Moses wrote the book of Deuteronomy to the children of Israel who were preparing to enter the long awaited land of promise. Deuteronomy chapter 12 sets the stage for the centralized place of worship that would eventually be the city of Jerusalem where the temple would be built. This chapter also covers commands connected with the worship God’s chosen people would offer to God. As Moses speaks about giving in worship he includes a repeated reminder of the need of continuous rejoicing in giving (Deut. 12:7, 12, 18). Take a moment and notice matters related to the joy the Israelites…
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1. “For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive. . .” (Psalm 86:5Psalm 86:5
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5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
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2. “As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us” (Psalm 103:12Psalm 103:12
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12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
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3. “. . .For thou hast cast all my sins behind my back” (Isaiah 38:17Isaiah 38:17
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“I would like to buy $3 worth of God, please.
Not enough to explode my soul or disturb my sleep, but just enough to equal a cup of warm milk or a snooze in the sunshine.
I don’t want enough of Him to make me love a black man or pick beets with a migrant.
I want ecstasy, not transformation.
I want the warmth of the womb not a new birth.
I want about a pound of the eternal in a paper sack.
I’d like to buy $3 worth of God, please.”
Wilbur Reese
It doesn’t require all that much to be a church member. The time commitment…
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Nervous? Take Vitamin N
I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. (Hebrews 13:5Hebrews 13:5
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5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
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Overwhelmed? Take Vitamin O
Overcome evil with good. (Romans 12:21Romans 12:21
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21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
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Perplexed or puzzled? Take Vitamin P
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart…
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Anxious? Take Vitamin A
All things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28Romans 8:28
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28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
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Blue? Take Vitamin B
Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. (Psalm 103:1Psalm 103:1
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A Psalm of David.
1 Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me,…
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