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Christine's Blog – June 2012 Archive (18)

Jesus ~ the reactions. John 7.10-13

You would be hard-pressed to find someone who does not have an opinion about Jesus Christ, but surprisingly, there are so many people—even in today’s modern culture—that do not know very much about Jesus.  Most have done little investigation of their own.  They have heard he was born in Bethlehem, and put in a…

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Added by Christine on June 29, 2012 at 8:53am — 1 Comment

Of timing, unbelief, and hatred for the truth.

Of timing, unbelief, and hatred for the truth.  John 7.1-9

As you read or listen to John 7, verses one through nine, notice three things: Jesus was well aware of timing; his brothers did not believe in him; the world hated him because he spoke the truth about them.…

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Added by Christine on June 28, 2012 at 6:00am — 1 Comment

You've been praying and praying . . .

You’ve been praying and praying…         John 6.60-69/prayer

Just in case you are one who is ready to turn away because you have been praying and praying, and it seems your prayers are hitting the ceiling … you just might be like those in the crowd that…

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Added by Christine on June 27, 2012 at 7:51am — No Comments

Yet though he slay me.

Yet though he slay me.  John 6.60-69

This is a scene that makes my heart ache for Jesus.  The people have seen his heart—they have heard his teaching, been fed by him, and seen him heal . . . but now, once something is required of them, they turn away from…

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Added by Christine on June 26, 2012 at 8:25am — No Comments

Only One.

ONLY ONE.  John 6.60-69

Oh sure, they were ‘all in’ when he was doing the miraculous . . . come on, do some more!  They were ‘all in’ when he was telling them about a kingdom which would have no end … they were sick of harsh Roman rule over…

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Added by Christine on June 25, 2012 at 8:20am — No Comments

Eating and drinking Jesus?

Eating and drinking Jesus?  John 6.51-59

Tis a difficult word, who can abide it?…

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Added by Christine on June 22, 2012 at 8:27am — 1 Comment

Easier to believe then? John 6.41-51

Do you think it would have been easier for you to put your trust in Jesus if you lived in the first century, rather than now?  Would you more readily believe that Jesus was sent by God if you saw him do a miracle with your own eyes, instead of reading someone else’s account of it?  What I am saying is, do you think that believing would come easier to you if you…

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Added by Christine on June 21, 2012 at 7:49am — No Comments

Tattoos, anyone?

If I were to get a tattoo, I would choose one of God’s promises – something that I wanted to always keep in the forefront of my mind.  However, it would be challenging to choose which of his promises is most significant to me, because at different times, that seems to change.  His promises are 'life lines' when the way is rough, sure reasons for hope when I might be…

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Added by Christine on June 20, 2012 at 6:24am — No Comments

Stay till the end - Jesus, Forever Bread.

I hope you are awake, and will read and consider carefully the import of all you are about to read today.

Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will…

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Added by Christine on June 19, 2012 at 10:00am — No Comments

Prove it ... again. John 6.30-34

Can I be honest here?  Their response made me roll my eyes.  I thought to myself, ‘Are you kidding me?  You want him to prove it to you again—do another miracle, and then you’ll believe in him?’  After all, they had heard about his healings, they had heard about how he saved the wedding couple from disaster by supplying wine when theirs…

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Added by Christine on June 18, 2012 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Satisfaction/JOY (?) on the job.

Prayer requests come in regularly to my ministry website,  but this one really got my attention:  “Please pray that I have the strength to keep going in my position in my company.  So much is demanded of me, and has been for so long, that I am under immense pressure.  I find I have little balance between work and any kind of…

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Added by Christine on June 13, 2012 at 6:30am — No Comments

Only one thing satisfies. John 6.22-27

The faces change.  The scenarios change . . . the reason does not.  ‘I just really want him to love me,’ the high school girl explains to me, the day after she has given far too much of herself away to a demanding young man.  She wants love, and is willing to give sex for it.  He wants sex, and is willing to promise love for…

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Added by Christine on June 12, 2012 at 6:30am — No Comments

Jesus, Bread of Life.

Jesus: The Bread of Life   John 6.22-59

Father, as we read through the rest of this passage following Jesus’ feeding of the 5000, his walking on the water to the disciples … please help us to grasp what you were saying to the crowd then, and what it means to us…

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Added by Christine on June 11, 2012 at 7:49am — No Comments

Always watching.

Always watching.   John 6.16-21

Long day. The work had not been one of chopping and slicing, it had been supernatural – a young…

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Added by Christine on June 7, 2012 at 8:30am — No Comments

What's your need?

~One more lesson from the Feeding of the Five Thousand, John 6.1-13

“After this, Jesus crossed the Sea of Galilee…”  To what did the ‘after this’ refer?  In syncing events of Jesus’ ministry, our Lord was not just physically weary from teaching and…

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Added by Christine on June 6, 2012 at 7:02am — No Comments

This is your casting call. John 6.1-15

The stage is set for one of history’s real-live dramas, and you have just gotten the word there is to be an open casting call.  This is the break you have been waiting for—a chance to make your mark, a chance for your name to go in the history books, the opportunity of a lifetime!  In perhaps the best known of all of Jesus’ miracles, the Feeding of the Five-Thousand, you…

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Added by Christine on June 5, 2012 at 6:30am — No Comments

Actively seeking out Jesus.

Actively seeking out Jesus.  John 6.1-13

Picture it with me—Jesus needs to pull away from the crowds . . . to pray, to be alone with the disciples a while . . . The decision is made to board a boat and cross to the other side of the Sea of…

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Added by Christine on June 4, 2012 at 6:30am — No Comments

Prayer MATTERS.

Today I spoke on the topic of friendship at a one-day retreat, and it prompted me to think of the friendship we are invited to share with God.  It also got me thinking about prayer, the way we communicate with our God.

Friendship with anyone requires a couple…

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Added by Christine on June 1, 2012 at 6:00am — 1 Comment

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