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He Raises The Poor
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Winter Bible Verses
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A Strong Reprimand About Pride – Psalm 119:21
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Psalm 119:20 What Is Your Greatest Longing?
My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times. Psalm 119:20 Oh, that my[...]
Why I don’t pray
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Psalm 119:19 I Am A Stranger Here
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Psalm 119:18 Let God Open Your Eyes
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Psalm 119:17 – The Lord Deals Bountifully With His Servants!
Deal bountifully with they servant, that I may live, and keep Thy Word. Psalm 119:17Who doesn't like deals? I am[...]
My God delights in Mercy!
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Is Anyone Praying For You?
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DELIGHT in the Word – Psalm 119:16
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Meditate and Respect- Psalm 119:15
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Do You Know God?
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Storage – How Much? Psalm 119:11
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Prone To Wander Psalm 119:10
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Ultimate Cleansing Psalm 119:9
Oh how I desire for my grandchildren to stay pure. It is one of my daily prayers for them. May[...]
Lord, Don’t Leave Me! Psalm 119:8
I have promised to keep God's Word over and over and from my heart I really mean it! I'm determined,[...]
Praise Him For His Righteous Rules Psalm 119:7
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How to Live Without Shame Psalm 119:6
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God’s Not Dead – WE THE PEOPLE
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Quietness, Blessed Quietness
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WHEN YOU FIND YOURSELF BAFFLED!
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If God were not slow to anger
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A Song of Praise – He Is Worthy
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7 reasons to avoid anxious care
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Thanksgiving and Praise To God – Because of God’s Mercy, We Are Not Consumed!
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Thanksgiving and Praise To God – God Can Furnish A Table Even In The Wilderness
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Thanksgiving and Praise To God – God Fights For Us
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Thanksgiving and Praise To God – The Righteous Shall Flourish
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Are you a walker? 20 Ways to Walk
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We must exalt Him! Only He is worthy to receive glory and honor and power
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Facing Troublesome Times – Twelve Verses to Help – Free Printable
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The Burden of Ninevah
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Hudson Taylor: Saved By a Tract
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Come To The Light
For many of us lately, our days have been dark, depressive, and maybe full of worry, fear, and anxiety. Well,[...]
Let all the earth … PRAISE HIM!
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The Path of the Just – Are you on it?
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Freedom – What is True Freedom?
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Eight Things To Do In Any Time Of Trial
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Wisdom Speaks: Life Lessons from Proverbs
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It’s Not Always About You
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Relief – Be Relieved Today Through Him
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10 Ways To Grow Your Faith This Year
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Is the Lord Your Strength and Your Shield?
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And Their Eyes Were Opened
Have your eyes been opened as to who God is? How much time have you really spent in getting to[...]
Do’s and Don’ts of the Christian Life
Do this, don't do this! Unfortunately, there are many even in Christianity who tell us we must do and don't[...]
School Should Begin At Home
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Drinking Wine and Alcohol – Yes or No?
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If Thou Hast Nothing To Pay
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Do You Really Stop to Think About Who God Is?
Oh Lord, Thou art God! Do I really stop to think about who God is! I really need to Be[...]
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Have You Been Delivered From The Power Of Darkness?
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Journal As You Read God’s Word
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Instilling Biblical Truths into my Granchildren – Vengeance belongs to the Lord
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Our Effectual Prayer should be Made Known unto God
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7 Lessons from the life of Mannaseh
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How Many Days Do You Have Left On This Earth?
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Have You Thought Of Asking A Hard Thing From The Lord Today?
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The Gospel Through Videos
Kids love videos and so do adults for that matter. What a great way to share the gospel with them. [...]
Awesome Products That Can Be Used To Share The Gospel
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Stories that Only God Can Write – Use Them to Instill the Gospel Into Your Grandchildren
Tell me the stories of Jesus, write on my heart every word, tell me the stories most precious, sweetest that[...]
Don’t Fall For The Devil’s Lies – The Truth Can Set You Free!
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Sharing the gospel with my grandchildren through Salvation Bible Verses PLUS A Free Printable
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Instilling the Gospel Into My Grandchildren – Introduction
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Can You Imagine Surviving The War Under Hitler?
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Four Exciting Applicable Truths From The Life Of Noah
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Six Ways to Lead Your Family Biblically
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Encountering Jesus – Have you personally encountered Jesus?
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Speak Lord For Your Servant Hears
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One Little Sin – Is It So Bad?
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Where Is Your Dwelling Place?
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Did you ever think about the fact that it was God who sent Joseph to Egypt?
