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Bruce Demarest
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Romans 1:19, Acts 17:24, Acts 14:15, Acts 14:16, Acts 17:25, Acts 17:26-27, Romans 1:20, Acts 14:17, Romans 1:32, Acts 17:26, Romans 2:15, Romans 2:15-16
God exists (Ps. 19:1; Rom. 1:19). 2. God is uncreated (Acts 17:24). 3. God is Creator (Acts 14:15). 4. God is Sustainer (Acts 14:16; 17:25). 5. God is universal Lord (Acts 17:24). 6. God is self-suffi...
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Brennan Manning
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He [God] has a single relentless stance toward us: He loves us. He is the only God man has ever heard of who loves sinners.
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Our God is Great as God is Good
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Gardner C. Taylor
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Romans 5:8, Psalm 90:2, James 1:17, Psalm 145:3, 1 John 4:8
The great African-American preacher Gardner Taylor, preacher of the Concord Baptist Church in Brooklyn for over 40 years, begins one of his sermons with a paean to the God revealed to us in the 66 boo...
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Adapted from the hymn “Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!”
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Chip Hardwick
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Revelation 4:8, Revelation 4:11, Isaiah 6:3
Leader: Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! People: Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee; Leader: Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! People: All thy works shall praise Thy name, in ...
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Lord God, we come to adore you. You are
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Caryl Mickelm
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Lord God, we come to adore you. You are the ground of all that is. You hold us in being, and without you we could not be. Before we were born, before time began, before the universe came into being, ...
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Almighty, gracious God, we confess to
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Austin D. Hill
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Almighty, gracious God, we confess to you that we do not see what you see. You are ever-present, speaking, coaxing, prodding, leading, guiding, and motivating. Yet that is not enough. Like the stubbor...
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Shepherd God, forgive us for going
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Chip Hardwick
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Matthew 18:12-14, Luke 15:3-7
Shepherd God, forgive us for going astray, again and again and again. You seek us out, always looking for us no matter where we are and no matter what we have done. Sometimes we take you for granted a...
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Holy, Holy, Holy Lord, God of power and
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Holy, Holy, Holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
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What God Do You Believe In?
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Timothy R. Jennings
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Galatians 5:22-23, Ephesians 3:17-19, Philippians 4:8, 1 John 4:16, Romans 12:2
In The God-Shaped Brain , medical doctor Timothy Jennings various aspects of our God-given brains, how they function, and how they can be optimized for a full-life. In this excerpt, he describes the ...
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Does God Really Like Me?
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Cyd and Geoff Holsclaw
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Romans 10:9-13, John 17:18-23, Romans 15:7, 1 Timothy 1:15, Ephesians 1:3-6, Colossians 1:21-22, Micah 7:19
I don’t know what I did wrong. But he had that “calmer than calm” look that hid a rage inside. I picked up the phone and saw her name. Not now. I can’t handle her right now. I scanned the room, lookin...
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Three Dollars Worth of God
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Wilbur Rees
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Galatians 2:20, 2 Corinthians 5:17, James 2:14-17, John 3:3, Philippians 3:10, Romans 12:2
I would like to buy $3 worth of God, please. Not enough to explode my soul or disturb my sleep, but just enough to equal a cup of warm milk, or a snooze in the sunshine. I don’t want enough of God t...
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A. W. Tozer
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The man who would know God must give time to Him.
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Augustine of Hippo
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God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to receive them.
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Max Lucado
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Psalm 33:11, Romans 12:2, Matthew 6:10, Jeremiah 29:11, 1 John 5:14, Romans 8:28
Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the belief that God will do what is right.
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Leader: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord
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Bud Thoreen
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Revelation 4:8, Revelation 4:11
Leader: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, Who was, and is, and is to come. People: Your are worthy, our Lord and God To receive glory and honor and power. Leader: For you created all th...
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God’s Story or Our Story?
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Gregory Koukl
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Our Story starts with a person for another reason…God is the very first piece of the Christian Story because the Story is all about him. God is the central character. The Story does not start with us ...
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Heavenly Father, we confess that we often forget
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Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church
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Heavenly Father, we confess that we often forget Who it is that we worship. You, Lord, are the great God Almighty and our Heavenly Father. Yet, at times, we deny that truth by living in fear and respo...
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Adapted from Isaiah 40:28-31 (Bullock)
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Scott B. Bullock
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Isaiah 40:28-31
Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the...
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Adapted from 1 John 4:7-16
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Austin D. Hill
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1 John 4:7-16
“Dear friends, Let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God…. This is love: Not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his So...
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Adapted from Psalm 90 (3)
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Austin D. Hill
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Psalm 90:1-4
Leader: Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. All: Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you a...
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Adapted from Isaiah 40:28-31 (Hill)
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Austin D. Hill
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Isaiah 40:28-31
Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. He gives powe...
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Adapted from Ezekiel 34:11-16
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Chip Hardwick
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Ezekiel 34:11-16
Leader: For thus says the Lord God: Behold, I, I myself will search for my sheep and will seek them out. People: As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered...
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Adapted from Psalm 36:5-8
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Chip Hardwick
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Psalm 36:5-8
Leader: Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. People: How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of...
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Adapted from 1 Samuel 2:1-10
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Allen Thompson
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1 Samuel 2:1-10
My heart exults in the Lord; my horn is exalted in the Lord. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation. “There is none holy like the Lord: for there is none besides you; there i...
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Adapted from 1 Kings 8:23, 56-58
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1 Kings 8:23, 56-58
O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven above or on earth beneath, keeping covenant and steadfast love for your servants who walk before you with all their heart. Blessed be the ...
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Prayer for Perspective
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Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
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Romans 12:3, James 4:10, Psalm 139:14, 1 Peter 5:6-7, Philippians 4:12-13, 2 Corinthians 12:9
Eternal and Beautiful God, The One who births us and names us Grant us perspective A holy centering of truth, humility, and our belovedness Not too high that we fall away from you our need of you our...
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Adapted from Psalm 29 (ESV)
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Darren Pollock
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Psalm 29:1-2, Psalm 29:3-4, Psalm 29:11
Leader: Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness. People: The God of glory thunders. The voice of the Lord...
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Adapted from Psalm 105:1-3, 8
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Chip Hardwick
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Psalm 105:1-3
Leader: Give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; Make known his deeds among the peoples! People: Sing to God; sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works! Leader: Glory in God’s ho...
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Opening Prayer based on Isaiah 9:6
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Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
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Isaiah 9:6
Wonderful Counselor, open our ears So we may hear your song God is with us, God is near Mighty God, open our eyes So we may see you at work For goodness, truth, and justice Everlasting Father, open ...
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On the Side?
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Jonathan K. Dodson
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In his thoughtful book, Our Good Crisis: Overcoming Moral Chaos with the Beatitudes, Jonathan K. Dodson shares a funny, yet poingnant encounter with a man who wanted to keep religion private: I ...