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By David Laing
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Sunday, January 15 2012 |
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"This is the day the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it."
Psalm 118:24
“This is the day the Lord has made.” What a great thought. Each and every day is an opportunity, a gift from God. I love that this verse says, “THIS is the day.” Not just good days, sunny days, weekends or days that your team wins their NFL playoff game, but this day. Every day. Seven days a week, 365 days a year. In fact, since 2012 is a leap year, we have 366 days this year - that’s one extra day to rejoice and be glad in. As we stand at the beginning of a new year, I’d like to apply this passage in Psalm 118 to the year ahead: This is the YEAR the Lord has made. This is the year! This is the year for the Columbia Church of Christ to live by faith. Let me offer three reasons, all taken from Psalm 118, to believe that that this is the year. May these thoughts serve to increase your faith!
“His love endures forever.” This refrain shows up five times in Psalm 118, as if God knows how quick we are to forget or doubt his love. Let me remind you that no matter how you may have botched 2011, God still loves you. Never forget that the greatest thing you have is the love of your Father in heaven. Now I know that many of you are thinking, “Yes, thanks David, I know that God loves me.” But consider this: no matter how much you think you understand God’s love, no matter how long you’ve been a Christian, no matter how huge you know God’s love to be, I have news for you: you are wrong. It’s a lot bigger. You and I have barely begun to understand how vast God’s love is for us. This is the year because His love endures forever.
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By Paul Ramsey
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Friday, January 06 2012 |
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"Ignoring what they said, Jesus told the synagogue ruler, "Don't be afraid; just believe." Mark 5:36
"If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer." Matt. 21:22
"‘If you can'?" said Jesus. "Everything is possible for him who believes." Mark 9:23
"Jesus answered, "The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent." John 6:29
As we enter the new year, what do we most need to focus on? There are many things demanding our attention, things we need to learn, things we need to change, things we need to accept and some things we need to throw off. Our marriages and families are certainly a priority and we hope it is a great year for both of those. We want it to be a fruitful year and see many people become Christians this year. We want to see the church grow not only in number but in other ways, in character and in depth, in love and in sacrifice, in service and in humility. So where do we start, what needs do we look to first?
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By Ronnie Rose
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Wednesday, November 09 2011 |
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"I've been redeemed---by the Blood of the
Lamb,
I've been redeemed by the Blood of the Lamb!
I've been redeemed by the Blood of the Lamb,
filled with the Holy Ghost I am
All my
sins are washed away, I've been redeemed."
You probably know the song. Sometimes we can forget it's meaning.
A little boy had made a little boat which he painted and fixed up beautifully. One day someone stole his boat, and he was distressed. He passed a pawnshop one day and saw his boat. Happily he ran in to the pawnbroker and said, "That boat is mine." "No," said the pawnbroker, "it is mine, for I bought it." "Yes," said the boy, "but it is mine, because I made it." "Well," said the pawnbroker, "if you will pay me twodollars, you can have it." That was a lot of money for a boy who did not have a penny. Anyway he resolved to have it; so he cut grass, did chores of all kinds, and soon had his money.
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