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the official blog of M.C. Kennedy


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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Oct 28, 20242 min read
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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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Oct 21, 20242 min read
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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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Oct 14, 20242 min read
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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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Oct 7, 20242 min read
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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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Sep 30, 20242 min read
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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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Sep 23, 20242 min read
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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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Sep 9, 20242 min read
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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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Sep 2, 20242 min read
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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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Aug 26, 20242 min read
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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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Aug 19, 20242 min read
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Wait
"Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram" (Genesis 16:16). The story of Abraham is one of great patience, of...
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Jul 8, 20242 min read
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Covenant
"Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him, 'Behold, I establish my covenant with you and your offspring after you'" (Genesis...
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Jun 24, 20242 min read
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Great Treasure
"I rejoice at your word like one who finds great spoil" (Psalm 119:162). Psalm 119 employs many metaphors for God's Word, comparing it to...
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Jun 3, 20242 min read
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Delightful Word
"If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction" (Psalm 119:92). God's Word is an amazing thing. It is not...
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May 27, 20242 min read
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A Gracious Life
"And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all...
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May 13, 20242 min read
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Love and Knowledge
"This 'knowledge' puffs up, but love builds up" (1 Corinthians 8:1). Knowledge isn't everything. We tend to equate knowledge with power....
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Mar 25, 20242 min read
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Empty Tradition
“‘You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men’” (Mark 7:8). After the Jewish people returned from their...
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Oct 16, 20232 min read
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Like Fresh Fruit
“‘Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so I will regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I have sent away from...
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Aug 14, 20232 min read
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Fierce Love
“‘My people are bent on turning away from me’” (Hosea 11:7a). Hosea’s ministry came near the ending of the kingdom of Israel. That nation...
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Jul 3, 20232 min read
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