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    A Guessing Game

    by TerryLema October 30, 2023

    Various people and agencies are trying to predict what the weather will be like in Idaho this winter. As I write this, we have a bit of an assurance of winter as temperatures this week are in the 20’s for our lows.

    I was reading an article in my newsfeed that said, “According to the Climate Prediction Center, most of Idaho has a 40-60% chance of above-average temperatures and a 33-50% chance of below-average rainfall from November through January.”

    I must admit as I read that glorious prediction I laughed. It was that little word “chance” that got me. So, in other words, it’s anyone’s guess what winter holds for Idaho this year.

    Much of life is a guessing game. We try this and try that and then try to determine what we should do next. But—there is one thing we can do in life that is absolutely certain. That is, to place our trust in the LORD Christ Jesus as Savior and LORD. When we do that, Scripture tells us, we are SEALED!

    2Corinthians 1:22: “He has also SEALED us and given us the Spirit as a down payment in our hearts.”

    Ephesians 1:13: “When you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and when you believed in Him, you were also SEALED with the promised Holy Spirit.”

    Ephesians 4:30: “You were SEALED by Him for the day of redemption.”

    There is no guessing what the future holds for us. There is no 40-60% chance. We are 100% assured of our redemption and salvation. Our eternity is SEALED!

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    Guardian

    by TerryLema October 29, 2023
    October 29, 2023

    Reading in 1 Peter, Chapter 2, I came to the section about “submission of slaves to their masters.” [vs 18-25] Slaves and masters seem to us to be archaic terms.…

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    Do Not Imitate Evil

    by TerryLema October 28, 2023
    October 28, 2023

    Ok. I readily admit. I hate Halloween. I walk around our neighborhood and see witches and goblins and grim reapers (giant sized ones) adorning yards. It makes me cringe. I…

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    Wonderful Grace

    by TerryLema October 27, 2023
    October 27, 2023

    Grace, grace, God’s grace, Grace that will pardon and cleanse within; Grace, grace, God’s grace, Grace that is greater than all our sin! [Grace Grace God’s Grace Lyrics By Julia…

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    Run!

    by TerryLema October 26, 2023
    October 26, 2023

    A study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology concluded that you do not have to run very much – or very fast – to get major health…

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    A Privilege

    by TerryLema October 25, 2023
    October 25, 2023

    Last week was a busy, thought-provoking week. Monday, I had a hearing appointment (to be tested for new devices), and an eye appointment (to see if I needed new glasses).…

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    Got the Miracle; Lost the Promise

    by TerryLema October 24, 2023
    October 24, 2023

    Numbers 20:12:  “Because you did not trust in me enough to honor me as holy in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this community into the land I…

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    Shine Among Them! Yes!

    by TerryLema October 23, 2023
    October 23, 2023

    Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among…

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    Everything? Really?

    by TerryLema October 22, 2023
    October 22, 2023

    Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among…

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    Maturity or Not: Part Two

    by TerryLema October 21, 2023
    October 21, 2023

    James 1:4:  … so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing. [HCSB] There’s that word again — mature [HCSB], perfect [KJV], in the Greek meaning completeness. It is combined this time with complete [HCSB], entire [KJV], in the Greek meaning…

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Pastor Terry Lema

Pastor Terry Lema has been married for 53 years, and has 3 children and 3 grandsons. Terry graduated from Trinity Bible College, and and recently retired as Lead Pastor at The Way Church in Middleton, Idaho.

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