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Called to Wholeness

Posted on August 28, 2015 by billtonnis

1 Thessalonians 4:7-8 For God did not call us to impurity but to holiness. Therefore, whoever disregards this, disregards not a human being but God, who also gives his holy Spirit to you. Sometimes we get hung-up on the word “holiness.” It … Continue reading →

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Now Is the Time

Posted on August 27, 2015 by billtonnis

Matthew 24:42 “Stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come.” Jesus wants to jar His audience awake. He wants them to go from spiritual unconsciousness to consciousness. The truth is…many people are wandering around completely unconscious…unaware of … Continue reading →

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God Is With You

Posted on August 25, 2015 by billtonnis

Psalm 139:1-2 LORD, you have probed me, you know me: you know when I sit and stand; you understand my thoughts from afar. There is no fooling God. Our Creator knows everything about each of us…our thoughts…our desires…our struggles…our failings…our joys and … Continue reading →

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Be Your True Self

Posted on August 24, 2015 by billtonnis

Psalm 145:10 All your works give you thanks, O Lord. Most of creation has no choice but to simply be itself with every fiber of its being…whether it’s an insect, a bird, a plant, a tree or a dog. In being … Continue reading →

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Listen to Your Heart

Posted on August 21, 2015 by billtonnis

Matthew 22:36-39 “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” He said to him, “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and … Continue reading →

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You Are Invited

Posted on August 20, 2015 by billtonnis

Matthew 22:9-10 “Go out, therefore, into the main roads and invite to the feast whomever you find.” The servants went out into the streets and gathered all they found, bad and good alike, and the hall was filled with guests. Jesus … Continue reading →

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Love Restores

Posted on August 19, 2015 by billtonnis

Matthew 20:4 “You too go into my vineyard, and I will give you what is just.” Jesus told the parable of the landowner who hired laborers to work in his vineyard at the start of the day…during the middle of the … Continue reading →

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Good News

Posted on August 14, 2015 by billtonnis

Psalm 136:1 Praise the Lord, who is so good; God’s love endures forever. We all get caught up in a false premise that we need to earn God’s love. We get caught up in a worthiness contest…a game we play to … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness Frees You

Posted on August 13, 2015 by billtonnis

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.” Forgiveness is the key to … Continue reading →

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Humble Strength

Posted on August 11, 2015 by billtonnis

Matthew 18:1-4 At that time the disciples approached Jesus and said, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called a child over, placed it in their midst, and said, “Amen, I say to you, unless you turn … Continue reading →

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