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the official blog of M.C. Kennedy
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18 hours ago2 min read
In the Beginning
"In the beginning..." --Genesis 1:1 The Bible is a massive book made of 66 parts, written by dozens of people in three different...
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mckennedyauthor
Dec 23, 20242 min read
Hope Perfected
“I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, ‘Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his...
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mckennedyauthor
Dec 16, 20242 min read
Hope Sustained
“It is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that...
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mckennedyauthor
Dec 9, 20242 min read
Hope Fulfilled
“‘Don’t be afraid!’ he said. ‘I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has...
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mckennedyauthor
Dec 2, 20242 min read
Hope Awaited
“‘And I will cause hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you...
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mckennedyauthor
Nov 25, 20242 min read
The Freedom of Grace
“Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and...
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mckennedyauthor
Nov 18, 20242 min read
Ignorant Unbelief
“But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love...
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mckennedyauthor
Nov 11, 20242 min read
Rejoice Always
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” –1...
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mckennedyauthor
Oct 28, 20242 min read
Victory
“When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written:...
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mckennedyauthor
Oct 21, 20242 min read
The Depths of God
“Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!” (Romans...
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mckennedyauthor
Oct 14, 20242 min read
How?
“How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how...
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mckennedyauthor
Oct 7, 20242 min read
Our Father
“For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we...
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mckennedyauthor
Sep 30, 20242 min read
Saved to Serve
“Likewise, my brothers, you also have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another” (Romans 7:4). We...
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mckennedyauthor
Sep 23, 20242 min read
Gracious Mystery
“Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:1). The grace of God...
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mckennedyauthor
Sep 16, 20242 min read
Hope in the Darkness
"And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done" (Romans 1:28)....
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mckennedyauthor
Sep 9, 20242 min read
Abundance
"Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell you what he has done for my soul" (Psalm 66:16). We all know that the world is...
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mckennedyauthor
Sep 2, 20242 min read
Saving Grace
"Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed" (Galatians 3:23). Living...
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mckennedyauthor
Aug 26, 20242 min read
Rejection
"After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him. So Jesus said to the twelve, 'Do you want to go away as...
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mckennedyauthor
Aug 19, 20242 min read
My Shepherd
"And God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, 'Jacob, Jacob.' And he said, 'Here I am'" (Genesis 46:2). Jacob's story is a...
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mckennedyauthor
Aug 12, 20242 min read
Unfortunate Events
"But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison" (Genesis 39:21)....
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