Worship of our God can take many forms. Discover why and how we worship and what our worship should look like.
God created us with five physical senses: sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch. He intricately designed each sense organ to transmit information to our brain. Our five natural senses help us understand and notice what is happening in our world. He also designed our spiritual being with abilities to use our 5 spiritual senses.
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Prayer seems like a simple concept, and God’s Word gives us a lot of encouragement to pray. By definition, it sounds like it should be easy- it’s just a conversation, right? So why do we struggle with prayer? There are many reasons, but sometimes we just need a little help in getting organized and staying
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The joy of the Lord is one of those hard to understand phrases. We’ve heard it and understand the concept of joy. I’ve heard it sung in many songs, have you? We can define joy as happiness, pleasure, and delight- is that the same as the joy of the Lord? How do we reconcile the
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There is a lot of meaning in our names. I remember poring over baby name books trying to find just the right name for our children. But today I want to look at the greatest of all the names of God; the name God gave himself- the Great I AM.
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Living the Christian life is difficult. The Apostle Paul likens our struggle to training and running a race. The Bible gives us so much encouragement in how to train, what to do when the race gets hard, and how to finish strong. What does the Bible say about running the race? I used to be
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I read the newspaper. Every single day. I’m not naïve enough to believe everything I read, but there is certainly a lot of disturbing news in the world. Sometimes I just want to fold up the paper and move on with my day. Sadly, not much has changed in the world since Micah’s day, but
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While doing some research on prayer, I came across the story of the disciples asking Jesus, “Lord, teach us to pray!” Jesus had been praying to His heavenly Father in front of the disciples, and when he finished, they asked him for help in their prayer life. I was intrigued! What was it about Jesus’
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I was looking for a gift for my daughter-in-law while on vacation recently. My daughter suggested I look at a local store whose merchandise is completely based on John 3:30- “He must increase, I must decrease.” (NKJV) When the clerk gave me the background of the store’s beginnings, it made me wonder what it would
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When my mom suddenly passed away, our family was rocked to the core. One day she had planted some perennials in her garden, and the next day she was gone. She was “only” 74, but had always been healthy, vibrant, and strong. We not only missed her everyday presence but grieved over what she would
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What does living intentionally for God really mean? If we are intentional about something it means we are deliberate in our action. We do it on purpose. The opposite would be something unplanned or impulsive. The word “intentional” kept popping into my head recently, but I wasn’t sure why, or what to do with the
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