We Must Fix Our Eyes on Him

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. 2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the [...]

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We Must Spend Time with Him

I’ve got to tell y’all something that happened to me earlier this week.  Ok, so we’ve been working out in the yard for a couple of hours every afternoon lately.  I was putting away the rakes one day and thinking about how much we’ve accomplished in just a couple of weeks.  I thought to myself, [...]

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We Must Abide in Him

“Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from [...]

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We Must Give Everything to Him

(Please forgive me for not writing out all of the scripture passages mentioned.  The post was getting very long even without them.  I encourage you to look them up for yourself or on www.biblegateway.com. ) The first major reason that I think causes me to have low points in my spiritual life is that I [...]

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What Happened?

Ok, so you just got back from summer camp, a retreat, revival, Bible study, or just had a really awesome quiet time this morning.  God is more real to you than ever before, and you’re going to serve Him wholeheartedly for the rest of your life.  You get home, back into the daily routine, and [...]

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