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A Look in the Book #18 Rev. Mary E. Roller October 24, 2005
You Can Call Me “And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.”
Psalm 50:15
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A Look in the Book #17 May 4, 2005
Back to the Basics
3So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. 4Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in. 6Then Simon Peter, who was behind him, arrived and went into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, 7as well as the burial cloth that had been around Jesus' head. The cloth was folded up by itself, separate from the linen. 8Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed. 9(They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.) John 20:1-9 ...
A Look in the Book #16 December 1, 2004
A Way Out “No temptation has seized you except what is common to man.
And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear.
But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.”
1 Corinthians 10:13
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A Look in the Book #15 November 12, 2004
Doing my Best and Trusting God for the Rest A lot of Christians are trying – yes, we are very trying! We want to serve God and to help others but it’s hard sometimes!
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A Look in the Book #14 October 8, 2004
“Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence,
so that we may receive mercy and find grace
to help us in our time of need”.
Hebrews 4:16
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A Look in the Book #13 June 12, 2004
"As a father has compassion on his children,
so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him."
Psalm 103:13, NIV Sometime back I heard a father talking about his very active young son. He said, "Yeah, he's a mess."
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A Look in the Book #12 May 1, 2004
"I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you
and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
Jeremiah 29:11 Once upon a time -- in the dark ages -- there was a TV show called "Father Knows Best". (Anyone out there want to admit to watching it in your childhood?!) Of course, the father didn't always know best but somehow things generally turned out all right in the end.
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A Look in the Book #11 November 22, 2003
Would God move heaven and earth for me? Sometimes I struggle in my prayer life with just what is appropriate to ask of God in prayer. God is the God of the universe
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A Look in the Book #10 August 28, 2003
Did we not act in the same spirit and follow the same course?
2 Corinthians 12:18
Paul is writing to assure the Corinthians of his concern for them. As much as he hated to do it, he finds himself needing to defend himself and his ministry.
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A Look in the Book #9 May 15, 2003
Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying,
"I gave birth to him in pain." Jabez cried out to the God of Israel,
"Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be
with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain."
And God granted his request.
1 Chr. 4:10 The Fifth Prayer of Jabez By now you have probably heard about the Prayer of Jabez. Perhaps by now, you feel you've heard too much about it!
There is one aspect of the prayer that you've not heard as much about.
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A Look in the Book #8 May 2, 2003
…but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind,
that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable,
and perfect, will of God.
Romans 12:2 Change – it doesn’t come easily to any of us and it seems to get harder as we age!
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A Look in the Book #7 April 21, 2003
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path."
Psalm 119:105 When you start reading this one, you may think that I've given up devoting and gone into advertising - or construction. Not so! Keep reading to see where I'm going with this.
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A Look in the Book #6 March 13, 2003
Peace "Peace" - used to be a slogan in the by-gone hippie era of the 70's. Suddenly, with war looming on the horizon, it's a hot topic once again.
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A Look in the Book #5 February 20, 2003
The Big Picture
There's an old expression about "not seeing the forest for the trees" referring to a failing that most of us know all too well. It's so easy to get caught up in minor details -- the nitty-gritty of life - and miss the big picture altogether.
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A Look in the Book #4 January 30, 2003
A Grace Perspective I had one of those days today. You know the kind, when you spend way more time than you should wrestling with an issue that you should have settled long ago. I was spinning my wheels in a spiritual rut of my own making. It's on days like these that I am especially grateful for grace.
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A Look in the Book #3 January 2, 2003
A God-Thing “I’ve experienced some things in my life that were truly ‘God-things.’ ”
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A Look in the Book #2 December 9, 2002
A Promise Kept "But you promised!" When my children were young, they were really good at holding me to my word. I quickly learned to avoid making a promise of any kind lest it be thrown back at me if things didn't work out as planned.
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A Look in the Book #1 November 23, 2002
Psalm 135
3 Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good;
sing praise to his name, for he is gracious.
4 For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself,
Israel as his own possession.
5 For I know that the Lord is great,
our Lord is above all gods.
The Lord is good; the Lord is gracious; and the Lord is great!
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