Monthly Archives: May 2015

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Jump Start # 1358

Jump Start # 1358 Psalms 5:3 “In the morning, O Lord, You will hear my voice; in the morning I will order my prayer to You and eagerly watch.”   What a wonderful passage this is! It is a beautiful way to begin the day. In the morning, you will hear my voice—is such an […]

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Jump Start # 1357

Jump Start # 1357 1 Peter 5:3 “nor yet as lording it over those allotted to your charge, but proving to be examples to the flock.”   Yesterday in our Jump Start we discussed the importance of unity and how a congregation can become what I call a “huggin church.” That thought has stayed with […]

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Jump Start # 1356

Jump Start # 1356 Philippians 2:2 “Make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose.”   It seems that congregations have good days and bad days, just like people do. I know of several congregations right now that are really doing well. They […]

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Jump Start # 1355

Jump Start # 1355 Proverbs 3:5 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on our own understanding.”   Trust and faith are linked together. Without one there cannot be the other. Our faith in God leads us to trusting Him. We believe what He says is right and true. We […]

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Jump Start # 1354

Jump Start # 1354 Ezekiel 34:4 “Those who are sickly you have not strengthened, the diseased you have not healed, the broken you have not bound up, the scattered you have not brought back, nor have you sought for the lost; but with force and with severity you have dominated them.”   In our verse […]