1 Thessalonians 4:1 (New Living Translation) Finally, dear brothers and sisters, we urge you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live in a way that pleases God, as we have taught you. You live this way already, and we encourage you to do so even more. Paul writes to a church and urges […]
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Live in a Way that Pleases God
July 29th, 2012 · No Comments
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Casting Out Demons
April 14th, 2012 · No Comments
Matthew 12:25-29 (New International Version) 25 Jesus knew their thoughts and replied, “Any kingdom divided by civil war is doomed. A town or family splintered by feuding will fall apart. 26 And if Satan is casting out Satan, he is divided and fighting against himself. His own kingdom will not survive.27 And if I am empowered by […]
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The Favoritism Example and the Audience
April 1st, 2012 · No Comments
James 2:1-4 (New Living Translation) My dear brothers and sisters, how can you claim to have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favor some people over others? 2 For example, suppose someone comes into your meeting dressed in fancy clothes and expensive jewelry, and another comes in who is poor and dressed in […]
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Divisive People
February 26th, 2012 · No Comments
Titus 3:10 (New International Version 2011) Warn a divisive person once, and then warn them a second time. After that, have nothing to do with them. Sometimes I am curious about how people twist words without thinking about their true meaning. This seems to happen when people discuss, i.e., disagree about what they read in […]
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Mercy
February 19th, 2012 · No Comments
Jude verse 22 (New Living Translation) And you must show mercy to those whose faith is wavering. God shows me mercy – lots of it. On some occasions, I am to show mercy to others. Well, that one is a bit tougher. I mean, I am not God and I don’t have as much mercy as […]
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You are Free
February 18th, 2012 · No Comments
1 Peter 2:16 (New International Version) For you are free, yet you are God’s slaves, so don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do evil. We are free. We are free from silly human stuff that chokes our lives For example, our cares choke our lives. Such as: I care about what you think […]
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Recreated for God’s Original Plan
February 12th, 2012 · No Comments
Ephesians 2:10 (New International Version) For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. There is much in this short verse. Let’s start at the end and work backwards. God planned for us to do good things; God […]
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Can’t Keep from It
February 4th, 2012 · No Comments
1 Corinthians 9:16 (New Living Translation) Yet preaching the Good News is not something I can boast about. I am compelled by God to do it. How terrible for me if I didn’t preach the Good News! Paul is writing about preaching and being paid and other forms of compensation for preaching. Paul concludes that […]
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The Foundation
January 28th, 2012 · No Comments
1 Corinthians 3:10-11 (New Living Translation) 10 Because of God’s grace to me, I have laid the foundation like an expert builder. Now others are building on it. But whoever is building on this foundation must be very careful. 11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one we already have—Jesus Christ. […]
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Walking with Them
January 21st, 2012 · No Comments
Luke 24:13-17 (New Living Translation) 13 That same day two of Jesus’ followers were walking to the village of Emmaus, seven miles from Jerusalem. 14 As they walked along they were talking about everything that had happened. 15 As they talked and discussed these things, Jesus himself suddenly came and began walking with them. 16 […]
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