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Ian

Household of Promise

Psalm 127, Ruth 4:9–17, Hebrews 3:1–6 If we were to judge life by Psalm 127, it would seem that God does everything, yet we know that it isn’t the case. “Unless God builds the house” is more along the lines of God building up or…

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Ian

6th Monday after Easter

Ephesians 5:6–14, 1 Thessalonians 5:12–22, 1 John 4:1–6 Testing is never easy and rarely is it fun. However, it is something that needs to be done. It is we who often need to test ourselves and be the testers of our friends and family. We…

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Ian

5th Sunday after Easter

1 Kings 8:41–53, Ruth 1:7–17, Luke 9:57–10:16 Where are you going? It’s a pretty basic question until we apply it to our lives. It wasn’t long ago, the question was followed with, “…to Heaven or Hell.” However, where are you going isn’t just about the…

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Ian

5th Thursday after Easter

Mark 9:33–37, Acts 15:36-41, 1 Timothy 6:3–11 It is an amazing fact that you might have learned yourself: people are different, and don’t always agree. There are various kinds of disagreements, and it is not necessarily bad to disagree. In fact, it is often through…

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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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