Yearly Archives: 2013

Let this mind be in you.

Philippians 2:5, 9 Think of yourselves the way Christ Jesus thought of himself. He had equal status with God but didn’t think so much of himself that he had to cling to the advantages of that status no matter what. Not at all. When the time came, he set aside the privileges of deity and […]

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There is a grace in our lives because of His grace

John 1:14-18 (PHILLIPS) So the word of God became a human being and lived among us. We saw his splendour (the splendour as of a father’s only son), full of grace and truth. And it was about him that John stood up and testified, exclaiming: “Here is the one I was speaking about when I […]

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He took the punishment, and that made us whole

Isa53:2-6 Who believes what we’ve heard and seen? Who would have thought God’s saving power would look like this? … The servant grew up before God-a scrawny seedling, a scrubby plant in a parched field. There was nothing attractive about him, nothing to cause us to take a second look. He was looked down on […]

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He redeemed my life from destruction

Psalm 103:1-5, 10-11, 22 Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender […]

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Watch and pray

Mt26:41 All of you must keep awake (give strict attention, be cautious and active) and watch and pray, that you may not come into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Mk15:34-39 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being […]

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