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Building the Kingdom of God

Posted on March 6, 2015 by billtonnis

Matthew 21:43 Therefore, I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that will produce its fruit. Are you producing more kindness, compassion, goodwill and generosity with your life? The … Continue reading →

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Listen To Your Heart

Posted on March 5, 2015 by billtonnis

Jeremiah 17:5 Thus says the Lord: Cursed is the man who trusts in human beings, who seeks his strength in flesh, whose heart turns away from the Lord. We spend so much time trying to please other people or fit … Continue reading →

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Let Go and Believe

Posted on March 4, 2015 by billtonnis

Psalm 31:6 Into your hands I commend my spirit; you will redeem me, Lord, faithful God. Sometimes there are no answers. There are times in life when we come to the jarring conclusion that we are clueless as to what … Continue reading →

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Be Compassion

Posted on February 27, 2015 by billtonnis

Matthew 5:20 “I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter into the kingdom of heaven.” The scribes and Pharisees believed they were doing everything right. They held people strictly to the … Continue reading →

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All Are One

Posted on February 9, 2015 by billtonnis

Mark 6:56 Whatever villages or towns or countryside he entered, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged him that they might touch only the tassel on his cloak; and as many as touched it were healed. Jesus’ mission … Continue reading →

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Saved by Grace

Posted on February 6, 2015 by billtonnis

Hebrews 13:5 Let your life be free from love of money but be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never forsake you or abandon you.” Are you consumed with striving to make more money and … Continue reading →

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Kingdom of God

Posted on February 5, 2015 by billtonnis

Mark 6:8 He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick—no food, no sack, no money in their belts. I once heard a financial adviser on the radio talking about how people need to have a … Continue reading →

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Salvation

Posted on February 3, 2015 by billtonnis

Hebrews 12:3-4 Consider how he endured such opposition from sinners, in order that you may not grow weary and lose heart. In your struggles against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood. Sometimes life is … Continue reading →

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Happy Faults

Posted on January 29, 2015 by billtonnis

Mark 4:21-22 He said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be placed under a bushel basket or under a bed, and not to be placed on a lampstand? For there is nothing hidden except to be made visible; … Continue reading →

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Release Attachments

Posted on December 22, 2014 by billtonnis

Luke 1:53 The hungry he has filled with good things; the rich he has sent away empty. Those who are hungry or empty will many times turn to God for help. They are open to God’s loving care because their … Continue reading →

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