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Break the Chains

Matthew 18:21-22 Then Peter approaching asked him, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times.” What Jesus means … Continue reading

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Let Go of Ego

Luke 6:36-37 “Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven.” Jesus tells us that there is a kind … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving

Luke 17:15-16 And one of them, realizing he had been healed, returned, glorifying God in a loud voice; and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him. He was a Samaritan. Jesus had just healed ten lepers and … Continue reading

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Forgive Always

Luke 7:47 “But the one to whom little is forgiven, loves little.” Jesus is always ready to forgive. But some people are not ready to receive it. To receive it…you must be willing to forgive yourself…and to forgive others. Some … Continue reading

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New Life Now

Matthew 18:21-22 Then Peter approaching asked him, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times.” It is truly the key to the … Continue reading

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Unconditional Love

Psalm 51:3 Have mercy on me, God, in your goodness; in your abundant compassion blot out my offense. We are all wounded. We have all done things we are not proud of. We are not perfect. We were made that … Continue reading

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The Great Compassion

Psalm 145:8-9 The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in love. The LORD is good to all, compassionate to every creature. Jesus says if you know Him then you know God (John 14:7). Who do we … Continue reading

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Love Transforms

Matthew 5:43-45 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your … Continue reading

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Kingdom of God

John 3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.” You cannot think your way into the kingdom of God. All the information … Continue reading

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All Are One

Psalm 69:9-10 I have become an outcast to my kin, a stranger to my mother’s children. Because zeal for your house consumes me, I am scorned by those who scorn you. Jesus became the “outcast”…the “scapegoat”…so that we could see … Continue reading

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