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But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts crying, “Abba!…
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Now the boy SamueI was ministering to the Lord in the presence of Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision. (Samuel 3:1 ESV) I invite you to read Samuel 3:1-18. It is clear in this passage that people had become so distracted in their…
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By Joan Oliphant “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they…
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And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples,…
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In his seminal work, Orthodoxy, G. K. Chesterton wrote: Joy, which was the small publicity of the pagan, is the gigantic secret of the Christian. … The tremendous figure which fills the Gospels towers in this respect, as in every other, above all the thinkers who ever thought themselves tall. … There was something…
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Thus says the Lord,your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:“I am the Lord your God,who teaches you to profit,who leads you in the way you should go.Oh that you had paid attention to my commandments!Then your peace would have been like a river,and your righteousness like the waves of the sea;your offspring would have…
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Psalm 23:3a (KJV) He restoreth my soul. We just held Tractor Sunday at our church, Emanuel Lutheran in Elmer, NJ. The objective is to get our friends and neighbors out to church, and we encourage them to bring their restored old tractors and , in some cases, antique cars to our outdoor service. Some…