Praying, serving, giving

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I am loving the Bible in One Year, which gives me the chance to soak in a portion of the Old Testament, New Testament and wisdom books of the Bible every day with helpful notes from Nicky Gumbel. In today’s section from Exodus 35:1-36:38 Nicky Gumbel comments on the astonishing achievements that are possible when […]

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Jesus takes away unforgiveness

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Last in the series of Jesus takes away – looking at some of the messes Jesus cleans up in our lives. Today’s is a biggie – unforgiveness Unforgiveness is choosing to stay trapped in a jail cell of bitterness, serving time for someone else’s crime Unforgiveness is like drinking poison yourself and waiting for the […]

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Jesus takes away our rejection

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Jesus takes away rejection Towards the start of the Old Testament, there are a group of people called the Patriarchs, who are the founding fathers of the Old Testament nation of Israel – Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph. In the middle there Jacob is sent to Haran to go find a wife from some distant […]

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Worry

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Third in our series of “Jesus takes away” – shame, fear, worry, rejection and apathy. Most of them are pretty interconnected. Some of you worry that your shame will be exposed. Some of you are worried that your fear of rejection will mean you will never get a partner. Some are so apathetic that you […]

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