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As we continue our deliberate journey of thanksgiving, may I remind you of my suggestion that we each take a daily time of reflection to write down as comprehensive a list as possible of our reasons for thanksgiving. This is a response to the call of Psalm 107:43 to, “Ponder the loving deeds of the
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This week we will be on a deliberate journey of thanksgiving as we (Walmer Methodist Church) prepare our hearts for our Thanksgiving Services next Sunday. On a practical note, may I suggest we each take a daily time of reflection to consider our reasons for thanksgiving, and even to write down as comprehensive a list
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My apologies to those on the email distribution list. For some reason the links to the Scripture readings from the email are malfunctioning. I’m trying to get to the bottom of it. In the meantime, if you want the convenience of clicking through to the Bible, please click on the large print title above (“The
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Daily Readings: James 5:13-18 and Mark 11:12-25 James 5 appears to indelibly connect prayer with confession and forgiveness. Perhaps this is a recognition that while physical wellness is important to the Lord, spiritual wellness is even more so. The Lord cares deeply when our bodies are in pain, and even more deeply when our relationship
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Daily Readings: James 5:13-18 and Matthew 11:25-30 As we consider our call to prayerfulness throughout this week, it would be easy to fall into the trap of thinking that prayer is always and only about asking great things from God and seeing God do great and miraculous things in response to our great faith. Instead,
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Daily Readings: James 5:13-18 and Psalm 27 Psalm 27 is a beautiful expression of the wrestling match between faith and fear that often happens in the human heart in times of difficulty. In it, David mentions the very real physical dangers he faced from wicked enemies, besieging armies, wars, oppression, and malicious false witnesses. Remarkably,
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This week we come to our final section of James 5 and consider the life of prayerfulness. Daily Readings: James 5:13-18; 1 Kings 17:1 and 1 Kings 18:41-46 The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. James 5:16 To restate the above in the context of James 4, we might say: Out of
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Daily Readings: Luke 11:14-28 and James 4:1-10 We may read James 4:4 and feel that he is being terribly harsh when he writes to warn his readers of the danger of having a divided heart, with one foot in the world and one in the Kingdom, so to speak. He is decidedly blunt when he
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Daily Readings: Luke 14:1-14 and James 4:1-10 “11 For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” – Luke 14:11 In a dining room full of people bursting with religious pride, Jesus bravely told a parable warning against pride and calling for humility. Quite likely His story about
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Daily Readings: Proverbs 3:27-35 and James 4:1-10 He mocks proud mockers, but shows favour to the humble and oppressed. Proverbs 3:34 James appears to quote Proverbs 3:34 in James 4:6. There he renders it: ‘God opposes the proud but shows favour to the humble.“ The word translated “favour” is from the same root as the word for
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