A Season of Loneliness – Part 2 Rejected and Alone We will do almost anything to be accepted by our peers, by our friends and by our family. In many cases we will even change who we are to be included, liked, and accepted. What we are really doing in …
Read More“The first time I was brought before the judge, no one came with me. [I was alone.] Everyone abandoned me. [I felt rejected.] May it not be counted against them. But the Lord stood with me [took away my loneliness] and gave me strength [removed the rejection] so that I …
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A Season of Loneliness – Part 1 Loneliness: Most Common Emotional Pain During the holiday season, one of the most “common” emotional pains experienced is loneliness. This time of year can be a constant reminder of past failure, let downs, betrayals, and losses. For normal people, they remember the lost …
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What Miracle is Waiting for You? In the miracle Jesus performed with the 10 lepers, we generally have been taught to focus on the 1 leper who returned to give thanks to Jesus and give attention to the fact that the other 9 who were healed didn’t. However, before any …
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Thanksgiving: The Uncommon Path to Greatness Your Circle has Everything in “Common” There was once a group of 10 guys who were considered outcasts; rejected from society because of their disease. From a distance they yelled out to Jesus. They called Him master. They recognized Him as an uncommon …
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Being No-Longer-Common 101 Part 8 Come, Follow Me, and I Will Show You The further I get away from being ordinary, the harder it gets for me to remember everything normal people do. Here’s an example. Normal people read and listen to Bible teachings like a history lesson. It’s a …
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Being No-Longer-Common 101 Part 7 I Will Show You… Being “no-longer-common” is having Jesus turn what you are into something He can use. He’ll take the skills you already have and make them useful. Pamela, my wife, in reviewing our last message, “Follow”, added this thought. When we hear the …
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Being No-Longer-Common 101 Part 6 Follow They were out performing their normal routine, only to be interrupted. There was someone calling out to them with one word, C O M E. Who is this person standing on the shore or possibly walking in the water saying, “C O M E.” …
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Being No-Longer-Common 101 Part 5 C O M E Jesus sees you. He sees in you the very thing that you can no longer see in yourself. He sees all your positive characteristics. “Common” will take the unique gift, skill, trade or talent you have and make it invisible …
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Being No-Longer-Common 101 Part 4 He Sees You Now that you know what we’re trying to achieve, taking you beyond Christianity the way we know it and church membership 101, let’s get beyond the myths. We get it; the myths were a bit of a shocker for some. For others, …
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