Quotemeal: Aug. 19th, 2018

Sunday, August 19, 2018

ToGather: Our Father's Grace Becomes Our Mission

Few truths are more important to us than Jesus' promise to intercede for us.

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"Contentment is not by addition but by subtraction: seeking to add a thing will not bring contentment. Instead, subtracting from your desires until you are satisfied only with Christ brings contentment."
— Jeremiah Burroughs

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"Faith is seeing the invisible, but not the nonexistent."
— A. W. Tozer —
"Every time you trust God's wisdom and do whatever he says, even when you don't understand it, you deepen your friendship with God."
— Rick Warren —
"Death is not a period but a comma in the story of life."
— Amos J. Farver —
"We must allow the Word of God to confront us, to disturb our security, to undermine our complacency and to overthrow our patterns of thought and behavior."
— John Stott —

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Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Sunday, August 19, 2018

Praying with Paul
Features the apostle Paul's writings turned into daily, powerful prayers.
'The Good Fight of Faith' (1 Ti. 6:20-21,)
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What Jesus Did!
A daily guide from the gospels that challenges readers to live for Jesus.
'Memories of Extravagance' (Jn. 12:1-3)
"Six days before the Passover celebration began, Jesus arrived in Bethany, the home of Lazarus — the man he had raised from the dead. A dinner was..."
Unstoppable!
A one-year devotional guide through the book of Acts.
'The Team Heads to Philippi' (Acts 16:9-12)
"That night [after the Spirit prevented the mission team from preaching in the province of Asia,] Paul had a vision: A man from Macedonia in northern...."
Today's Verse
A daily devotional featuring a Bible verse, thought and prayer.
1 John 5:12
"He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life."

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Illustration of Jeremiah Burroughs — "Contentment is not by addition but by subtraction: seeking to add a thing will not bring contentment. Instead, subtracting from your desires until you are satisfied only with Christ brings contentment."

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Quotemeal is a daily dose of Christian quotes to inspire and encourage.

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