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Titus 2:13

Titus 2:13

  “…we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us…” – Titus 2:13 In these verses, Paul’s point seems to be that the grace of God teaches us to be godly pilgrims in this life, living in the world as faithful […]

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2 Corinthians 8:2

2 Corinthians 8:2

  “We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part.” 2 Corinthians 8:1-2 The response of the Macedonian churches

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Psalm 139:16

Psalm 139:16

  Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them. – Psalm 139:16 Psalm 139:16 tells us that every day of our lives was authored by God before even one of them came to

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Exodus 3:24-25

Exodus 3:24-25

  “During those many days the king of Egypt died, and the people of Israel groaned because of their slavery and cried out for help. Their cry for rescue from slavery came up to God. And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. God saw the

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Isaiah 53:4

Isaiah 53:4

  Isaiah 53:4, “Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows.”   Jesus truly bore the griefs and the sorrows of His people’s “Today,” 2,000 years ago on Calvary. It was an actual, historic event….the griefs of all my life—and all yours if you are trusting in Him—were laid on, known by, and

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Hebrews 13:11

Hebrews 13:11

Hebrews 13:11, “For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness for those who have even trained by it.”   And, in Christ, this sin-searing, peace-creating discipline is always in love, never in wrath.

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