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Children of the Heavenly Father
We often ask children, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” A three-year-old is going to give a much different answer than a fifteen-year-old. Yes, some become racecar drivers, but less teenagers want to be racecar drivers than three-year-olds. That picture of what life will be like when we grow up becomes…
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A Martyr’s Faith!
What does it mean to be freed in Christ? This freedom certainly doesn’t mean that we can do whatever we want. Jesus says in our Gospel reading that if we commit sin, we are a slave to sin. To truly be disciples of Christ we are to abide in His Word. Only in truth are…
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The Power of Prayer
“And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart” (Luke 18:1). We are often timid in prayer. We don’t want to bother God, and perhaps we think that we can be a nuisance. However, the parable Jesus tells us gives us a picture of God’s…