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The Only One. 2 Corinthians 11

The Only One. 2 Corinthians 11

but let him who boasts boast about this:

that he understands and knows me . . . Jeremiah 9.24…



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Added by Christine on September 21, 2010 at 6:00am — 1 Comment

Boast about this. 2 Corinthians 10.17-18Boast about this. 2 Corinthians 10.17-18

Boast about this.

Paul has briefly and brilliantly outlined spiritual warfarepointing out that the ‘battle’ is not of this world, nor do…

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Added by Christine on September 20, 2010 at 7:49am — No Comments

A most unusual day. Where else? Long Beach.

It was a bright, warm morning as we pulled up to the Long Beach sanctuary, but I was already on my toes. You see, I had just taught on the strategy of the evil one whose desire it is to generally deceive and wreak havoc in people’s lives. The devil does not like to be revealed, so I figured there might be some static at my community Bible/prayer meeting. Sure enough.…

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Added by Christine on September 17, 2010 at 1:22pm — 2 Comments

Power thinking. 2 Corinthians 10.5

Warning: What you are about to read will challenge your thinking.

The most powerful line in 2 Corinthians 10 is at the end of verse 5-- PLEASE focus yourself, and read today’s briefing with care, seeking to understand and then apply the power that is meant to…

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Added by Christine on September 16, 2010 at 6:00am — No Comments

Before you put your pants on . . . 2 Corinthians 10.3-6

A proper world view.

Being a parent is both a great blessing and a limitless responsibility. I remember hearing that being a mother is like cutting part of your heart out of your body and letting it walk around without you. Oh,

there is so much joy watching your babies grow, take their first…

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Added by Christine on September 14, 2010 at 6:00am — No Comments

Words matter. 2 Corinthians 10.1-2

Oh, how much we have learned about faithful godly living from Paul’s two letters to the church at Corinth! And now we move into the home stretch of his second letter. And yet again as we start out chapter 10, we see Paul defending his apostleship. From our 2000-year later perspective, it is still incredible to think of Paul defending his calling and his viability as a…

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Added by Christine on September 13, 2010 at 7:30am — No Comments

What can one lady do? (fourth and final in a series on Generosity)

What can one lady do? (Part 4 on generosity)

She walked into the huge old basement room, where the preacherman was addressing quite a large gathering of street people. As she looked around, most of the folks looked about like she had expected—worn and tired, in some cases, dirty and smelly—but she was

surprised…

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Added by Christine on September 10, 2010 at 6:00am — No Comments

Every day is an opportunity. 2 Cor. 9.6-15

Every day is an opportunity. 2 Cor. 9.6-15 (Third in a series on generosity)

You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving.

I ssaaiid, You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving.…

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Added by Christine on September 9, 2010 at 6:00am — No Comments

Extravagant LoveExtravagant Love

Extravagant Love. An excerpt from Love Beyond Reason. It fits so well--right here, right now.

A woman entered the house. Luke…

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Added by Christine on September 8, 2010 at 7:30am — No Comments

Are you a Giver? 2 Corinthians 9.1-5

It seems the subject of Giving is often accompanied by suggested guidelines, recommended percentages, and veiled apologies for bringing

it up, (along with the assumption that the associated organization’s

Giving must be down). As a ministry leader and director of a 501-C3, I

know that even mentioning Giving makes me uncomfortable! I have a

little different perspective as I write today. In 2 Corinthians…

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Added by Christine on September 7, 2010 at 6:00am — No Comments

Sorrow and Joy. 2 Cor. 7.2-16

Sorrow and Joy. (drawn from 2 Corinthians 7.2-16)

An auburn-haired lad set out to make his way down the street to his grandmother’s house. He carried a little plastic boat in his hand, ready to set it afloat on the stream that flows along the back of her property.…

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Added by Christine on September 3, 2010 at 6:00am — 1 Comment

Extra! Extra! Read All About It---Acts Two Church in Long Beach!

Extra! Extra! Read all about it—Acts Two Church in Long Beach!

Our discussion was wrapping up, and our prayer time about to begin at the Sanctuary…

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Added by Christine on September 2, 2010 at 1:22pm — No Comments

IF you are unequally yoked . . .

If You Are Unequally Yoked… 2 Corinthians 6.14

“Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers,” Paul warned.

‘Didn’t much apply to you when you got married because neither of you were too interested in God. But then after your first child…

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Added by Christine on September 1, 2010 at 7:30am — 2 Comments

Who ‘re you yoked with? 2 Cor. 6.14 - 2 Cor. 7.1

Second Corinthians 7, verse 1 could really serve as a prologue:

let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness…

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Added by Christine on August 31, 2010 at 6:00am — No Comments

Flag this message The Pure Life. 2 Cor. 7.1

The Pure Life.

let us purify ourselves from

everything that contaminates body and spirit,

perfecting holiness out of reverence for God…

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Added by Christine on August 30, 2010 at 6:00am — No Comments

People are watching. 2 Cor. 6.3-13

People are watching.
When he walked into the Sanctuary, he carried a dark leather-bound Bible under his arm, along with his ‘Jesus and community’ book. When our study and prayer time was over, he approached me … “Hey, see my new Bible?” he extended it toward me.…
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Added by Christine on August 27, 2010 at 6:00am — No Comments

Grace--when only grace will do

I remember the drive up to Santa Ana like it was yesterday, going to visit a friend’s mother who was about to lose her battle with cancer. I

wound my way through an old neighborhood, checked to make sure the

house number was correct, and walked up to ring the doorbell. A rose lover myself, I couldn’t help but notice several beautiful garden roses she had on her front walkway.…

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Added by Christine on August 25, 2010 at 1:20pm — 1 Comment

Grace, freely given. 2 Corinthians 5

Grace, freely given.

Saturday morning, I returned to my car after working out at the gym, and saw a text message on my cell phone.…

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Added by Christine on August 24, 2010 at 6:00am — No Comments

Grace. 2 Cor. 5.20 - 6.2

In the movie “The Last Emperor”, the young child anointed as the last emperor of China lives a magical life of luxury with a thousand eunuch

servants at his command. “What happens when you do wrong?” his brother asks. “When I do wrong, someone else is punished,” the boy emperor replies. To demonstrate, he breaks a jar, and one of the servants is beaten.…

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Added by Christine on August 23, 2010 at 7:17am — No Comments

On this day, God smiled

Popeye was sitting on the ground, leaned up against the Sanctuary as we pulled up to the curb in Long Beach. Perhaps he…

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Added by Christine on August 20, 2010 at 9:46am — No Comments

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