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Confession and Repentance

Confession and Repentance
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. James 5:16 Last week we talked about a pathway to repentance that included moving through regret.  Another important piece of that path is confession. We…
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Regret is not Repentance

Regret is not Repentance
God saw their actions, that they had turned from their evil ways. Jonah 3:10 When confronted by God through Jonah, the Ninevites repented of their evil. Note that the change was visible. Repentance, by definition, is a change of direction or turning around. The Ninevites turned from their way. When faced with my sin, I…
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Faithful Servant, part 2

Faithful Servant, part 2
His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant!” Matthew 25:21 We are called to be servants, serving God in all He calls us to do which includes serving one another. True service is being obedient to whatever He asks – big or small, public or unseen. Recently I came across this statement, which gave me…
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Because He Lives

Because He Lives
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in Me shall never die. John 11:25-26 “Because He lives, I can face tomorrow.” That Jesus lives means everything. The old hymns have some great theology and this one has…
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