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Gems from Jesus

A personal journal with Darlene Hepler
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Lessons from the serpent

May 3, 2021 Darlene Hepler

“The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals” (Genesis 3:1) Do not like them.  Never have.  Never will. …

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Triangles

April 26, 2021 Darlene Hepler

“Take some of the blood and smear it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses.” (Exodus…

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Deep Water

April 19, 2021 Darlene Hepler

“Now go out where it is deeper, and let down your nets” (Luke 5:4) I remember the first little wading…

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A footstool world

April 12, 2021 Darlene Hepler

“Heaven is my throne, and the earth my footstool” (Acts 7:49) I think I might have a bit of a…

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The Final Puzzle Piece

April 5, 2021 Darlene Hepler

“When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said…….”I will make a covenant with you” (Genesis…

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Perfect Timing

April 2, 2021 Darlene Hepler

“Each day, offer two lambs that are a year old, one in the morning and the other in the evening”…

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Priests and Politicians

March 31, 2021 Darlene Hepler

“Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lords’ purpose that prevails” (Proverbs 19:21) Here we…

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Purging and Preparing

March 29, 2021 Darlene Hepler

“Jesus made a whip with some ropes and chased them all out of the Temple.” (John 2:15) When putting a…

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Good Morning!

March 22, 2021 Darlene Hepler

“His mercies begin afresh each morning” ( Lamentations 3:23) Why do we say, “good morning”?  We don’t say, “bad morning”. …

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Instability

March 15, 2021 Darlene Hepler

“Seek the kingdom of God above all else” (Matthew 6:33) Remember the story in Matthew 14 when Jesus fed 5,000…

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Welcome to Gems from Jesus

Hello, and welcome to “Gems From Jesus.”
My name is Darlene Hepler. I began this blog after retiring from 42 years in Women’s Ministries. (I guess you can take the woman out of the Word, but you can’t take the Word out of the woman) Gems From Jesus is the name I have given to my personal journaling. Through years of teaching and speaking to women, as well as some very painful years in my personal life, Christ has taught me great and rich lessons that I have recorded in stacks of journals. I am now excited to expand these thoughts into a blog to share with others. My prayer is that out of reading them your personal journey with Jesus Christ will both deepen and blossom.

In Christ,
Darlene

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