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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. [Video Below] When Jesus said, “With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer” (Luke 22:15), He was making reference to an evening meal during the week of Passover. He was not referring...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Galatians 5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. It cannot be denied that the United States was established and governed by...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Years ago, a judge in New York City gave a swift and profound verdict. In it was a lesson for the people in his courtroom and a lesson for our Thanksgiving Day celebration. Our Thanksgiving holiday is fast...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Watch as John Wayne presents 24 reasons why we should love our country. Always remember God’s grace to our country and the true reason for our HOPE — Jesus! About John Wayne: John Wayne (May 26, 1907 –...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Will God bless a nation that makes laws in opposition to His truths? Will He overlook our nation’s failure to stop abortion and redefine marriage? Are our leaders doing what is right in their own eyes? Has...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Since the word “labor” means “to work,” it seems odd to call a national holiday “work day.” The day is meant to be a break or a rest from one’s work. It’s also to be a day we...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. [Watch the Video Below; Tribute to Moms in Heaven below] My mother has been with Jesus since 2003. Time definitely has eased the pain of separation, but time has also faded my memories. Circumstances in my life...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. [Watch the Video “Whatever It Takes” below.] Take time to remember one of the saddest days in the history of our nation. It was a day when evil reigned in a Colorado city. The day was April 20th, 1999....
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. More than 16 years ago, I created a study for my ladies’ Bible study based on my favorite chapter in the Bible, John 17. The study was about reading John 17 as if it were Jesus speaking His Last Will and...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. (VIDEO BELOW) All too often we rush through life without stopping to remember and reflect on the really important things. The day Jesus was crucified is sometimes thought of as a dark and sad day, and it was such a...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. [Two Videos Below] Saint Patrick’s Day has become a BIG party day—a day for parades and celebrations, a day of eating Irish food and drinking green beer and Irish Whiskey. It’s a day of wearing green and...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. It’s well documented that pre-born babies can hear in the womb. But can they speak? Could twins (or other multiples) communicate with each other? Probably not. But if they could, what might they say? ...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. On Christmas morning, we bow before the cradle. When we do so, we set our eyes on Jesus. May we always remember to look to Him for wisdom in all things and to seek Him for guidance in every situation. Let us also...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. As you set the table with a Thanksgiving feast, take time to remember all the things for which you are thankful. Reflect on these 22 and share them with those at your Thanksgiving table. Our God is so good and He...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. As Memorial Day approaches, remember all the men and women of the armed forces in years gone by, especially those who gave their lives in service to their country. Remember also those who currently serve...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. [Chart below] The similarities between the stories of two women are reflected in the words of their two songs. The women are Hannah and Mary. From the miraculous conception of each woman’s son to each...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. A most beautiful song, The Prayer seeks light and hope and lifts praise to the One who gives all good things to His children. Read About Your Purpose in Life and God's Will for Your Life What Is My Purpose In...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Just in case you didn’t know, Patrick wasn’t Irish. He was from an area in Scotland now known as Dumbarton (just northwest of Glasgow). couldn’t have driven the snakes out of Ireland because there...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Scroll Down For The Video & to Read the Full Poem We stand at the gate of the year. A new year is dawning, and it’s time to say goodbye to the old. We look back with nostalgia for what has passed, and we look...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. We light an Advent candle each Sunday leading up to Christmas to prepare our hearts by renewing our hope, growing our love, rejoicing in Christ, and finding rest and peace. Week Three of Advent is a Candle of Joy...