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O God, Ruler of all creation, I praise You for being the Master who rules and reigns over all. As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, so my eyes look to You, Lord God (Psalm 123:2). As Your servant, it is right for me to give You my complete obedience. But my…

By Cuyahoga Valley Church
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O God, my Father, I give You praise that You have not only revealed Yourself as our Creator, King, and Judge – titles that emphasize Your power, authority, and sovereignty over us, but You have also revealed Yourself as the eternal Father – a title that emphasizes Your loving heart. It is Your nature as…

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O holy God of love, Long ago, in eternity past, You planned great good for Your people. Your intention all along has been to create a new community called the church that would stand before You in shining-greatness, in blameless holiness. Your purpose has been to create a people – to bring out their best…

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by Founding Pastor Rick Duncan As I was getting ready for my message on Psalm 103 - The Remembering Soul – I reminded our friends that we must remember the great things God has done for us so we can bless Him and give Him thanks. Then I asked the CVC Facebook group to brainstorm…

By Rick Duncan
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by Lead Pastor Chad Allen Last weekend I taught a message on Psalm 23. You can find that message here.  This may be the most well-known passage of the Bible.  It is often referred to by its first line, “The Lord is my shepherd.”  I wanted to provide this post as a little extra food…

By Chad Allen
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We can pray for America today and every day by lifting up seven critical centers of influence in our nation. First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life,…

By Cuyahoga Valley Church
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O Lord God, the Source of wisdom, truth, and goodness, How deep are Your riches and wisdom and knowledge, God! How unsearchable are Your judgments and how inscrutable are Your ways (Romans 11:33). Your foolishness is wiser than men, and Your weakness is stronger than men (1 Corinthians 1:25). You are wonderful in counsel and…

By Cuyahoga Valley Church
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O God of hope, In a world filled with distress and despair, darkness and death, You are the blazing center of light and life. Because of who You are, You are able to fill everyone who comes to You with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit we…

By Cuyahoga Valley Church
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God of light and love, You made the stars to worship You. The mountains bow in reverence to You. You caused the oceans to roar Your greatness. Since everything exists to lift You high, so will I. You are worthy.  You are not only worthy to be worshipped, You are worthy to be imitated. In…

By Cuyahoga Valley Church
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Dear Lord God almighty, my heavenly Father, You have called us to love – freely, fully, unconditionally. You gave us Your word to teach us what loves does. You have sent Your Son to show us Who love is. Yet I have chosen to live selfishly. No matter how hard I try, I cannot love…

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Dear Giver of life, You alone are the Lord. You have made the heavens, the heaven of heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all of them. And the heavenly host bows down before You (Nehemiah 9:6).…

By Cuyahoga Valley Church
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O great and generous God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, I praise You, Lord, for Your overflowing heart. You richly provide all things for us to enjoy - family, friends, food, stories, sports, sunshine, masterpieces, music, mountains, books, beaches, ballfields, laughter, love, and life itself… all things that I have ever enjoyed are…

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