“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.  If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may […]

“…I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,  I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Messiah Yeshua.” Philippians 3:13b-14 “What’s behind me is not important”– Italian race car driver in

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      From Deuteronomy 28: Blessings and Curses 1 If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. 2 All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God: Deut 28:1-2 15 However,

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  Loneliness is something that many people deal with…the truth is we all know what it’s like to feel lonely. That hollow emptiness, those feelings of  being isolated and disconnected. We don’t even have to be by ourselves to experience it. We can feel lonely even in relationships, in a crowded room, even when we

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  “Rejoice in the Lord always—again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all people. The Lord is near.  Do not be anxious about anything—but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.  And the shalom of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds

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