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Read: Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. Hope is an incredible motivator in life, a powerful sustainer of love, and arguably, it is the most effective instigator of spiritual growth. On the other hand, the loss of hope is [...]
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Read Psalm 42:1-11 Depressed? Practice Hope! Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. (Psalm 42:11) I’m not a mental health expert, so don’t go throwing away your meds if [...]
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Read I Corinthians 15 “I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.” (I Corinthians 15:50) Food For Thought… I suppose I have conducted close to a hundred funerals as a pastor. You have been to your [...]
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Read Romans 5 “And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint…” (Romans 5:3-4) Food For Thought… Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence that each American, and I assume, every human [...]
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Read Romans 4 “God’s promise of eternal life is received through the same kind of faith demonstrated by Abraham, who believed in the God who resurrects the dead and creates new things out of nothing.” (Romans 4:16) Food For Thought… I don’t know if you’ve done much thinking about Abraham, [...]
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Ray Noah
Lead Pastor of Portland Christian Center
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