May 1, 2014
by Ryan Whitson
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Word of the Day
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One year ago, April 22nd to be exact, I was doing this exact blog for the week and on that day God hit me with Psalm 55. Well, in God's sovereignty, I find myself one year later doing this exact blog for the week again and He hits me with Psalm 55 again. Since God has reposted this Psalm in my life, I will repost this blog in your life.
Repost from 4/22/13...
Psalm 55
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January 23, 2014
by Ryan Whitson
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Word of the Day
Tonight, Thursday Night, the Young Adults had their weekly bible study / community group at Paradise Bakery. Such an awesome time together in God's word, in fellowship, in breaking of bread and prayer. We talked about God's amazing grace and asked if God's grace is amazing anymore in our own lives. At the end of our time together, a young college student sitting at a diffe...
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January 22, 2014
by Ryan Whitson
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Word of the Day
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This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. John 17:3
What is eternal life?
Eternal life is knowing the only true God and Jesus Christ who was sent! If eternal life is to know, what does it mean to know? The answer to that question is huge, and its more than the word "k n o w" in English offers us. The very though...
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January 21, 2014
by Ryan Whitson
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Word of the Day
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This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. John 17:3
Who gets to experience this eternal life that God offers through His Son Jesus? Who is "they", that verse three speaks of?
They is...
John 17:2 ...all whom You have given Him, He may give eternal life.
John 3:14-16 "As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilde...
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January 20, 2014
by Ryan Whitson
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Word of the Day
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This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. John 17:3
The same God who gives us zoe (life), is the same God who gives us eternal zoe. Eternal, meaning, never to end. God not only allows us to experience this amazing life that scripture describes, here and now, but He is ever so gracious to allow us to experience th...
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January 19, 2014
by Ryan Whitson
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Word of the Day
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This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. John 17:3
The word for life here in the greek is zoe. This word zoe, speaks of the life which only comes from Jesus and focus more on the life only He gives and not so much of the idea of physical life.
Zoe or life, is the very thing we lack apart from Jesus. Without Jes...
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July 27, 2013
by Ryan Whitson
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Word of the Day
Hearing God's Voice
"This site is shared by the Elders and Leadership of WVBC.Each post is a description of what the Lord is speakingto their heart through the Word."
So what do you do when you're not "hearing" God's voice, when He's not speaking to your heart through His word?
What do you do when you come to the water well to drink but the bucket that you draw from is ...
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April 27, 2013
by Ryan Whitson
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Word of the Day
| Tags: 1 Kings
1 Kings 1:39-41Zadok the priest then took the horn of oil from the tent and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the trumpet, and all the people said, "Long live King Solomon!" All the people went up after him, and the people were playing on flutes and rejoicing with great joy, so that the earth shook at their noise.Now Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as...
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April 26, 2013
by Ryan Whitson
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Word of the Day
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My soul waits in silence for God only;From Him is my salvation.He only is my rock and my salvation,My stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.Psalm 62:1-2
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April 25, 2013
by Ryan Whitson
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Word of the Day
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Proverbs 25:26Like a trampled spring and a polluted wellis a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
What good is a spring of water if it's all muddied up? What good is a well that is polluted with garbage? What good is a Christian if he lives wickedly amongst the wicked?
In ancient days, water was precious; it was a source of life. Where water was, there you woul...
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April 24, 2013
by Ryan Whitson
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Word of the Day
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You turn on the news, read the paper or even browse the internet and in the headlines your hearing of the wars that are taking place and you also hear of all the rumors of war. Nation rising against nation and kingdom against kingdom. And who can forget hearing about all the famines and earthquakes happening in various places. These are the daily headlines. Today, the war ...
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April 23, 2013
by Ryan Whitson
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Word of the Day
| Tags: 2 Samuel
May the text speak for itself!
2 Samuel 18:5-155The king charged Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, "Deal gently for my sake with the young man Absalom." And all the people heard when the king charged all the commanders concerning Absalom. 6Then the people went out into the field against Israel, and the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim. 7The people of Israel we...
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April 22, 2013
by Ryan Whitson
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Word of the Day
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Psalm 55
What do you do when you don't hear God's voice?What do you do when you cry out but it seems like no one is there?
v.1-2 Give ear to my prayer, O God; and do not hide Yourself from my supplication. Give heed to me and answer me....
What do you do when when life comes crashing down?What do you do when your broken down from the circumstances of life?
v.4-5 My hea...
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