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Feb 9

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  amlewis added a text contribution Here's mud in your eye

  There are many times when I treat Jesus' miracles as trivial. Call it the curse of growing up in Sunday School, but regardless, I don't think about these accounts in a realistic manner often enough. This passage is a great example. When the disciples initially see this blind man, they caught up in finding blame for his condition. Jesus cuts through the crap and says that the blind man is there for a purpose. The blind man is about to be used for God's glory whithout his knowledge.… Read more »

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Jun 22

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  amlewis added a text contribution Encouragement for the saints

  I love the way Paul starts out his letters. What a way to greet someone! I wish that I had the confidence to address people like this. Let me explain why his greeting is so significant. Paul says that he's "an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God". That's powerful. The idea behind the word "will" is that Paul is in his plan to bless mankind. This is the same word used when Jesus gives us His example of prayer in Mark 6:10. He says "Your will be done"… Read more »

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