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Beholding Faith

by Debra Marsalisiupdated on July 30, 2024July 30, 2024

“Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, ‘Have mercy on me, …

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Flavorful Faith: How to Be Salt and Light in a Bland World

by Debra Marsalisiupdated on March 11, 2024March 13, 2024

Matthew 5:13–16 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out …

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Anxieties Exchanged for Assurance

by Debra Marsalisiupdated on March 11, 2024March 12, 2024

Matthew 6:25–34 (ESV) “Therefore, I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life …

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The Rejection of Wisdom

by Debra Marsalisiupdated on March 11, 2024March 12, 2024

Matthew 11:16–19 “To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others: ‘We played the pipe for you, and you did not dance; we sang …

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Dining with Sinners: Understanding Christ’s Compassionate Outreach

by Debra Marsalisiupdated on March 11, 2024March 11, 2024

Matthew 9:9–13 (NIV) “As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. ‘Follow me,’ he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him. While Jesus …

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Called to Truthfulness

by Debra Marsalisiupdated on March 11, 2024March 11, 2024

Matthew 5:33–37 (NKJV) “Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord.’ But I say to you, do not …

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The Bride of Christ

by Debra Marsalisiupdated on January 9, 2024December 21, 2023

“That He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.”—Ephesians 5:27 (NKJV) Our modern view of marriage …

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Courage of Queen Vashti: Dignity Over Decadence

by Debra Marsalisiupdated on January 9, 2024December 14, 2023

Esther 1:19-22 “Therefore, if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree and let it be written in the laws of Persia and Media, which cannot be repealed, that Vashti is never again …

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The Loveless Christian

by Debra Marsalisiupdated on October 21, 2023November 30, 2023

1 Corinthians 13:1-3 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand …

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The Contrast of Hearts

by Debra Marsalisiupdated on November 17, 2023November 30, 2023

Luke 7:44-50 Then He turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give Me any water for My feet, but she wet …