek the one that is straying? {13} "And if he should find it, assuredly, I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.

We live in a time where numbers and quantities seem to take precedence over quality. It runs rampant in our industries and in many other areas of life.

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9/21/11 8:41 A

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

Ephesians 4:32

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9/20/11 7:36 A

Luke 8:1

Certain Women Minister to Christ

1 Now it came to pass, afterward, that He went through every city and village, preaching and tbringing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with Him,2 and tcertain women who had been healed of evil spirits and tinfirmities—Mary called Magdalene, tout of whom had come seven demons,

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9/19/11 6:14 A

Psa 100:4 NKJV) Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.

Being thankful everyday with what God wants to do in our lives is the key to growing and becoming all that Christ wants us to be.

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9/18/11 6:30 A

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

John 11:25,26

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9/17/11 7:17 A

14 “Soon I will die, going the way of everything on earth. Deep in your hearts you know that every promise of the Lord your God has come true. Not a single one has failed! 15 But as surely as the Lord your God has given you the good things he promised, he will also bring disaster on you if you disobey him. He will completely destroy you from this good land he has given you. 16 If you break the covenant of the Lord your God by worshiping and serving other gods, his anger will burn against you, and you will quickly vanish from the good land he has given you.”


Joshua 23:14-16NLT

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9/16/11 7:44 A

27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.s28 And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.


Psalm 35:27-28KJV

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9/15/11 8:00 A

1 Tim 1:14 NKJV) And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.



Loving others is sometimes a complicated thing. It's God's love through us that helps us to love beyond our own capacity.

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9/14/11 7:56 A

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.


Matthew 6:33-34

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9/13/11 7:30 A

(1 Pet 5:6-7 NKJV) Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, {7} casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.



Daily we must cast our cares upon Him.

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9/12/11 7:56 A

6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.



Hebrews 11:6

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9/10/11 7:11 A

But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.




Hebrews 11:6 NKJV

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9/9/11 10:39 A

(Rom 8:38-39 NKJV) For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, {39} nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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9/7/11 8:14 A

18 Then we will not turn back from You; Revive us, and we will call upon Your name.19 Restore us, O Lord God of hosts; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall be saved!


Psalm 80:18 NKJV

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9/6/11 6:53 A

25 Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord: O Lord, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.26 Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord: we have blessed you out of the house of the Lord.27 God is the Lord, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.28 Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee 29 O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.


Psalm 118:25-29

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9/5/11 2:55 P

33 But tseek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.


Matthew 6:33-34 NKJV

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9/3/11 8:24 A

Prayer for Spiritual Wisdom

15 Therefore I also, tafter I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,16 tdo not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers:17 that tthe God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, tmay give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him.

Ephesians 1:13-17

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9/2/11 12:37 P

5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.11 And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.

ROMAM 5:5-11
Havea blesses Weekend and Safe Holiday!!!!!

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9/1/11 9:08 A

(Psa 100:4 NKJV) Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.

It doesn't matter whether we are in the season of feast or the season of famine, we can always find something to be thankful for.

God is a good God and no matter how many things we can find wrong with something, if we look closely we can find something good too. It may take a little more effort to find it sometimes, especially if we are always looking for the downside of things. It will take exercising our brains and our faith to look for the upside of things as well.

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8/31/11 10:37 A

12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.


1 John 4:12-16 KJV

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8/30/11 11:06 A

6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.7 For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.8 So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner. Rather, join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God.9 He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,10 but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.11 And of this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher.12 That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet this is no cause for shame, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day.

2 Timothy 1:6-12 NIV

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8/29/11 7:06 A

Called to Blessing

8 Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be tcourteous;9 tnot returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary tblessing, knowing that you were called to this, tthat you may inherit a blessing.



1 Peter 3:8-9 NKJV

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8/27/11 8:02 A

36 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.37 For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.39 But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.


Hebrews 10:36-39 KJV

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8/26/11 8:35 A

5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.




Proverbs 4:5-7 kJV

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8/25/11 9:35 A

Proverbs 27:1-5 KJV

1 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.s2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.s4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?ss

5 Open rebuke is better than secret love.6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

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8/23/11 8:45 A

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Isaiah 40:31

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8/21/11 2:13 P

Galatians 6:1-5

Bear and Share the Burdens

1 Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted. 2 Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. 3 For if anyone thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. 4 But let each one examine his own work, and then he will have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. 5 For each one shall bear his own load.

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8/20/11 6:50 A

(Mat 9:29-30 NKJV) Then He touched their eyes, saying, "According to your faith let it be to you." {30} And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, "See that no one knows it."...

God just keeps reinforcing the phrase "According to your faith, let it be to you" in my life.

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8/19/11 6:59 A

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Philippians 4:13

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8/18/11 8:07 A

7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory, 8 which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
9 But as it is written:
“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
Nor have entered into the heart of man
The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”


1 Corinthians 2:7-9 NKJV

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8/17/11 8:10 A

63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. 64 But there are some of you who do not believe.” For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who would betray Him. 65 And He said, “Therefore I have said to you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father.”


John 6:63-65NKJV

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8/16/11 7:55 A

(John 14:26 NKJV) "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.




We are not alone in this world. God has given us someone to help us, guide us, and lead us down the right path.

Edited by: OAKLEYAJ at: 8/17/2011 (08:10)

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8/16/11 7:45 A

20 For the kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power.21 What do you wish? Shall I come to you with a rod, or with love in a spirit of gentleness?


1 Corinthians 4:20-21

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8/15/11 9:43 A

But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. And above all things have fervent love among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

I Peter 4:7,8

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8/14/11 4:49 P

One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.

Psalms 27:4

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8/13/11 8:29 A

Eph 5:2 KJV) And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savor

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How does one walk in love?

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8/12/11 7:22 A

These things I have spoken to you while being present with you. 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. 28 You have heard Me say to you, ‘I am going away and coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice because I said, ‘I am going to the Father,’ for My Father is greater than I.


John 14:25-28NKJV