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Introduction Every Part Matters. We know this is true for any thing that is made. A car will not go without a driveshaft even if everything else is in place. Nor will a car go without wheels and tires. Try roping a cow without a saddle, it gets sketchy. But a saddle without a tree is not a saddle but…

Introduction We all know of people, we may be the person, who ask for things that seem ridiculous. This is fine, except when the people expect to receive whatever it is they ask for. They have an entitlement mentality that drives them and expect exactly what they ask for regardless what it is. Stories…

Introduction Light is a great thing. We can see what we are doing. We can see the beauty of the world. We can move around without tripping on things or stubbing our toes. With light we can make better decisions. As a story I read this week tells of a farmer. Making decisions in the dark can lead to some…

Introduction Many times in life we think that we are not worthy of anything good. We may think that we are the outcasts, the no goods, the people who are always left out. We may think that what we do is pointless and wonder why we do it. Maybe we never get to go to the good things that others do. We…

Introduction We all have moments of doubt, worry, and fear. We have moments of hopeful expectation. We desire great things to happen and great things to change the situations we are in. Maybe we have great promises guiding us and to lean on. Maybe we just have a strong positive attitude and mindset.…

In All of our Being We Magnify Him (46-47) Mary bursts into this amazing hymn of praise to the Lord above because of what Elizabeth stated to her. She was bragging on the Lord alone and not herself at all. All glory is given to the Lord. We see he magnifying Him and we can do the same. Magnify and praise…

Introduction The First Songs of Christmas. When we hear songs of Christmas we may think of Hark the Herald Angels sing. Maybe Joy to the World. Maybe Frosty the Snowman. Maybe Rudolph, Santa Claus is coming to Town, or even Grandma got Run Over by a Reindeer. But these are not the songs we will look…

Introduction Walking together is something many of us have been told throughout our lives is how we make it through life. Some have said it takes a village to raise a child. Some say we need good healthy friendships around us if we are to be able to continue in life. Yet, many of us struggle with this…

Introduction Thankfulness seems to be a lost art today. Warren Wiersbe illustrated this problem in his commentary on Colossians. He told about a ministerial student in Evanston, Illinois, who was part of a life-saving squad. In 1860, a ship went aground on the shore of Lake Michigan near Evanston, and…