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Ian

Dreaming of Next

Genesis 25:21–26, Luke 1:5–25, 57 What’s next? Parents have hopes and dreams for their children. In the last few decades, however, a disturbing trend has occurred. For many parents, children have become the target of their worship. Yes, worship. The strands have been there for…

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Ian

4th Saturday after Easter

Psalm 26, Matthew 21:42–46, Acts 13:43–52 Crowds are a powerful thing. They can be a source of powerful change. In the current age, people are helping to launch products they want by putting some of their money into it. By doing so, people go around…

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Ian

Checkmarks and Tasks

Galatians 2:15–3:6, Philippians 1:20–26, The church in Galatia was struggling. Someone was pouring bad ideas and thoughts into them, causing them to walk away from the faith that Paul had taught them. The funny thing is that many of them probably didn’t know that they…

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Ian

2nd Thursday after Easter

Psalm 66, Revelation 3:14-22 You may not be aware of how the metal you are using comes to be. Most metals are dug up in an unusable form. They have to be made usable. There are three primary methods to get the raw material to…

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Ian

2nd Wednesday after Easter

Ecclesiastes 4:4–8, Ecclesiastes 5:8–17, Luke 12:13–21 “Earn all you can. Save all you can. Give all you can.” —John Wesley Money and all that it can get a person is what drives so much. The worst aspects of capitalism are very visible, and rightly so.

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