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The words of Jesus in the Gospel according to Luke…

“Then he said to them, “Watch out!  Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” “

Luke 12:15

(This photo was taken in August of 2016 in Glacier National Park in Montana)

What It Means to Follow Him

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The words of Jesus in the Gospel according to Luke…

“Then he said to them all:  “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.  For whoever wants to save his life will lose it , but whoever loses his life for me will save it.

What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit his very self?” “

Luke 9:23-25

(This photo was taken in August of 2016 in Arches National Park in Utah)

Lead Me

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“Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.  See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”

Psalm 139:23-24

(This photo was taken in June of 2013 while driving near Pike’s Peak in Colorado)

Intentions

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“The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”

Galatians 6:8-9

(This photo was taken in July of 2014 by one of my closest friends on a lake in central Minnesota)

To Know Him vs To Know About Him

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“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God.  Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.  Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

This is how God showed his love among us:  He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.”

1 John 4:7-9

(This photo was taken in March of 2013 at the Botanical Gardens in the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada)

A Promise

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The words written in a letter from the prophet Jeremiah to those living in exile…

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.  Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 

You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”

Jeremiah 29:11-13

(This photo was taken in August of 2016 in Glacier National Park in Montana)

A Different Approach

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The words of Jesus speaking to his disciples in the Gospel according to Mark…

“Not so with you.  Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all.  For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Mark 10:43-45

(This photo was taken in July of 2016 while traveling on Beartooth Pass in Montana)

Listen to God

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“My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding, and if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.

For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.”

Proverbs 2:1-6

(This photo was taken in August of 2015 on a lake in central Minnesota)