Blessings on Irritations

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Ezekiel 36:26-27, Jonah 3:1-10, Proverbs 16:18, Psalm 51:10-12, John 3:3 , Galatians 5:22-23

The trouble with born-again Christians is that they are an even bigger pain the second time around.

There are three requisites to the proper enjoyment of earthly blessings: a thankful reflection, on the goodness of the giver; a deep sense of our own unworthiness; and a recollection of the uncertaint...

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Mother Teresa

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Blessings

Some people come in our life as blessings. Some come in your life as lessons.

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Charles F. Stanley

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Blessings

In thinking about His many blessings, you view God’s work from a new perspective.

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Martin Luther

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Blessings that at times come to us through our labors and at times without our labors, but never because of our labors; for God always gives them because of His undeserved mercy.

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Hippocrates

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Exodus 15:26 , Isaiah 38:16-17, Proverbs 3:7-8 , 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 , James 5:14-15 , Psalm 41:3

A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses.

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Lord God, in your creation and in your Son you have given

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Eunice McGarrahan

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Hebrews 12:1-3, 1 Corinthians 9:24, Galatians 5:7, 2 Timothy 4:7

Lord God, in your creation and in your Son, you have given us every good thing. You have given us beauty, the warmth of friendships, the blessings of food and shelter. In Jesus, you have given us life...

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Bear Grylls

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I mean, in the last few months alone, I've been pinned in a big set of white-water rapids, been bitten by an angry snake in a jungle, had a close escapewith a big mountain rockfall, narrowly avoid...

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K.J. Ramsey

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Genesis 12:1-3 , Numbers 6:22-27, Ruth 2:8-12, Luke 1:39-45, Psalm 5:1-12 , Psalm 133:1-3

To bless is to bridge. A blessing is a bridge to belonging, built right in the place we feel separated from hope. Words of blessing bring us back to the beautiful truth of being human: we belong to on...

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Gerald G. May

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Blessings sometimes come through brokenness that could never come in any other way.

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Merciful Lord's Blessing and Preservation

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Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisle, Illinois

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Deuteronomy 30:19-20, Isaiah 58:6-12, John 15:1-8, Matthew 28:18-20, Psalm 1:1-3

Pastor: Go now, as God’s children, chosen and dearly loved, to bear fruit for His Kingdom – fruit that will last. May the almighty and merciful Lord, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, bless...

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Heavenly Father, as we live through the remainder

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Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisle, Illinois

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Joel 2:12-13, Isaiah 1:18, Jonah 3:5-10, Matthew 6:16-18, Psalm 51:10-12, 2 Corinthians 5:20-21

Pastor: Heavenly Father, as we live through the remainder of this Ash Wednesday, may the crosses of ashes that mark our foreheads be a reminder to us and to those we meet that we belong to your Son....

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Blessings and Peace in Christ

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Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisle, Illinois

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Acts 2:1-4 , 1 Peter 1:1-2, 2 Peter 1:3, Colossians 3:12, Isaiah 41:9, 2 Thessalonians 2:13

Pastor: Now to God’s elect, exiles scattered throughout (insert your community) and the surrounding communities, who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sa...

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Max Lucado

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God’s greatest blessings often come costumed as disasters. Any doubters need to do nothing more than ascend the hill of Calvary.

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The Gift of College Students

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The Pastor's Workshop

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1 Samuel 3:1-10, Ecclesiastes 12:1 , Proverbs 2:1-11, Mark 10:17-22 , 1 Timothy 4:12 , Psalm 119:9-11

I have been moved to a different course of action, however, inspired largely by my daily exposure to college students in a great university during the course of a preaching and teaching ministry that ...

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Blessing Ministry Event or Initiative

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Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia

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Micah 6:8, Matthew 25:35-40, John 6:1-14, Zechariah 4:6, Judges 6:11-16, 2 Corinthians 9:8, Acts 4:32-35, Acts 1:8, Acts 2:1-4, Proverbs 16:3, Nehemiah 2:17-20, Philippians 4:19, Acts 18:1-4, Ephesians 2:14, John 4:4-26

This blessing includes prayers for the initiative/event itself, the volunteers for the event, the leaders organizing the event, the resources to be distributed at the event, and any community partners...

