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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”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Living with Joy” Our Bible verse for today: “I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.” John 15:11 (NIV) Our thought for today: “A double-shot of joy” Chuck Swindoll is one of my favorite preachers and Bible teachers. NotContinue reading “A double-shot of joy!”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “The Great Adventure” Our Bible verse for today: “Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us, keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith.” Hebrews 12:1-2 (CSB) Our thought for today: “It won’t always be easy, but it can still be good” In hisContinue reading “It won’t always be easy, but it can still be good”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “The Great Adventure” Our Bible verse for today: “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” Matthew 5:8 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Together, you and the Holy Spirit can do it” “Blessed are the pure in heart.” Isn’t that what we all really desire, to have a heartContinue reading “Together, you and the Holy Spirit can do it”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “The Great Adventure” Our Bible verse for today: “When he tells a lie, he speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.” John 8:44 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Expose the lie; embrace the truth” Satan is a liar and he is the fatherContinue reading “Expose the lie; embrace the truth”