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Planning for the Unexpected
Key Verse: “They led him out to crucify him. They forced a man coming in from the country, who was passing by, to carry Jesus’s cross. He was Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus.” Mark 15:20-21 (CSB) Life is not only full of unexpected pleasures but also full of unexpected heartache and disappointment. Unfortunately, when you start your day reading scripture and saying a prayer it doesn’t serve as a guarantee that life won’t take you by surprise and lead you around some unexpected twists and turns. “In this world, you will have trouble, but be of good cheer I have overcome the world” was Jesus’s way…
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Growing Sizable Faith
Key Verse: “Truly I tell you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” Matthew 17:20 (NIV) There have been times in my life I have been full of faith. At least I like to think I was full of faith. It is easy to believe God is good when life is good. It is easy to feel strong and invincible boldly living out the faith journey when you aren’t knee-deep in the trenches with “why Lord” bullets and tears flying everywhere. But let’s face it. Life…
