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The Sacrifice of Thanksgiving

Some years, holidays like Thanksgiving are more of a sacrifice than a joy. Even though the horizons blush with promise every morning, and green leaves turn golden and amber as the weather cools, it’s hard to be thankful. At the end of this week in October, little kids will dress up like pirates and princesses gathering candy in their pumpkin …

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Someone is Praying for You

Someone is praying for you. It’s not just anybody, like Grandma or your best friend, though their prayers touch heaven too. Aware of your needs, and knowing God’s will for your life, this prayer warrior enters the throne of grace with prayers too deep for words. This person is Holy Spirit, and this is why He’s called the Intercessor. Paul …

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The Spirit of Grace: All that we need

I’ve been infatuated with grace for years. It always seemed mysterious–like Vitamin D and sunshine. The fact that the sun can raise your Vitamin D levels blows my mind. And the way grace changes us amazes me too. Anyway, I’ve questioned what grace is and what it does. But I came across the title for the Holy Spirit as “the …

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Holy Spirit is the Living Water

Have you been spiritually thirsty? I have. My soul dry and cracked. Nothing growing. Nothing thriving. Life was just hard. I had no idea I was missing was the Holy Spirit’s Living Water. I mean, I knew I wasn’t in the Word like I had been. Our church attendance was sparse, but just as when you don’t realize how physically …

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The Holy Spirit is a Seal, Deposit, and Pledge

“And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory” Eph. 1:13-14. Did you read …

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