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Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Living with joy” Our Bible verse for today: “As for me, I vow that I will not sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you. I will teach you the good and right way.” 1 Samuel 12:23 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Remembering my pastor” I hesitate to writeContinue reading “Remembering my pastor”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Living with joy” Our Bible verse for today: “And I pray this: that your love will keep on growing in knowledge and every kind of discernment, so that you may approve the things that are superior and may be pure and blameless in the day of Christ, filled withContinue reading “Your maturity can be their joy”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Living with joy” Our Bible verse for today: “I am sure of this, that he who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Indeed, it is right for me to think this way about all of you, becauseContinue reading “Spiritually mature Christians”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Living with joy” Our Bible verse for today: “I give thanks to my God for every remembrance of you, always praying with joy for all of you in my every prayer, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.” Philippians 1:3-5 (CSB) Our thought forContinue reading “The joy of good ministry partnerships”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Living with joy” Our Bible verse for today: “I give thanks to my God for every remembrance of you, always praying with joy for all of you in my every prayer …” Philippians 1:3-4 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Remember them well” I love the way Paul opens this letter ofContinue reading “Remember them well”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Living with joy” Our Bible verse for today: “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” Philippians 1:2 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Discovering joy in the middle of it all” We cannot consider the theme of living with joy without doing a deep diveContinue reading “Discovering joy in the middle of it all”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Living with joy” Our Bible verse for today: “Do not grieve, because the joy of the Lord is your strength.” Nehemiah 8:10 (CSB) Our thought for today: “The joy of the Lord makes us strong” Nehemiah was a civil servant and a leader among the people. At the time of NehemiahContinue reading “The joy of the Lord is your strength”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Living with joy” Our Bible verse for today: “A joyful heart is good medicine” Proverbs 17:22 (CSB) Our thought for today: “It’s good for you and it’s good for others” Medical studies consistently demonstrate that being happy is good for you. Generally, the happier you are the healthier you will be.Continue reading “It’s good for you and it’s good for others”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Living with joy” Our Bible verse for today: “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.” 1Continue reading “A source of joy for others”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Living with joy” Our Bible verse for today: “Grey hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained by a righteous life.” Proverbs 16:31 (NIV) Our thought for today: “Growing old is a gift” Before we go any further in our study of living with joy I want to address aContinue reading “Growing old is a gift”