Jesus Notices it when You Don't

With 6,692,030,277 alive on the planet, do you think the Lord Jesus would notice or even care if you (little old you, insignificant and unnoticed) missed thanking Him today for your blessings? If you missed thanking Him today for saving you from your sins and from a life of darkness and emptiness - do you think He would notice?

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Join: Friends of God

Perhaps you belong to a group called the "Friends of..."  You get their monthly e-updates and they ask you for financial support. If you do a search on 'friends of' you will see there are as few as 39,000,000 results or as many as 1,650,000,000 results. If you want to join a group of friends who share a common goal, it seems you have an almost infinite number of choices.

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Not Easy, but It's Right!

 "We grew up with these people. I love them. Our lives are so intertwined. Our families have known each other for generations. We have, or should I say, had so much in common. We live beside them; we share important occasions with them and we have devoutly followed the same religious beliefs. But increasingly, I'm feeling torn. I feel a division occurring. I don't seem to be on their spiritual wave-length anymore. Should I give up what I have found in Christ?"

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Who Did You Really Hurt?

"I'm so sorry. I wish I had never done that. It was wrong. I hurt you. I hurt your family. I disappointed my friends. I actually disappointed my own family. I let down other Christians. And I am sure non-Christians were surprised as well. No matter what way I look at it - it was wrong from every angle."

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God's Impossibility

 "I can't believe it. I heard her with my own two ears. I'm not dreaming. She looked me straight in the eyes and told me she never, not even once, went out with him. I figured I was her best friend and that she would always tell me the truth - no matter what. But I guess she let me down."

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Fan the Flame

What flame are you fanning these days? Is it a flame that will burn for eternal profit or is the potential flame you are trying to ignite and fan something that will burn out relatively quickly? How have you been spending your energies lately? What has been consuming your thought life? What gets you out of bed each morning? Where does your mind go when you have a few minutes to think? Do any of your daytime mind-dreams include an eternal dimension or a Christ-honoring motive?

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Saved! Now What? Keep Sinning?

Someone says to you: "Really? You are saved and all your sins are forgiven and there's not the slightest chance that you could lose your salvation? If that's the case then, you can go out and do whatever you want. You can commit as many sins as you like and still, at the end of the day, you're saved. That's quite a deal!"

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Insiders and Outsiders: ESMs

So you say you are a Christian. How different is your behaviour from those with whom you work? Are your colorful words of expression different? Are your priorities different? Are the jokes you tell different? Are your 'free' hours used differently? Is the music you enjoy different? Are your investment strategies different? Are your bookcases and DVD shelves different?

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