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Longsuffering
Have you ever thought about how long it took Noah to build the ark? It could have been as long as 120 years. Genesis 6:3 “And the Lord said, ‘My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.’” It seems that […]
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Belief In God
Why do you believe in God? Have you just always believed in God? Do you believe because your parents taught you to believe? The world around us tells us that there is no God and that the earth and everything in it evolved from the cosmos. Let me tell you some reasons why I believe. […]
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Ashamed
On the night before He was to be crucified, Jesus warned His disciples. Matthew 26:31-35 “Then Jesus said to them, ‘All of you will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ But after I have […]
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Not of the World
Many times, the Bible talks about the world. The word “world” can have different meanings. It can mean the earth, this planet that we all live on. But it can also mean mankind and human affairs, especially that which is in opposition to God. Perhaps this is how it is used in John 3:16-17 “For […]
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Do You Love Me More Than These
Jesus had been resurrected from the dead. Before He ascended into heaven, He showed Himself to his disciples at various times. One day, Peter and some of the other disciples decided to go fishing. Before they had been disciples of Jesus, many of them had been fishermen. Now that they were not spending all of […]
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Encouragement
Elijah was a prophet of God in Israel. He was discouraged that the Israelites had given themselves to worship Baal and Asherah. Elijah persuaded king Ahab to have a contest on Mount Carmel between the prophets of Baal and the Lord (Jehovah/YHWH). You can read about the contest in 1 Kings 18. The prophets of […]
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November 2021
Relative to our work for the Lord in Mexico, my last report was February 2021. We had planned to make trips down into the interior of Mexico, but trips were cancelled due to COVID. Mexico has a system which indicates the severity of the COVID problem in an area. A color code is given from […]
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At a Funeral
When one of our loved ones passes away, we usually have a funeral, a wake, a memorial or some other means of remembering the one who has passed away. Each section of society has their own special traditions for how they deal with death. If the deceased is truly loved, the family will mourn the […]
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The Way, The Truth, The Life
Jesus was getting ready to be crucified, to be resurrected, and to return to the Father. While His apostles didn’t understand what was really going to happen, they understood enough to be anxious. So, Jesus reassured them. John 14:1-6 “’Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My […]
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Wilderness
The Bible tells us about the Israelite nation suffering as slaves in Egypt under Pharaoh. God then performed mighty miracles through Moses to finally convince Pharaoh to let them go. Exodus 13:17-18 “Then it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God did not lead them by way of the land […]