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Don’t Be Such a Baby
There’s a scene in Monty Python where castle workers are bringing out the plague dead. (It’s funny, trust me.) One man is sick and protests. “I’m not dead yet!” “Oh, stop being such a baby!” Christians could stand to here the same thing. So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.Then we will no longer be…
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Morning Prayer
Lord Jesus, Thank You for Your great sacrifice for us, a sacrifice that was more terrible than we anything we can know or imagine. And because You were obedient to save us, You become more glorious than anything we can know or imagine. And You brought us with You. Amen.
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God’s Guidance: Commander of the Lord’s Armies
It’s easy for me to feel confused or uncertain about directions to take in my ministry and business. Sometimes I know exactly what to do, am rock-solid and laser-focused — and many other times, I’m not. So when I read this passage from Joshua it reminded me of a few very important things about the God’s guidance: Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?” “Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the Lord I…