Tag: faith
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Redemption for God’s Glory – Being the image of Christ in tough times.
Redemption for God’s Glory Pastor Calvin Cook, April 11, 2025 Key Verse: “I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake.” (Isaiah 43:25) There recently was some conversation either in Bible Study or a recent sermon about the identity of Christ or taking on the identity of Christ. This morning I’m…
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When the Way is Hard – a personal glimpse into struggle and feeling overwhelmed !
When the Way Is HardPastor Calvin CookApril 10, 2025 Isaiah 43:2 (NIV) “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.” I…
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The Expectancy – Hope for the New Thing that God is doing !
The ExpectancyPastor Calvin CookApril 9, 2025 Key Verse: “Behold, I am doing a new thing.” — Isaiah 43:19 We hope for and have hope for many things. But seriously do we believe that some of the things we are hoping for will ever happen. Some time ago I had a conversation with a few people…
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Rivers in the Desert. Devotion From the Edges of Despair.
Rivers in the Desert Pastor Calvin Cook April 7, 2025 Key Verse :“I will make rivers in the desert.” – Isaiah 43:19 (NLT) As a child, I was always intrigued by the idea of mirages. I remember watching movies where weary travelers, lost in the desert, would stumble toward what looked like a sparkling oasis—only…
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Nothing Left ? Think again. A Morning Devotional from Isaiah 43
When We Have Nothing LeftPastor Calvin Cook –April 4, 2025 I was thinking this morning, how truly blessed I have been in my life. I have food to eat, a place to sleep, an income, I have been afforded many luxuries and privileges that others in the world have had to learn to survive without.…
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Lost In the Familiar – A Morning Devotional from the Edges !
Lost in the FamiliarPastor Calvin CookApril 2, 2025 Key Verse: “I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” (Isaiah 43:19) Have you ever found yourself lost in a place you know like the back of your hand? The same town, the same job, the same daily rhythms—but something feels off.…
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GOD’S NEW CREATION IN ME! A devotional of realizing the new thing God is desiring to do in your life.
God’s New Creation in ME Pastor Calvin Cook April 1, 2025 Key Verse: “Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?” (Isaiah 43:19) Through out this season of lent we have been speaking a lot about the new thing that God is desiring to do, the old…
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Trusting – A Morning Devotional from Isaiah 43
Trusting – Pastor Calvin Cook March 31, 2025 Key Verse: “I am God, and also henceforth I am he.” (Isaiah 43:13) In this week’s sermons we spoke of a couple key pillars of our faith. The sovereignty of God which includes realizing that there is only God, one power, one authority, from beginning to end.…
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BLESSED in DESPAIR – A Devotional From the Edges from Isaiah 43 –
Blessed in DESPAIRPastor Calvin CookMarch 28, 2025 Scripture focus : Isaiah 43:1–2, 18–19 If you are like me, there are times we feel stuck. This happens in our physical lives and more than we would care to admit in our Spiritual lives. If we are being honest with ourselves, the effect on our spiritual life…
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The Exclusive Savior – Jesus saves like no other – Isaiah 43 Devotional from the Edges!
The Exclusive Savior Pastor Calvin Cook March 27, 2025 Key Verse: “There is no other god besides me, a righteous God and a Savior.” Isaiah 43:11 The first commandment from Exodus 20:3: “You shall have no other gods before me.” Rather straight forward and plain yet grasping this commandment and applying it to our everyday…
Thoughts from the Edges 