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December 4, 2016

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If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, 
they should do so with the strength God 
provides, so that in all things God may 
be praised through Jesus Christ. - 1 Peter 4:11 (NIV)

I volunteer to speak in Sunday evening worship services for residents of a nearby healthcare facility. Preparing a fifteen-
minute sermon can be challenging. The message must be 
concise and easily understood by listeners.
One evening after my sermon, Holy Communion was 
offered. An elderly man in a wheelchair declined to...

Today's Prayer
Dear Father, thank you for the gift of salvation. Help us to hear and receive your good news. Amen.
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Matthew 26:26-28

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