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April 13, 2016-When You’ve Failed and Bailed

By Sharon Jaynes− Today’s Truth The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness (Lamentations 3:22-23 ESV) Friend to Friend I just love Moses. I can relate to him on so many levels. For about

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April 12, 2016-How to Find Your Missing Peace

By Mary Southerland− Today’s Truth I’m sure you have heard about the Good News for the people of Israel – that there is peace with God through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all  (Acts 10:36, NLT). Friend to Friend I love the story of the little girl who was

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April 11, 2016-You’ve Been Pre-Approved!

By Sharon Jaynes− Today’s Truth For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast (Ephesians 2:8-9 NIV). Friend to Friend I don’t know about you, but I get tired

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April 8, 2016-Is Your Past Still Tripping You Up?

By Gwen Smith− Today’s Truth But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead. (Philippians 3:13b, NIV) Friend to Friend It spoke to me as I strolled down the check out aisle of Marshalls that day. The wall art that was featured on an

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April 7, 2016-Let Go of The Old You, Take Hold of the New

By Sharon Jaynes− Today’s Truth  “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” (2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV) Friend to Friend Do you remember the day you came to saving faith? Perhaps you’re still considering a relationship with Jesus. Perhaps

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April 6, 2016-Making the Choice to Forgive

By Mary Southerland− Today’s Truth Be kind and loving to each other. Forgive each other just as God forgave you in Christ (Ephesians 4:32, NCV). Friend to Friend A little boy went to see the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. When he arrived, he pointed up at the monument and

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April 5, 2016-Leaving an Imprint Part Two

By Gwen Smith− Today’s Truth For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead (James 2:26, ESV) Friend to Friend In part one of this message we looked at our valuable purpose as image bearers of God to be an imprint

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April 4, 2016-Leaving an Imprint Part One

By Gwen Smith− Today’s Truth So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them (Genesis 1:27, ESV). Friend to Friend Let’s rewind humanity’s story way back to the beginning. “Then God said, ‘Let us make man in

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April 1, 2016-Take Hold of the Faith You Long For

By Sharon Jaynes− Today’s Truth “I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me” (Phil. 3:12, emphasis added). Friend to Friend Have you ever watched a circus performer on a flying trapeze? A short horizontal bar suspended by ropes or metal straps dangles

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March 31, 2016-Stop Running From Fear

By Gwen Smith− Today’s Truth The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge (Proverbs 1:7, ESV) Friend to Friend Proverbs 1:7 tells us, “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.” I don’t know about you, but I don’t like

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March 30, 2016-When God Says No

By Sharon Jaynes− Today’s Truth “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and he will make your paths straight” (Proverbs 3:5, 6 NASB). Friend to Friend Like any good parent, God’s answers to our requests

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March 29, 2016-A Love That Meets You In The Lonely Places

By Gwen Smith− Today’s Truth Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. (Psalm 90:14, NIV) Friend to Friend I’m needy when it comes to love. Remember that game Hungry Hungry Hippos? Well, I’m pretty much Hungry

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March 28, 2016-When His Face is Toward Us

By Mary Southerland− Today’s Truth The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous and His ears are open to their cry (Psalm 34:15). Friend to Friend Pastor James Moore of Houston, Texas tells the story of a young man whose wife died, leaving him with a small son to raise alone.

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March 25, 2016-No More Shame

By Sharon Jaynes− Today’s Truth I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with

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March 24, 2016-An Uncluttered Woman

By Gwen Smith−  Today’s Truth But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. (Matthew 6:33, NIV)   Friend to Friend When I was a little girl, one of my favorite things to do was to twirl in the grass.

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March 23, 2016-Remembering to Forget

By Sharon Jaynes− Today’s Truth Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:13-14 NIV). Friend to Friend As humans, we tend to remember what we need

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March 22, 2016-The Power of the Pit Part 2

By Mary Southerland− Today’s Truth I waited patiently for the LORD; He turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire (Psalm 40:1-2, NIV). Friend to Friend We have several choices about how to deal with the pain and darkness in

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March 21, 2016-The Power of the Pit Part 1

By Mary Southerland− Today’s Truth You, O Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light (Psalm 18:28, NIV). Friend to Friend Have you ever received a gift that you wanted to return … but couldn’t? I certainly felt that way about the pit of depression the

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March 18, 2016-The Comparing Game

By Gwen Smith− Today’s Truth Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised (Proverbs 31:30). Friend to Friend We live in a competitive world. The pressures to be thin, beautiful, fit, smart, sexy, funny, rich, and popular trap us in

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March 17, 2016-Are You God’s Sparkler?

By Sharon Jaynes− Today’s Truth “You are the light of the world” (Matthew 5:14 NIV). Friend to Friend My brother was about four years old when he decided to grab a box of matches and a handful of sparklers to see how they worked. He had heard that sparklers worked

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