Tag Archives: Jesus

Jesus Deja Vu

Posted on August 3, 2014 by billtonnis

Psalm 69:8-10 For your sake I bear insult, shame covers my face. 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 … Continue reading →

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Listen to Your Heart

Posted on July 30, 2014 by billtonnis

Matthew 13:44 “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field, which a person finds and hides again, and out of joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.” The kingdom of heaven…or … Continue reading →

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Surrender

Posted on July 29, 2014 by billtonnis

Jeremiah 14:22 Among the nations’ idols is there any that gives rain? O can the mere heavens send showers? Is it not you alone, O Lord, our God, to whom we look? You alone have done all these things. God … Continue reading →

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Seeds of Compassion

Posted on July 28, 2014 by billtonnis

Matthew 13:31 Jesus proposed another parable to them. “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a person took and sowed in a field.” Jesus clearly expected us to take action to cooperate with God’s desire to bring … Continue reading →

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Let Go and Live

Posted on July 25, 2014 by billtonnis

2 Corinthians 4:11 For we who live are constantly being given up to death for the sake of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh. Jesus showed us that the way to life…is … Continue reading →

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Smile

Posted on July 24, 2014 by billtonnis

Psalm 36:6 Lord, your love reaches to heaven; your fidelity, to the clouds. Laws and rules are needed. But when it comes to Jesus…love always had the final say. God’s extreme, extravagant love is so immense…so amazing…so beyond what we … Continue reading →

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Called By God

Posted on July 23, 2014 by billtonnis

Jeremiah 1:5-7 Before I formed you in the womb I knew you. Before you were born I dedicated you, a prophet to the nations I appointed you. “Ah, Lord God!” I said, “I know not how to speak; I am … Continue reading →

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Mary of Magdala

Posted on July 22, 2014 by billtonnis

John 20:18 Mary of Magdala went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and what he told her. Isn’t it interesting that Jesus selected a woman to be the first witness to His astounding resurrection…and to be … Continue reading →

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Building the Kingdom of God

Posted on July 18, 2014 by billtonnis

Matthew 12:7 “If you knew what this meant, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned these innocent men.” The Pharisees condemned Jesus’ followers for picking the heads of grain and eating them on the Sabbath which was … Continue reading →

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Loved Unconditionally

Posted on July 17, 2014 by billtonnis

Matthew 11:28 “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.” Rules and regulations are good to start with…like when we are children starting out on our spiritual journeys. They give us boundaries … Continue reading →

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