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Remember the Mercy God Has Given You
Matthew 18:33 (NLT) “Shouldn’t you have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?” What is our immediate reaction when someone does something to hurt us? If we’re honest about it, sometimes that ol’ vengeance nature raises to the surface and we want to get them back, big time. We want…
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Learning Forgiveness Before Marriage
Before You Say “I Do” Series Before God Gives You a Marriage, He Prepares You for One Before you ever say “I do” to another person, God desires your heart to remain surrendered to Him. Not because He is waiting for you to become perfect, but because He loves you enough to continue shaping you…
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Forgiveness Begins Where Healing Starts
When Heartbreak Tries to Take More Than It Should Matthew 6:14 (NLT) tells us, “If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you.” Those words sound simple until someone wounds you deeply. Betrayal has a way of shaking everything. Trust gets broken. Emotions get tangled. Questions start surfacing that have…
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Good Behavior Isn’t Enough
Romans 6:23 (NLT) tells us, “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.” This verse pulls the curtain back on something many people don’t fully understand—the true cost of sin. I’ve heard both believers and unbelievers say they think getting into heaven…
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The Cross Was the End of Who You Used to Be
What Jesus finished didn’t just save you—it fundamentally changed you Romans 6:6 (NLT) tells us, “We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin.” The cross was something Jesus endured, and it was something you were…
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Asking Forgiveness for the Sin You Can’t Name
When Jesus Is Truly Lord of Our Lives Returning to God’s Original Plan When we accept Jesus Christ as our personal Lord and Savior, we are returning to God’s original Will and plan for our lives. It is one of the most dynamic awakenings available to humanity because it changes our eternal reality. From that…
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When Bitterness Silences Love
Proverbs 14:10 (NLT) “Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can fully share its joy.” A woman once told me about a conversation she had with her adult daughter that completely caught her off guard. During an argument her daughter suddenly said, “Mom, why do you sound so angry all the time?”…