John Henry Young a forty-year-old unemployed truck driver from Arizona gave a ride to two hitchhikers. But when he did not have money to buy them a drink, they pulled a knife, beat him up, put a rope around his neck and strung him up to a sign. Fortunately, he was able to free himself and get to a hospital. Now that’s ingratitude! But, aren’t many of us like that with God? He gave us life and went to the cross in our place to pay our sin debt. Sadly, many of us ignore Him and leave Him out of our lives, except when we need His help. Luke tells the story of ten lepers whom Jesus healed. They had cried out, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” But only one leper returned to give Him thanks. Jesus asked, “Where are the nine?” Today, let’s thank God for all He has done for us, invite Him into our lives and live for Him

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More than two hundred years ago, the noted atheistic philosopher Voltaire boldly stated that the Bible was discredited and would become a museum piece within a century. To prove his claim, he enumerated forty-five points he claimed were known facts of science on which the Bible and science disagreed. A few years ago, a curious university president, did some research and found that present day facts of science disproved every one of Mr. Voltaire’s forty-five points. He also learned that not a scientist of our day would agree with any of the noted philosopher’s forty-five points. God’s Word claims “All scripture is given by inspiration of God.” So whenever you hear someone questioning the authority of the Bible, please remember Voltaire’s mistake and don’t repeat it. The Bible is still with us; it’s still changing lives.

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Many commercials offer quick solutions to stress, urging buyers to ’take a pill’, ‘go on a vacation’, ‘buy a car.’ But according Howard Bracco, a psychologist with the Kentucky Department of Mental Health, “Life isn’t really that way at all.” Bracco concludes, “Fear of the unknown is the basis for most stress.” He’s right, and the greatest fear of all is the fear of death. Many are in denial and convince themselves that there is no God, no after life, while nagging suspicions that they are wrong persist. But we can know for sure where we are going after death. Jesus promised, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in me shall never die.” Then to illustrate His power over death, He raised Lazarus from the dead.

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A cartoon shows a little guy with a bat in his hand, speaking to his father. He says “I need you to get me a new bat, Daddy, this one doesn’t hit anything.” The cartoon, gives an insight into our human tendency to shift the blame. This practice first appeared in the Garden of Eden when Adam was caught disobeying God. Asked by God, “Have you eaten from the tree which I commanded you that you should not eat? he did not admit wrong-doing or ask forgiveness. He blamed others, saying “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree and I ate.” Adam did not get away with it, and neither can we. But Christ offers us all an alternative, promising “Seek the Lord while He may be found… Call upon Him…And He will have mercy …. He will abundantly pardon.” .

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Dr. Clyde Narramore an eminent Psychologist from California, believed spiritual conversion, the new birth is scientific. He wrote that to measure up to scientific methodology, certain criteria must be met. First– a large sampling is needed. Millions attest to their spiritual conversion. Second– testing must involve a variety of life conditions. New birth has come to people in every conceivable condition in life. Third– Sampling must include many races and cultures. Christians can be found worldwide. Fourth– Scientific method requires test representatives of all age groups, and people of all age groups experience the new birth. Fifth– scientific method requires measurable consistent results. Dr. Narramore concludes that changed lives meet these criteria. Spiritual conversion is scientific. Jesus said “You must be born again.” .

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Recently bought a new car? Moved into a new home? Maybe you have welcomed a new child into your family! New things bring excitement. So what would you think of having a new life? By natural birth, we all joined the human family. But the Bible teaches that “all have sinned and come short of the glory of God” and that “there is none righteous, no not one.” How good to know that Jesus, by His death on the cross bridged the gap between us and a Holy God, making a spiritual re-birth possible. Jesus taught this, saying “That which is born of flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, you must be born again.” A new birth happens when we acknowledge our fallen nature, and invite Christ into our lives. Then “old things are passed away, all things become new.” .

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Genealogy is said to be America’s second most popular hobby. It’s big business in Canada too! And The Bible has much to say about the subject. Genesis introduces our first parents, Adam and Eve, but those ancestors disobeyed God, passing on a sinful nature and tendency to wrong-doing to all. Paul wrote “…through one man (Adam) sin entered the world and death by sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned.” However, into this world came the Lord Jesus, dying for the sins of the world, bringing good news for all. Paul explained “…if by one man’s offense (Adam) death reigned, much more those who receive abundance of grace …will reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ.” That’s why Jesus said, “Nobody comes to the Father except through Me.” With Him in our lives, God becomes our Father.

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Scans and X-rays reveal much. But according to Nebraska ophthalmologist Dr. David Ingvoldstad, an authority on retinal disease, some chronic health problems can be diagnosed by an examination of the retina. These include hardening and narrowing of the arteries, stroke and multiple sclerosis. As God looks over this world, His eye also makes a spiritual diagnosis. We are told “… the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him.” But until our hearts become loyal to God, the report of His examination of our hearts reveals, that “the heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked.” The new hearts we all need come as we turn from wrong-doing and receive Christ as personal Saviour.

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Oscar Wilde, the Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet, once wrote, “No man is rich enough to buy back his past.” If there’s happiness in our past, we want to relive it. If we have failures and sadness in our past, we want to erase them. Someone has said, “the past is gone– forget it. The present is here- live it. The future is before us–prepare for it.” We can’t forget our past, since it impacts our present. But while we live in the present, we must also realize it’s the time to prepare for the future. And since in God’s eyes, “there is none righteous, no not one” we can’t “buy back our past.” Thankfully God intervened and bought back our past. This happened on Calvary’s cross when “Christ died for our sins” forgiving and erasing our past.

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A weasel temporarily immobilized one of the world’s most complex machines, getting into a transformer that helps power the world’s largest atom smasher near Geneva. It set off an electrical outage. A similar incident is mentioned in the book of Song of Solomon. The” Shulamite” woman, who became the bride of King Solomon, warned of little things that can do damage to a relationship. Knowing that small foxes do most of the damage to vineyards, she said, “It is the little foxes that spoil the vines…” Often “little things” spoil things we value. These “little things” such as neglect, selfishness, or unwillingness to forgive another can do serious damage to marriages and families. Watch out for weasels and little foxes.

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