I’m really enjoying reading through the book of Jeremiah. I’m taking my sweet time as I drink my morning coffee and slowly digesting the words from this book in the Old Testament. In chapter 29, Jeremiah’s letter is sent from Jerusalem to the remnants of the elders which were carried away captives, and to the priests, the prophets and all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon. (*See Jeremiah 29:1) We get the pleasure of hearing the Lord God’s instructing words to these captives! He instructs them with these actions: – Build houses and dwell in them. – Plant gardens and eat the fruit from…
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Fruit of the Spirit Bible Study Workbook/Journal Pages
It’s ready to go! And it’s FREE! Here is the Fruit of the Spirit Bible study and journal pages that I’ve been promising to my newsletter subscribers. If you haven’t joined HCH special members yet, please subscribe so that you can be alerted in advance of upcoming content. Subscribe HERE SIDE NOTE: You do NOT have to download or print anything. You can BOOKMARK the workbook to read online. You can also answer the questions in your own journal at home if you don’t want to print anything out. ***You may use this for your own personal use or in your own ministry. If you wish to share online; however,…
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From Grumpy to Grateful – 5 Simple Ways to Change Your Attitude
Have you ever felt grumpy, but you knew in your heart there really wasn’t a good justification for being a grouch? Our flesh seems to revel in grumbling when things are less than perfect. We know that life could be much worse, but we’d rather gripe than act joyful. On the other side of the fence, you and I both have experienced days that were truly horrific. We’ve probably had legitimate excuses for being a bit grouchy at times. But then we come to that testy question… Does grumbling please God? In the Old Testament, we read how the Israelite people grumbled and complained often. It displeased God much. Looking…
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Three Pitfalls of the Proud
Most of us have been subjected to dealing with prideful people at one time or another. Sadly, being around a proud person is truly a negative experience. We do see much HARM caused by prideful people in today’s society, but PRIDE has always been around since the creation of Adam and Eve. It’s important that we keep our own pride in check. I do believe pride is a potential PITFALL for every single person. Our human flesh can be very susceptible to pride, but with due diligence we can watch out for those red flags and squash the pride in our life before it causes a terrible destruction for us.…
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What Are You Depending On to Get Through Life’s Journey?
What are you depending upon to get you through life’s journey? Is it your job or income? Is it your personality or particular character? Is it your knowledge or IQ?Is it your ability to multi-task? Is it your talent in a certain area? Is it a strong family member you lean on? We all tend to rely on various things as we tread through life. Our human nature wants to cling to the various strengths and strong points to plunge through the troublesome bumps in the road. But it’s often when we’re finally left desperately treading water to stay afloat, with NO OTHER source to lean upon, that we finally…
