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  • Surrender

    Then Jesus told His disciples, If anyone would come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. Matthew 16:24.25 ESVI stood at a crossroad in my life and wondered which path to ...
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  • Heart Like A Sponge

    For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. James 3:16 ESVJust as a sponge filled with liquid is our heart within ...
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  • RHM June 2015 Newsletter

    For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. (Jeremiah 29:11–12 NIV) June Newsletter - 2015   Thank you for reading ...
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  • The Worlds Greatest Dad

    He said, Abba, Father, all things are possible to you. Mark 14:36 WEBGrowing up in the Bible Belt as a child, my image of God was an angry, white-haired, lightning bolt wielding, disciplinarian that just waited on me to mess up. It was rare for me to go to church at all, but when I did visit the loc...
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  • All or Nothing

    For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity. Proverbs 24:16 WEBI felt disgusted with myself because I had tried so hard, but failed again in a moment of weakness. Now I felt like an injured animal and just wanted to be alone. I could never liv...
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  • The Invoice

    Then his master called him and said to him, You contemptible and wicked attendant! I forgave and cancelled all that [great] debt of yours because you begged me to. And should you not have had pity and mercy on your fellow attendant, as I had pity and mercy on you? And in wrath his master turned him ...
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  • Luke Chapter 8

     Luke Chapter 8 >> Click Here For Audio Version <<   Luke 8 Outline:8:1-3      Women contribute to the ministry of Jesus.8:4-15    The parable of the Sower.8:16-18  The parable of the lamp and the cover.8:19-21  The mother and brothers ...
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  • Why Did You Doubt?

    But when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, It is a ghost! and they cried out in fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid. Peter answered Him, Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water. He said, Co...
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  • The Dentist Chair

    And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 ESVAs I writhed in pain in the chair, the dentist wrestled on with the split tooth. It was very painful and I did not want him to touch it, let alone pull on it,...
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  • The Body Snatcher

    I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak Ezekiel 34:15 ESVAs the tears flowed down my face, I knew they werent mine. I had a rough upbringing and could count the people that I loved on one hand. Yet as I laid hands on th...
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  • The Rooster Crows

    And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times. And he broke down and wept. Mark 14:72 ESVAfter walking closely with the Lord Jesus for over three years, Peter had denied that he even knew...
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  • Shattered Dreams

    At the same time that my sanity was restored, my honor and splendor were returned to me for the glory of my kingdom. My advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored to my throne and became even greater than before. Daniel 4:36 NIVNebuchadnezzar was a great king that ruled over most of the k...
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  • RHM Data Center Rebuild

    For most of this year I have meant to rework our data center. We host everything ourselves in house because we send about 3 million emails a month through 10 virtual servers and our website gets about 300,000 visitors a month itself. Also with the equipment in hands reach, I can write scripts and co...
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  • The Faith Of A Child

    Now they were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them. And when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. But Jesus called them to him, saying, Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Luke 18:1517 ESVAt church one night, a visiting s...
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  • So Good To Me

    Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act. Psalms 37:45 ESVWhen the man tossed the cable on the desk, I started laughing. I could hardly believe it. I have always been drawn to technical things like a mot...
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  • Luke Chapter 7

     Luke Chapter 7 >> Click Here For Audio Version <<    Luke 7 Outline: 7:1-10 Jesus heals a Centurion’s servant. 7:11-17 Jesus raises a widow’s son from the dead. 7:18-23 John’s disciples question Jesus 7:24-35 Jesus commends John the Baptist 7:36-...
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  • Faithfully

    He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them He remains faithful forever. Psalms 146:6 NIVLooking back over my life, I now see things that the Lord told me twenty-five years ago coming to pass. Things that I had put on the shelf, thinking that perhaps I had missed Him in some...
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  • The One Who Makes Dreams Come True

    May He grant you your hearts desire and fulfill all your plans! Psalms 20:4 ESVIt was so hot in the field that day that people were getting sick to their stomachs and the rest of us had to crop their row. As a young boy about twelve working in the tobacco field, my world was very small. My family wa...
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  • The Season Of The Shelf

    When the season for fruit drew near, He sent His servants to the tenants to get His fruit. Matthew 21:34 ESVFor years I waited, yet every door remained closed. When I was about twenty, the Lord told me through a pastor that He had chosen me for ministry and to begin to prepare myself. I already knew...
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  • A Box Of Chocolates

    And the Spirit said to Philip, Go over and join this chariot. So Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and asked, Do you understand what you are reading? And he said, How can I, unless someone guides me? And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. Acts 8:29 ESVAt two in t...
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