Account of creation in a nutshell…

Account of creation in a nutshell…

In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He existed in the beginning with God. God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him. The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it. –John 1:1-5 NLT So the Word became human and made his home among us....

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Life Tuning

Life Tuning

I was thinking about when I first learned to tune my guitar. I did not have a digital meter like we have today. I had a little instrument that you played each note and compared the sound of each string to the sounds of the horn. Pressure from tension on the string is what brings it in tune. You either increase or decrease the pressure to get each string to play just right. You had to do this more than once, because each time you adjusted other...

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SOAP Devotional 2014-09-12

SOAP Devotional 2014-09-12

Scripture – Observation – Application – Prayer Scripture: When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he left Judea and returned to Galilee. He went first to Nazareth, then left there and moved to Capernaum, beside the Sea of Galilee, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali. This fulfilled what God said through the prophet Isaiah: “In the land of Zebulun and of Naphtali, beside the sea, beyond the Jordan River, in...

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SOAP Devotional 2014-09-11

SOAP Devotional 2014-09-11

Scripture – Observation – Application – Prayer Part five of five with this text… Scripture: Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil. For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry. During that time the devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.” But Jesus told him, “No! The...

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SOAP Devotional 2014-09-10

SOAP Devotional 2014-09-10

Scripture – Observation – Application – Prayer Part four of five with this text… Scripture: Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil. For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry. During that time the devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.” But Jesus told him, “No! The...

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SOAP Devotional 2014-09-09

SOAP Devotional 2014-09-09

Scripture – Observation – Application – Prayer Part three of five with this text… Scripture: Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil. For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry. During that time the devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.” But Jesus told him, “No! The...

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SOAP Devotional 2014-09-08

SOAP Devotional 2014-09-08

Scripture – Observation – Application – Prayer Part two of five with this text… Scripture: Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil. For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry. During that time the devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.” But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures...

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SOAP Devotional 2014-09-05

SOAP Devotional 2014-09-05

Scripture – Observation – Application – Prayer Part one of five with this text… Scripture: Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil. For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry. During that time the devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.” But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures...

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SOAP Devotional 2014-09-04

SOAP Devotional 2014-09-04

Scripture – Observation – Application – Prayer Scripture: After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.” (‭Matthew‬ ‭3‬:‭16-17‬ NLT) Observation: Two things here. First this continues the example for believers with the Holy...

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SOAP Devotional 2014-09-03

SOAP Devotional 2014-09-03

Scripture – Observation – Application – Prayer Scripture: Then Jesus went from Galilee to the Jordan River to be baptized by John. But John tried to talk him out of it. “I am the one who needs to be baptized by you,” he said, “so why are you coming to me?” But Jesus said, “It should be done, for we must carry out all that God requires. ” So John agreed to baptize him. (‭Matthew‬ ‭3‬:‭13-15‬...

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