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Christ our Cornerstone

Christ alone, Cornerstone Weak made strong in the Savior’s love Through the storm, He is Lord Lord of all -Lyrics from Cornerstone by Hillsong Music Yesterday we sung the song Cornerstone by Hillsong. As you may have already noticed, the words of the verses are taken from the hymn The Solid Rock. I love that hymn, but that’s not the topic I’m writing about today. I’m writing about the scripture that it’s based on. The main scripture of both songs is Acts...

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Lift Up My Eyes

Who do we look to in difficult times? We all endure them. If you haven’t, you will. How do we deal with calamity when it strikes? Or what about disgrace when people rise against us, lording our shame over us? In the Psalms, we see some examples of how to respond. Remember when David committed adultery with Bathsheba and murdered her husband? He messed up big time. What do you think the people around him thought of him? Or years later when he fleeing from Absalom, his son, do you think...

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Words, Thoughts and Deeds

"Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So, glorify God in your body." 1 CORINTHIANS 6:19-20 (ESV) I often forget that I am actually not my own. It sure feels like it, though. I have my own house, my own car, my own family, my own money …  and the list goes on. However, the only true thing that I HAVE – that I really POSSESS – is salvation...

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