Monthly Archives: December 2010

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Jump Start # 244

Jump Start # 244 Galatians 4:4-5 “But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His son, born of a woman, born under the law, so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.”   This is Christmas week. It is time of […]

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Jump Start # 243

Jump Start # 243 Genesis 2:24 “For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.” This is dedicated to Jordan & Holly   Weddings are wonderful occasions. Friends and family gather, mothers cry, dads burst with pride. Food, smiles, music […]

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Jump Start # 242

Jump Start # 242 2 Corinthians 4:16 “Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.”   Losing heart is the New Testament’s way of expressing discouragement. When a person’s heart is not into it, they simply go through the motions. […]

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Jump Start # 241

Jump Start # 241 2 Corinthians 7:10 “For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation; but the sorrow of the world produces death.”   In this section of Corinthians Paul is brings up the subject of sorrow and repentance. The word “sorrow” (or “sorrowful’) […]

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Jump Start # 240

Jump Start # 240 Matthew 25:8-9 “The foolish said to the prudent, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ But the prudent answered, ‘No, there will not be enough for us and you too; go instead to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.”   The verses I’ve selected for […]