Posts with the tag “glimpse”

The Promise of the Holy Spirit
by Curt Dodd on July 25th, 2024
“If you love me, keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever -- the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.” (John 14:15-17)   The upper room meal was over, and Jesus was preparing the disciples for His departure. Ju...  Read More
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A Brand New Glimpse Of Jesus
by Curt Dodd on June 12th, 2024
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. (Matthew 5:8)  I want to tell you about Helen Howard Lemmel. She was a singer who had a successful career in the Midwest. She was a music teacher at Moody Bible Institute for years and years. She wrote over 500 hymns, poems and songs. She continued to write until her death at 97 years of age in 1961.   After going through a dark time of chaos ...  Read More
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A Thrill Ride
by Curt Dodd on January 17th, 2023
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.”  (Matthew 7:13-14)The last time I was on a thrill ride was at a county fair with my daughter. Because she loves thrill rides, she asked me to go with her on one of those rides. It was ...  Read More
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The Still Small Voice
by Curt Dodd on January 10th, 2023
“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”  (Psalm 46:10)When was the last time you heard God’s voice? Has it been some time, or as recently as this morning? Either way, as followers of Jesus, we should always sit still and listen for God’s voice.We often read stories in the Bible where God’s voice came roaring like a lion or rumbling l...  Read More
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Don’t Worship Your Pastor
by Curt Dodd on September 26th, 2022
I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me. But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your fellow prophets and with all who keep the words of this scroll. Worship God!” Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this scroll...  Read More
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