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Full Circle Moments
Luke 4:14-22 I love moments when things seem to come “full circle”—those moments when life events come to a place where they are made new, restored. Usually, these moments happen on God’s timing,...
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Divine Interpreter
John 14:15-21 It must have been pretty cool hanging out with Jesus. I’m not just considering the supernatural; I’m thinking about ordinary times. After all, while Jesus was indeed fully God, He was...
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I Can Explain
Acts 2:14-22 Most of us, at one time or another, have had to explain something to someone else. One way children are taught to do this is through writing “How To” compositions. Usually, it’s...
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Hide-And-Seek
Psalm 139:1-10 Remember that classic childhood game, “Hide-and-Seek”? While the first child counts, the remaining children scurry off to find that perfect hiding place. Finally, the child doing...
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Trusting God
Isaiah 26:1-6 We live in a world full of distractions. Some of these things can be wonderful but some we allow to be distractions from what is most important. These things can become the center...
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Smooth
Isaiah 26:7-10 My family likes to sled in a nearby park. Although this park has four sledding paths, they are not equal. The first kind of path is newly forged. It is not packed down and...
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The Path of Redemption
Isaiah 35:1-4 In Isaiah 35, we see that God’s people were steeped in despair—weak, weary, and fearful. Despite their sin, God had not forgotten them in exile. His plan was one for redemption. A...
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The Way to Live
Isaiah 35:5-10 A tour guide took a group out to a lookout that was famous for its view. When they took a different path than most of the other tourists, the guide explained that over the years,...
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Follow The Leader
Matthew 16:21-28 One of the all-time favorite children’s games will always be “Follow the Leader.” Every children’s ministry leader has played this game at some point: The leader chooses where to go...
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Transformative Power
Romans 10:9-15 Transformers have been a favorite toy for years now. They start out as one thing and can change into something completely different. Some people struggle with finding and...
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Choices Matter
Ruth 1:11-18 How we live is very important. Whether we realize it or not, people are watching us. They look to our character to see what is actually lived out. Every choice we make matters and...
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Prepare Him Room
Isaiah 40:1-8 Christmas takes a lot of preparation. For the glory of the Lord to be revealed through baby Jesus, God was busy orchestrating plenty of preparations. God delegated assignments to...
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We Are Close to God’s Heart
Isaiah 40:9-17 I was teaching a one-year-old in the nursery about gentleness. I picked up a baby doll, wrapped it carefully in a blanket, and rocked it lovingly in my arms. When she reached out...
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Evil Doesn’t Win
Isaiah 40:18-24 A woman in Bible study shared that her eight-year-old grandson went from being a happy little boy to completely shutting down overnight. She asked for prayer and God’s mighty...
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Strength Renewed
Isaiah 40:25-31 Christmas preparations can be a daunting task. Life often moves at daunting speeds all around us, making it hard to simply be present. Hoping things will turn out all right isn’t the...
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The Greatest Gift
John 1:14-19 My mom is the expert present wrapper. The wrapping paper coordinates with the ribbon. Sometimes, the gift is too pretty to unwrap! Jesus wrapped himself in flesh and the glory of...
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Be My Guide
John 16:7-15 The Holy Spirit strongly laid another pastor on my heart to pray for recently. I asked the Lord why and the Lord answered that his dad has just died. The next day on social media,...
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He Is Faithful
Psalm 9:1-10 It’s easy to get sentimental this time of year. For some of us, it is bittersweet, as we miss our loved ones. For others, it is with the joy of a newborn blessing in our family....
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Love Letters
Isaiah 43:1-7 It was the summer of the year 2000. Mark was in seminary in Kansas City and had started dating a wonderful lady named Stefanie. Late that summer, he was asked to preach at a youth camp...
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God Still Loves
Isaiah 43:8-13 When God saved the people of Israel from the land of Egypt in the book of Exodus, God was doing two things: God was redeeming a people and God was revealing himself as the one...
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