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F. F. Bruce

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God bestows His blessings without discrimination. The followers of Jesus are children of God, and they should manifest the family likeness by doing good to all, even to those who deserve the opposite.

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Willie Nelson

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When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

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For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends.

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Gracious God, you shower us with so

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Chip Hardwick

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Gracious God, you shower us with so many blessings, yet we struggle to share them with others. You love a cheerful giver, but we sometimes give grudgingly. We forget that all we have is yours, and tha...

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Blessed by Father, Son, Spirit

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Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisle, Illinois

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Deuteronomy 30:19-20, Isaiah 58:6-12, John 15:1-8, Matthew 28:18-20, Psalm 1:1-3

Pastor: Go now, as God’s children, chosen and dearly loved, to bear fruit for His Kingdom – fruit that will last. May the almighty and merciful Lord, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, bless...

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The peace of Christ be to thee

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Carmina Gadelica

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John 14:27, Philippians 4:7, Ephesians 6:23-24, 2 Thessalonians 3:16, Isaiah 26:3

The peace of Christ be to thee, The peace of Spirit be to thee, During all thy life, All the days of thy life. The keeping of God upon thee in every pass, The shielding of Christ upon thee in ev...

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Numbers 6:24-26

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Numbers 6:24-26

May the Lord bless you and keep you, The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you, The Lord lift up his face toward you, and give you peace.

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The Three Annual Festivals in Israel

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Christopher H. J. Wright

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Deuteronomy 16:11, 14, Exodus 12:24–27 , 2 Chronicles 30:21–23, Acts 2:1–4, 42–47, Luke 15:22–24 , Psalm 100:1–2

There were three annual festivals in Israel—Passover along with the Feast of Unleavened Bread, The Feast of Weeks (Pentecost), and the Feast of Tabernacles. You can read about them in Leviticus 23 and...

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Adapted from Psalm 128 & Colossians 3

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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.

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Psalm 128:null, Colossians 3:null

Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to him. You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours. And [w]hatever you do, work at it with all your h...

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Gentle God, we have wandered away

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Steve Garnaas Holmes

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Jeremiah 31::3-4 , Hosea 14:1-4, Joel 2:12-13 , Luke 15:3-7 , 2 Corinthians 5:17-18 , Psalm 103:8-12

Gentle God, we have wandered away from you, from your love, and from what gives you deepest delight in our lives, so our lives become hollow and hungry, lost and lonely. We return to you. Rece...

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God's Blessing Through Holy Spirit

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Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisle, Illinois

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Acts 2:1-4, Romans 15:13, Ephesians 3:16-17, John 14:26, Galatians 5:22-23, Romans 5:5

Pastor: Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of the faithful, People: and kindle in us the fire of your love. Alleluia. Pastor: Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust i...

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O Lord our God, teach us, we ask You,

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Basil the Great

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O Lord our God, teach us, we ask You, to ask You in the right way for the right blessings. Steer the vessel of our life toward Yourself, You tranquil haven of all storm-tossed souls. Show us the cours...

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First Sunday in Lent

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Scott B. Bullock

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Genesis 9:8-17, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:6-8, Genesis 8:21-22, Genesis 17:4-7, Romans 5:6-8, Genesis 8:22, Revelation 2:4, John 13:35, Romans 5:17

Lent 2021: A 40-day Heart Restoration Destruction No More Bonus Content: Video prep session with Scott Bullock on Genesis 9:8-17 . Password: fHUk*p2* AIM Commentary Ancient Lens What can we ...

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Gratitude for Divine Blessings

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Laura B. Murray

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Matthew 6:19-21, Philippians 4:13, Luke 12:16-21 , 2 Corinthians 9:7, James 1:17, Mark 12:41-44, Proverbs 11:24-25

Gracious God, you love us deeply yet we take your love for granted. Rather than trusting you, we trust the gifts you have given us. We confess that our misplaced hope and reliance is on money, intelli...

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