Tag Archives: love

Love Is the Answer

Posted on April 30, 2013 by billtonnis

Acts 14:22 They strengthened the spirits of the disciples and exhorted them to persevere in the faith, saying, “It is necessary for us to undergo many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.” Paul had just been stoned and dragged … Continue reading →

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God of Love

Posted on April 29, 2013 by billtonnis

John 14:7 “If you know me, then you will also know my Father.” Jesus reaches out in unconditional love to all. He stands up to any injustice but while doing so never condemns! Jesus is always reaching out to include … Continue reading →

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Love Transforms

Posted on April 19, 2013 by billtonnis

Acts 9:17 “Saul, my brother, the Lord has sent me, Jesus who appeared to you on the way by which you came, that you may regain your sight and be filled with the holy Spirit.” When Saul was blinded by … Continue reading →

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Contemplative Prayer

Posted on April 18, 2013 by billtonnis

John 6:45 “Everyone who listens to my Father and learns from him comes to me.” It’s not what we do that brings us closer to God but what we let be done to us by God. It is not an … Continue reading →

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Love Overcomes Hate

Posted on April 16, 2013 by billtonnis

Acts 7:58 They threw him out of the city, and began to stone him. The witnesses laid down their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul. Stephen, the first martyr, was wrongly accused…thrown-out and murdered by the … Continue reading →

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Humble Servant

Posted on April 12, 2013 by billtonnis

John 6:15 Since Jesus knew that they were going to come and carry him off to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain alone. Jesus had just fed thousands with five barley loaves and two fish. He had … Continue reading →

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Follow Jesus

Posted on April 11, 2013 by billtonnis

John 3:35-36 The Father loves the Son and has given everything over to him. Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever disobeys the Son will not see life. We have a lot of information about Jesus and … Continue reading →

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Thankful

Posted on April 5, 2013 by billtonnis

Psalm 118:1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, his mercy endures forever. Pause for a moment to give thanks. God’s love is unconditional. Nothing we can do can make God love us more…or less. God’s mercy and … Continue reading →

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Letting Go

Posted on March 29, 2013 by billtonnis

Psalm 31:6 Into your hands I commend my spirit; you will redeem me, Lord, faithful God. Jesus shows us the face of God throughout his ministry…all the way to the end. He responds even to his persecutors and killers with … Continue reading →

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Outcast

Posted on March 27, 2013 by billtonnis

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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