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Lord Jesus has forgiven us when he died on the cross, what about us when others sin against us or hurt us Matthew 6:14-15 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. If we receive forgiveness from God, we must give it to others who hurt us. When you forgive them lord will forgive your sins.

Today is Sanctity of Life Sunday, and I am overwhelmed by the number of 55,000,000 babies murdered since Roe v. Wade. The Lord has put it on my heart to talk about Sin ranking (my made up term). Some Christians could justify condemning a woman that has chosen to abort a child. We could pass judgement on her, and feel ok about talking amongst ourselves about how horrible she is. We could then feel superior to her because we never committed THAT sin. On a more personal level, when my I found out about my husbands adultery, I felt like I was some how better than him. I believed I was superior to him. I used it to my full advantage too. I slammed him emotionally every opportunity I had. My thought process: even know I was alone for over a...

GOT THIS IN AN EMAIL SOOO GOOD “Me (in a tizzy): God, can I ask you something? GOD: Sure. Me: Promise you won't get mad? GOD: I promise. Me (frustrated): Why did you let so much stuff happen to me today? GOD: What do you mean? Me: Well I woke up late, GOD: Yes Me: My car took forever to start, GOD: Okay.... Me: (growling): At lunch, they made my sandwich wrong and I had to wait GOD: Hmmmm.. Me: On the way home, my phone went dead, just as I picked up a call GOD: All right Me (loudly): And to top it all off, when I got home, I just wanted to soak my feet in my foot massager and relax, but it wouldn't work. Nothing went right today! Why did you do that? GOD: Well let me see..... the death angel was at your bed this morning and I had to...

<< Matthew 13 >> New International Version 1984 The Parable of the Sower 1That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. 2Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. 3Then he told them many things in parables, saying: “A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. 6But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. 7Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. 8Still other seed fell on good...

The Lord is doing so much in me right now, it is awesome. No, right now I do not feel awesome, in fact I am angry, frustrated, confused, and sad. However, I am amazed at the strength The Lord gives me. Two attacks tonight with in 15 min. First, someone suggested I get Conner and the whole family tested for long term problems stemming from the Carbon monoxide poisoning. Second, my husband again came home late from work, and did not have his phone when I tried to call him. A bit of fear came in over the poisoning. A lot of anger frustration sadness, came in with husband. The challenge from our bible study teacher was, this week react differently to a situation. The devil can not read our minds, but he has followed us around so long he...

Growing up as a child I just stuffed all the feelings, I don't remember expressing them at all. I was in the hospital for an eating disorder and learned to express them. Either the message was not given correctly or I did not receive it correctly, but feelings became the guide to my thoughts and actions. I believed I had the right to feel however I felt and had no control over them. About six months ago I was convicted by the scripture John 13:34 "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. This confused me. I wanted to obey Jesus and love others, but I was pretty sure He did not just mean the people I liked. He was asking me to love everybody, even those I was very mad at, or people...

Since about the age of 14 obedience was a bad word in my eyes. Rebellion became my trade mark around the age of 17. Most of the time if I appeared obedient there was a self serving motive. I would push every boundary set as far as possible. In some ways it seemed more worldly, or accepted to be a rule breaker. I am going to start by telling of I time I was disobedient to God, with profound ramifications. The man I was married to at the time was physically abusive. I decided to divorce him. We were not living together when he contacted me, asking if we could meet and talk about the details, child support etc..I agreed. The drive was about thirty minutes away. I remember driving down the highway looking up at the exit sign and having a...

The most misquoted verse in the Bible is probably Matthew 7:1, "Judge not that ye be not judged." We hear this verse multiple times a day. At Troy State University in Alabama, a professor we met even said that it was one of the Ten Commandments. Too often we have heard sincere, misinformed Christians and unbelievers alike say, "I don’t want to judge anybody, but..." Ironically, the one who screams "judge not" is often the one passing judgment on you! Let’s See What the Bible Really Says About Judging: "The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment." (Psalm 37:30) "With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth." (Psalm 119:13) "Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of...

I struggle with trying to control everything. One area I struggle with is my kids health: physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Let Go and Let God, is very difficult for me. I would trust Him to a certain extent and then I tried to take over. I have been praying and fasting for the salvation and complete healing for my family physically, spiritually, and emotionally. I have requested prayer for this, and I pray for it. I went into this expecting miracles, but God continues to blow me away. My third son Conner has been sick off and on for about three months. Headaches, nausea, coughing, sleepiness etc... He has been on every antibiotic, and steroid. I keep praying. Part of me would still think occasionally, should I take him back...

I was just doing a study and this came up...I just wanted to share.... Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary Exodus 15:1-21.... After God parted the water...and gave them a way out and saved His people...pretty awesome...he is the same God today....Lord part our waters let us walk on dry land and worship You with a song the most ancient song..... we know to honour You and to exalt Your name....bless us Lord... This song is the most ancient we know of. It is a holy song, to the honour of God, to exalt his name, and celebrate his praise, and his only, not in the least to magnify any man. Holiness to the Lord is in every part of it. It may be considered as typical, and prophetical of the final destruction of the enemies of the church...