Category: Devotionals and Series
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A princedom of peace
Mary and Joseph carried Jesus, the child that was God and the long-promised Messiah. But the one who had been called Prince of Peace was now part of a story that did not inspire much peace. A massacre of children was the news in the city and a death threat…
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UNSWERVING HOPE
“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.”Hebrews 10:23 There are times when maintaining hope seems illogical and a waste of time. To raise your hands in surrender to despair and throw into the tomb the hope that fuels your agony is…
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Unfailing love: Advent
“This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins“. (1 John 4:10) Love is ultimately what we all desire to have and to feel. We search for it; sometimes in the wrong places and…
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Gaudete: The joy of expecting
“I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow!” John 15:11 Simeon, a righteous and devout servant of the Lord, was eagerly waiting for the Messiah to come rescue Israel. the Bible says: “the Holy Spirit was upon him and…
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El amor de Dios cruza los límites de la religión
Es cierto que nuestra serie de creencias formalizadas, religión, nos da convicciones y orden. Pero he estado meditando acerca de esos momentos en que la fe se hace frágil y difícil. Esos momentos similares que a nuestra alma genuinamente quiere soltar un “Dios mío, porque me has desamparado.” Esos momentos,…
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El tiempo en la tumba
Me imagino lo que pudieron haber pasado los discipulos y sus seguidores esos tres dias. Extrañando a Jesús y a la expectativa de qué sucedería. Un duelo, una promesa, una espera. ¿Suena familiar? De seguro. Pues es el proceso que podemos pasar muchos en diversas situaciones en esta vida. He…
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Rebuilding Altars {Why Getting closer should fallow my failures}
“Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” Hebrews 4:16 There are many people who turn away from God after failing. They feel too ashamed, christianity feels too hard for them or…
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Rebuilding Altars Series {Grace is the source of strength}
“Your strength comes from God’s grace, not from rules about food, which don’t help those who follow them.” Hebrews 13:9 Rule followers rely on performance, they are competitive and proud. They can be so obsess with what makes them look “right” that they often miss when they are wrong. In contrast to…
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Rebuilding Altars
The Israelites had it no different from us. They had the immense desire to follow and worship God, but they also had the pressures of the world, the battles of their enemies and their temptations to give in to their own ways.
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Blog Series: The prayer life of the new mom {Bedtime prayer with baby}
Good Father, We come before you in the name of your Son, Jesus. Thank you for one more day that you have allowed me to live with my baby. I thank you for his life. Thank you for everything that you have allowed us to do in this day. I…
