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God Within

VERSE: And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

-- 1 John 4:16

THOUGHT:

How do you know God is at home in your heart? You know when you are doing loving things to bless the lives of others! Just as we trust and rely on God's constant love for us, our brothers and sisters in Christ need love… Continue

Added by Frank Giuliani on September 15, 2010 at 1:22am — No Comments

Encourage Someone Today!

Encourage Someone Today!

Sometimes life just doesn't make any sense.

Bad things happen to good people, and we all wonder why.

But even in those moments, some things remain true -

God loves you...

He has a plan for your… Continue

Added by Frank Giuliani on September 13, 2010 at 1:50am — No Comments

Through Him, we are set free

VERSE: Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

-- John 14:23

THOUGHT:

At many Christian funerals, the preacher emphasizes how Jesus has left to make a place ready for us to join him in heaven. Then he is going to come back for us. But just a few verses later, Jesus adds this… Continue

Added by Frank Giuliani on September 8, 2010 at 2:12am — No Comments

FREEDOM

Let a man set his heart only on doing the will of God and he is instantly free.

No one can hinder him.…

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Added by Frank Giuliani on September 7, 2010 at 2:24am — No Comments

The SON of GOD

Similarities between the Son and the Sun

Life depends on both. The SON, spiritual life and the Sun, earthly life.

Both shed light upon the world.

Both have an amazing power.

They are both pronounced the same.

Both are of God. The Sun was created by God. The SON is an extension of God.

The Sun is just a…

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Added by Frank Giuliani on September 6, 2010 at 1:00am — No Comments

Jesus is the Way

If You Trust Me, You're Trusting God

Then Jesus said loudly, "The person that believes in me is really believing in the One (God) who sent me. The person that sees me is really seeing the One who sent me."

-- John 12:44-45 (ERV)

KEY THOUGHT:

Want to know what God says? Listen to Jesus! Want to know how God treats people? Watch what Jesus does! Want to know what God looks… Continue

Added by Frank Giuliani on September 2, 2010 at 11:29am — 1 Comment

Amazing God

Amazing God

Indescribable............

All Powerful............

The awesome God who created the universe also cares about every detail of your life!

God's love is meteoric, His loyalty astronomic.

Psalm 36:5

Not Ashamed

I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so… Continue

Added by Frank Giuliani on August 23, 2010 at 2:44am — No Comments

FAITH AND GOOD CONSCIENCE

FAITH AND GOOD CONSCIENCE

1 Timothy 1:3-11, 18-20

Dear Father,

Keep us from believing any teaching different from that which your genuine apostles taught about our Lord Jesus Christ. Let what they aimed for arise in our hearts: love that issues from a pure heart, a good conscience, and sincere faith.

Don't let us take a legalistic approach to our life under you.… Continue

Added by Frank Giuliani on August 6, 2010 at 3:01pm — No Comments

ETERNAL COMFORT

2 Thessalonians 2:1-17

Dear Father,

Thank you for calling us to salvation through the Good News of Christ, so that we may obtain the glory of the Lord Jesus. Help us to stand firm and hold fast to the traditions of your holy apostles.

May the Lord Jesus Christ himself, and you, our Father, who loved us and gave eternal comfort and good hope through grace, comfort our hearts and… Continue

Added by Frank Giuliani on August 3, 2010 at 1:17am — 1 Comment

God's Commandments

VERSE:

We must never forget your commandments: for with them you have revived us. -- Psalm 119:93

THOUGHT:

Much like the rules parents have for young children -- don't drink what's under the cabinet, don't play in the street, don't walk out from behind parked cars... -- God's guidance is not to restrict us, but to protect us. His commands, both positive and prohibitive, are for our protection… Continue

Added by Frank Giuliani on July 30, 2010 at 2:03am — 1 Comment

PRESENTATIONS

PRESENTATIONS

1 Thessalonians 5:23

Dear Father, all honor to you, I present my body to you, O Lord. Give it health, energy and stamina. Give it healing, as needed.

I present my soul, my personality to you, my God. Impress on it the characteristics that honor you and are pleasing to other people, for their good.

I present my spirit… Continue

Added by Frank Giuliani on July 29, 2010 at 2:15am — No Comments

Overcoming Fear

Overcoming Fear

I am Afraid, I hear myself say. And in the saying, I practice the presence of Fear, rather than rest in the safety of God. Jesus says His Spirit within me is one of power, love, and a sound mind. But He whispers while Fear is loud.

Fear screams for me to run.

But God beckons me, Come.

Fear pushes me to produce… Continue

Added by Frank Giuliani on July 25, 2010 at 5:17am — No Comments

Taste the Lord

VERSE:

O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

-- Psalm 34:8

THOUGHT:

Some aspects of faith are indescribable: they can only be experienced and known by doing them. Taste the Lord. Sample his goodness. Lean on his grace. Take refuge in his care. We are blessed to find him near and take our refuge from life's greatest dangers and death's greatest… Continue

Added by Frank Giuliani on July 24, 2010 at 2:00am — No Comments

God's Love

VERSE: But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

-- Matthew 19:14

THOUGHT:

Jesus' love for children in an age when they weren't highly regarded is a powerful reminder. It is a reminder of God's love for what the world often abuses or abandons. We are called to love the unloved, the forgotten, the abused and neglected.… Continue

Added by Frank Giuliani on July 23, 2010 at 9:26am — No Comments

Truth

VERSE: I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.

-- Psalm 119:30

THOUGHT:

Jesus reminded us to "pick up your cross daily and follow" him. The way of truth is a daily choice. To not seek to intentionally put him at the center of our life, the top priority in all of our decisions, is to slip a little bit further away from the life he calls us to lead. Any decision made… Continue

Added by Frank Giuliani on July 21, 2010 at 4:19pm — No Comments

You are not alone

You are not defenseless - For God is your protector.

You are not inadequate - For God is your sufficiency.

You are not useless - For God has a purpose for your life.

You are not worthless - For God sent His Son to die for you.

You are not without hope - For God has a… Continue

Added by Frank Giuliani on July 19, 2010 at 7:43am — No Comments

God's Good News

VERSE: For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

-- Romans 1:16

THOUGHT:

For the rich and poor, young and old, weak and strong, thin and heavy, there is still just one message and one name and one story that makes the eternal difference. That one message, story, and name are… Continue

Added by Frank Giuliani on July 18, 2010 at 8:39am — No Comments

Slow Down!

VERSE: He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

-- Psalm 23:2-3

THOUGHT:

Some of us won't slow down for anything! Well, almost anything. When we get "too full ourselves" and too caught up in our own plans, the LORD, our Shepherd, slows us down and makes us lie down.… Continue

Added by Frank Giuliani on July 17, 2010 at 3:20am — No Comments

Isn't it true!

VERSE: Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

-- James 1:21

THOUGHT:

Isn't it true! When we find ourselves caught in the clutches of the moral filth of our culture, we find the Word of God boring and irrelevant. Yet even in those moments when Satan uses sin to harden our hearts, God's… Continue

Added by Frank Giuliani on July 15, 2010 at 2:44am — No Comments

REAPING RIGHTEOUSNESS

Galatians 6:7-8

Dear Father,

Keep me from sowing seeds from my sinful nature, for I do not want to reap the crop they will produce. May I not invest my time, money, or desires in the deceitful things of this world. For then I will reap destruction.