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		<title>The Day of the Lord</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I Thessalonians 5:9  &#8221;For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,&#8221; In I Thessalonians 5, &#8220;the day of the Lord&#8221; is mentioned as coming &#8220;as a thief in the night.&#8221; The awesome and terrible events of that day are given elsewhere in Scripture, but the encouragement for believers [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://billriceranch.org/firstlight-blog/?p=890</link>
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		<title>Are You Abounding?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I Thessalonians 3:12  &#8221;And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:&#8221; In I Thessalonians 4:1-12, we learn about living, loving, and laboring, and the motivation for all three is the fact that Christ is coming again (verses 13-18).  We see the word abound in I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://billriceranch.org/firstlight-blog/?p=888</link>
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		<title>Paul&#8217;s Priority</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I Thessalonians 3:5  &#8221;For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.&#8221; My wife recently commented about the wealth of information included in the Christmas cards we sometimes receive.  You can learn a lot about what [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://billriceranch.org/firstlight-blog/?p=886</link>
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		<title>One Thing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Luke 9:1 &#8220;Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.&#8221; Have you ever known the frustration of packing for a trip, only to find out that you never even use or wear something you packed?  The only thing more frustrating than that is packing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://billriceranch.org/firstlight-blog/?p=880</link>
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		<title>Power, Faith, and Means</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Luke 5:18 &#8220;And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.&#8221; The story of a palsied man being healed in Luke 5 illustrates the truth that we are laborers together with God. Within the story, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://billriceranch.org/firstlight-blog/?p=860</link>
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		<title>Investing in People</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mark 3:4 &#8220;And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.&#8221; On this day in the synagogue, Jesus saw a man with a withered hand. Everyone in the synagogue was watching, not with hopeful [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://billriceranch.org/firstlight-blog/?p=858</link>
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		<title>End-of-Summer Break Reminder</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is just a reminder that as our summer camp season ends, we will take a two-week break from First Light, beginning next Monday, August 9. First Light will resume Monday, August 23. We hope you continue to enjoy the devotionals! We hope to see you here on the Ranch this fall! Check out our [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://billriceranch.org/firstlight-blog/?p=856</link>
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		<title>Faith and Works</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mark 2:5,8 &#8220;When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee. . . . And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?&#8221; This is a great story! [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://billriceranch.org/firstlight-blog/?p=854</link>
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		<title>Straightway</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mark 1:18 &#8220;And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.&#8221; We &#8220;fish&#8221; for our keys and numerous other things, but the real point of &#8220;fishing&#8221; is going after fish! The Lord Jesus, however, charged some men in Mark chapter one to become &#8220;fishers of men.&#8221; Notice the response of these men: &#8220;And straightway they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://billriceranch.org/firstlight-blog/?p=852</link>
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		<title>First Light End-of-Summer Break</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are thrilled about what the Lord has done this summer! Hopefully you have enjoyed a glimpse of each week in our &#8220;Camp Quote&#8221; section, along with the prayer requests unique to each week of camp. This summer, dozens of campers trusted Christ and scores more prayed with a counsleor about a specific decision-to God [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://billriceranch.org/firstlight-blog/?p=850</link>
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