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Thursday Thoughts - Fear
Are there giants in your life that cripple you with fear or cause you insecurity
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Thursday Thought - A Sprinkling of Yeast
God can take what seems insignificant to us and multiple it into something great.
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Thursday Thought: Abiding + Pruning = Good Fruit
In the book of John, this titular disciple captures a sermon that Jesus gave about how to best grow, maintain and produce good fruit (see John 15:1-17 for the full message). Jesus spends quite a bit of time talking about how He is the vine and we are the branches. To produce good fruit, we need to stay close to Him by reading the Bible, spending time in prayer and in fellowship with other believers, building each other up and spurring each other on.
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Thursday Thoughts - God of the Universe
Have you ever pondered how huge the planets are when you look up at night? Here are some interesting facts about what God's ability to create in the universe is.
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Thursday Thought - God is Love
My beloved friends, let us continue to love each other since love comes from God. Everyone who loves is born of God and experiences a relationship with God. The person who refuses to love doesn’t know the first thing about God, because God is love—so you can’t know him if you don’t love. This is how God showed his love for us: God sent his only Son into the world so we might live through him.
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Thursday Thoughts - Power in a Word
Have you identified your power word for the year? Maybe after reading this question the thought in your mind is "what is a power word"?
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Thursday Thoughts - Thank you for Chores
Growing up I must have seen this prayer 1,000 times. My mom clipped this prayer out of a church newsletter several decades ago. She had it hung up on the side of the refrigerator, where it still hangs today. While this is only a short 8 sentence prayer, it is such a great reminder that even in the chaos and busyness of life, we so are so blessed!
Thursday Thoughts - Sin Entered the World
As a kid growing up, and admittedly even as an adult, I always thought/assumed that evil first entered the world when Adam and Eve…
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Thursday Thoughts - Comfort
What do you think of when hear comfortable? Here are some things that describe comfortable - cozy, restful, enjoyable, happy, and here is what the Bible says:
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Thursday Thoughts - I have to forgive how many times?
Four hundred & ninety times. That's how many times the Bible tells us we should forgive someone.
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Thursday Thoughts - Prayer & Peace
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
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Thursday Thoughts - Joseph's Disappointment Turned to Joy
In Matthew chapter 1, we read about Joseph, and how he experienced deep disappointment.