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by Kevin Burton “I have been through hell,” was a quote from one of the Israeli hostages released this week by Hamas. Maam, you have been through severe trauma of a degree I can’t imagine, but you have not been through hell. You don’t get through hell. The Bible says hell is …
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by Kevin Burton Last Sunday on Page 7 we talked about breakfast. Today, even better food for thought. Did you know, there’s a new day coming? I mean a totally new day. A capitalized New Day kind of new day. Think about it, breakfast with Jesus! In John 21:12, Jesus issues …
by Kevin Burton The strength God supplies you, the material resources, the breath of life itself, were given for a reason. Service. There is joy in the Lord, but we as Christians are not on a joyride here on earth. We have a job to do. “For we are His workmanship, created …
by Kevin Burton It took exactly three verses for the Bible to start talking about light. “Let there be light,” God said. And there was light. Read backward to Genesis 1:2 and you see that “the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.” …
by Kevin Burton The Scrabble words deployed against you that get you beat; those are the ones you remember the best. Something kind of similar happened with my Bible memory verses recently. I’ve written previously about my memory verses, typed on paper, taped onto index cards of various colors. I am up …
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by Kevin Burton In this life of deceit and disappointments, we pray for something solid we can hold on to, something that is true. We long for something we can trust. Trust according to Merriam-Webster is “assured reliance on the character, ability, strength or truth of someone or something.” On the …
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by Kevin Burton My birthday is coming up soon, maybe yours is too. I have some worries just now and it’s not shaping up as the best birthday ever. Maybe you are in the same straits. A message today then, for the both of us. The one sneaked up on me. Recently …
by Kevin Burton Say to me LeBron James is the best basketball player ever. Wrong. Tell me mayonnaise in any form is anything other than an affront to the senses (all of them). Wrong. Tell me dogs are more loving than cats and I’ll tell you that you’re measuring love in terms of …
by Kevin Burton From the book of Leviticus and the story of Old Testament sacrifices, comes a never-outdated concept of ongoing prayer to God. This is in follow up to messages by Dane Massey the last two Sundays on Page 7 on the importance and difficulty of prayer. This week we hear from …
by Dane Massey (Dane Massey is the former Pastor of Mulvane Christian Church. He is now in ministry in Houston, Texas.) Matthew Henry said, “When God intends great mercy for His people, He sets them a-praying.” Indeed, when God wants anything accomplished in His kingdom, He moves men to pray. God is …
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