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The Worship of Thanksgiving

11 30 Psalm 100 What are we truly thankful for this year as we celebrate Thanksgiving?  Psalm 100 gives us pause to ponder that question and also direct us to the source of everything we should be thankful for.  Our thanksgiving is to God alone, from whom all blessings flow.  He is the reason for our thanksgiving.  Today, shout to the Lord, come into His presence with thanksgiving and praise.

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A Divine Appointment

11 23 Luke 10.1-24 Jesus has conveyed with his disciples what following Him would entail, even giving them examples of the cost that must be considered to do so.  In today’s passage Jesus appoints 72 other disciples because of the urgency of proclaiming the kingdom of God prior to His crucifixion which was now just months away.  In this passage Jesus commissions, He cautions, and He celebrates.  Jesus’ return is imminent.  What are we doing to prepare the way for His return?

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Considering the Cost of Discipleship

11 16 Luke 9.57-62 In this passage Jesus fleshes out the challenge of discipleship in verse 23.  He asks us to consider surrendering riches, surrendering responsibilities, and surrendering relationships.  What are we holding onto that hinders us from following Jesus.  We may say we are willing, but are there things in our life that cause us to delay that decision.

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A Prevailing Pride

11 09 Luke 9.46-56 The disciples reveal the heart that is in us all, the heart of pride.  It is at the core of every sin we commit.  Pride seeks power, is paranoid, and is prejudice.  For God to effectively use us, He must strip away any pride we have.  To get rid of pride we need to humble ourselves under the hand of God, submit to His will instead of wanting to do our will.  Ask God today to search your heart and reveal any sin that is there.

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A Faith That Believes

11 02 Luke 9.37-45 A desperate father comes to Jesus pleading for his son.  He has some faith but asks Jesus to help with his unbelief.  He wants more faith.  Jesus further explains to the disciples that even with a little faith great things can be done.  What are pleading with Jesus about?  How much faith do we have?  Faith believes in the God who is able to do the impossible.