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How Do You Deal With The Messiness Of Life? Here are 3 Biblical Ways
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7 Ways That Can Help Us DecLuTter Our Hearts
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Faith in Crisis – What would I do if my faith was in a crisis?
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What Do I Want To Leave My Children and Grandchildren? Riches in Christ and a Godly Legacy
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Are You Doing All For The Glory Of God?
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Lord, will you show yourself real to me?
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Are You Seeking God With Your Whole Heart?
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Where Does Your Faith Stand?
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ADORNED – Living Out The Beauty Of The Gospel Together-A Book Review
ADORNED has this definition: Decked; decorated; embellished. ADORN has this definition: to deck, or beautify, to dress, set off, extol, furnish. 1.[...]
Instilling Biblical Truths Into My Grandchildren – God Always Makes A Way To Escape Tempation
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Four Good Ways to Start the New Year
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Lessons From the Wise Men – Instilling Biblical Truths Into My Grandchildren
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Sabbatical of the Mind – A Book Review
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The Little Red Spinning Wheel-Instilling Biblical Truths into My Grandchildren
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Instilling Biblical Truths Into My Grandchildren – You Cannot Out Give God!
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Instilling Biblical Truths into My Grandchildren – One Thing Is Needful
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Instilling Biblical Truths into My Grandchildren – We Need Not Fret in this Evil Day
Fret Not God's Word tells us! Fret not because of evil doers! Don't let the work of those who do[...]
Instilling Biblical Truths into My Grandchildren – Jesus IS Coming Again!
Jesus IS coming again! Don't ever let anyone tell you different! No man knows the day nor the hour, but it[...]
Instililling Biblical Truths into My Grandchildren – Singing/Music is important
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Instilling Biblical Truths into My Grandchildren – Trust and Obey = Gods’ Blessings
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Instilling Biblical Truths Into My Grandchildren – Jesus will NEVER Leave You
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Instilling Biblical Truths Into My Grandchildren – What is your Greatest Desire?
What's your greatest desire? Money? Fame? Fun? Happiness? Friends? All of the mentioned and more? What would you put on the[...]
Instilling Biblical Truths Into My Grandchildren – You can serve the Lord at any age
Serve the Lord! No matter how young or how old you are, spend your days in service for the Lord.[...]
Instilling Biblical Truths Into My Grandchildren – God has a special purpose for you
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Instilling Biblical Truths into my Grandchildren – Wisdom comes from Knowing God’s Word – Free Printable
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Instilling Biblical Truths Into My Grandchildren – God Loves All, but does not leave the guilty unpunished
God loves me! And God loves you! Everyone has a desire to be loved, but there are many many in[...]
Instilling Biblical Truths into my Grandchildren – The fool hath said in his heart there is no God
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Instilling Biblical Truths into my Grandchildren – We are all sinners in need of a Savior
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Instilling Biblical Truths Into My Grandchildren – All Life is for God’s Glory
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Instilling Biblical Truths Into My Grandchildren – The Bible is Your Sole Authority for Life
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Instilling Biblical Truths Into My Grandchildren – A Great Challenge!
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Path – Which one are you on?
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7 Ways To Help A Fellow Believer In Prison
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Lift – Lift Up Others
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9 Lessons – Israelites at War With Amalek
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7 Lessons from the Rock of Horeb
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Happy-Are You Truly Happy?
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10 Lessons Grandma learned from the Littles
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7 Inspiring Lessons from the Life of Mary
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Christian, Are You Living By Jesus’ Example?
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Create – The Great Creator
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Build – Who is building your house?
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22 Blessings from Trusting God According to Proverbs 3
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Protect – Under His Wings
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10 Great Ways to Meditate On God’s Word
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Why won’t the Lord answer my prayers?
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How the story of Blind Bartamaeus teaches us how to be Saved
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5 Significant lessons from the life of Hannah
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How Can I Give the LORD Glory?
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Prayer – 10 Prompts for Saturday
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How to be Truly Satisfied with Life
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God’s Holiness and Our Reaction
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Pleasures That Never End
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My God – Helper, Keeper, Protector
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16 Things You Need To Remember
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Consider Your Ways
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Music Philosophy in a Nutshell
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7 ways to have a Beautiful Garden
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Could I Be a Martyr for Christ?
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Do or Done? What should we do to inherit eternal life?
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A Right Way and a Wrong Way, but only One Way
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TO DO: What’s on your Daily List?
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Four Attitudes a Christian should have
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Do you consider yourself a Prosperous Christian?
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Which Way Will You Enter Eternity?
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Do You Worship The Babe In The Manger, But Reject the Christ of the Cross?
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One Door and Only One
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