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tongues
Jude 1:20 (NKJV)
But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,Created 5 months ago
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tongues
1 Corinthians 14:1-4 (NKJV)
Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.1 Corinthians 14:13-14 (NKJV)
Therefore let him who speaks in a tongue pray that he may interpret.Created 5 months ago
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People pleasers
People pleasers can not and are not pleasing God. They're serving people not God.
Created 5 months ago
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antichrist
2 John 1:7 (NLT)
I say this because many deceivers have gone out into the world. They deny that Jesus Christ came in a real body. Such a person is a deceiver and an antichrist.Created 5 months ago
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spirit of truth and spirit of deception
1 John 4:6 (NLT)
But we belong to God, and those who know God listen to us. If they do not belong to God, they do not listen to us. That is how we know if someone has the Spirit of truth or the spirit of deception.Created 5 months ago
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Antichrist
1 John 4:3 (NLT)
But if someone claims to be a prophet and does not acknowledge the truth about Jesus, that person is not from God. Such a person has the spirit of the Antichrist, which you heard is coming into the world and indeed is already here.Created 5 months ago
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Antichrist(s)
Very interesting...see, I always wondered what/who is the antichrist and this passage here in 1 John 2 made that plain. According to verses 19, 22, antichrists are people who left the church and people…
Created 5 months ago
1 John 2:15 (NLT), 1 John 2:16 (NLT), 1 John 2:17 (NLT), 1 John 2:18 (NLT), 1 John 2:19 (NLT), 1 John 2:22 (NLT), 1 John 2:26 (NLT)
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Death and blindness used for the glory of God
In John 9:3 something similar happened....okay in both situations, blindness and death were allowed by God to bring glory to God. In John 9:3, the disciples assumed that the man was born blind because…
Created 5 months ago
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Death
According to these 2 verses and others I've read in the past, we do not die and that's it. We will be raised again to life IF we believe in Jesus. Jesus mentions what we know as death as mere sleeping…
Created 5 months ago
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Jesus feeds the multitudes
What I love the most is that Jesus asked a question but it wasn't because He didn't know the answer. Quite the opposite. Actually, Jesus knew what was going to be said and used this as a teachable moment.…
Created 5 months ago
John 6:10 (NLT), John 6:11 (NLT), John 6:12 (NLT), John 6:13 (NLT)
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Healing...
As I read this scripture I was able to recognize three things. First, Jesus desires to heal sinners. Second, once Jesus heals you, you must choose to stop sinning or something worse can happen to you.…
Created 5 months ago
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Hate the sin, love the sinner
Recently I was told that you cannot separate the sinner from his sin. That the behavior is not to separated from the person in a conversation that tried to persuade myself and another individual that…
Created 6 months ago
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Catholicism?
Is this scripture referring to how Catholics have confession with the priest and the priest goes to God on their behalf to offer sacrifices for the sins of the people who have sinned? Very interesting.…
Created 6 months ago
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tabernacle
Hebrews 9:23 (NLT)
That is why the Tabernacle and everything in it, which were copies of things in heaven, had to be purified by the blood of animals. But the real things in heaven had to be purified with far better sacrifices than the blood of animals.Created 6 months ago
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old covenant
Hebrews 8:13 (NLT)
When God speaks of a “new” covenant, it means he has made the first one obsolete. It is now out of date and will soon disappear.Created 6 months ago
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fights over words
2 Timothy 2:15-17 (NLT)
Work hard so you can present yourself to God and receive his approval. Be a good worker, one who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly explains the word of truth.Created 6 months ago
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fights over words
2 Timothy 2:14 (NLT)
Remind everyone about these things, and command them in God’s presence to stop fighting over words. Such arguments are useless, and they can ruin those who hear them.Created 6 months ago
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Titus 2:14-15
Titus 2:14-15 (NLT)
He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds.Created 6 months ago
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Instruction for Christian living
Paul said it best, "Turn from godless living and sinful pleasures and live in this evil world with wisdom, righteousness, and devotion to God while looking forward with hope to that wonderful day when…
Created 6 months ago
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Be the EXAMPLE...don't just give it!
I love the accountability here! Paul encourages Titus that though he's given him instruction for the people not to take for granted that he's been given an even greater responsibility: to live what he's…
Created 6 months ago
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Titus 1:15-16
Titus 1:15-16 (NLT)
Everything is pure to those whose hearts are pure. But nothing is pure to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, because their minds and consciences are corrupted.Created 6 months ago
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Stewardship
Here in 1 Timothy 6:20, 21 Paul is telling Timothy to guard or steward what God has entrusted to him. In the verses prior to these, he mentions how rich people are to trust God and not their money. So,…
Created 6 months ago
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Rich in this world...
God is so amazing! There is not one thing He did not have an answer to/for in this world. Even those who seemingly have everything: the rich. I love the instruction given for rich people in 1 Timothy…
Created 6 months ago
1 Timothy 6:17 (KJV), 1 Timothy 6:18 (KJV), 1 Timothy 6:19 (KJV)
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1 Timothy 6:3-10
1 Timothy 6:3-10 (NLT)
Some people may contradict our teaching, but these are the wholesome teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. These teachings promote a godly life.Created 6 months ago
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1 Timothy 6:15
1 Timothy 6:15 (NLT)
For at just the right time Christ will be revealed from heaven by the blessed and only almighty God, the King of all kings and Lord of all lords.Created 6 months ago
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Don't be one who follows deceptive spirits and teachings from demons
In 1 Timothy 4:1-5, Paul warns that there will be people who turn away from the true faith; faith in Jesus Christ. These people will not just turn away, but they will follow deceptive spirits and teaching…
Created 6 months ago
1 Timothy 4:3 (KJV), 1 Timothy 4:4 (KJV), 1 Timothy 4:5 (KJV)
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1 Timothy 3:16
1 Timothy 3:16 (NLT)
Without question, this is the great mystery of our faith: Christ was revealed in a human body and vindicated by the Spirit. He was seen by angels and announced to the nations. He was believed in throughout the world and taken to heaven in glory.Created 6 months ago
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When seeking the office of a deacon...
1 Timothy 3:8-13 NLT In the same way, deacons must be well respected and have integrity. They must not be heavy drinkers or dishonest with money. They must be committed to the mystery of the faith now…
Created 6 months ago
1 Timothy 3:8 (NLT), 1 Timothy 3:9 (NLT), 1 Timothy 3:10 (NLT), 1 Timothy 3:11 (NLT), 1 Timothy 3:12 (NLT), 1 Timothy 3:13 (NLT)
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When seeking overseer positions of leadership/authority in the Church...
1 Timothy 3:1-7 NLT This is a trustworthy saying: “If someone aspires to be an elder, he desires an honorable position.” So an elder must be a man whose life is above reproach. He must be faithful to…
Created 6 months ago
1 Timothy 3:1 (NLT), 1 Timothy 3:2 (NLT), 1 Timothy 3:3 (NLT), 1 Timothy 3:4 (NLT), 1 Timothy 3:5 (NLT), 1 Timothy 3:6 (NLT), 1 Timothy 3:7 (NLT)
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New Life in Christ Defined 2
Colossians 3:1-17 NLT Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. Think about the things…
Created 6 months ago
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New Life in Christ defined 1
Colossians 2:6-23 NLT And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith…
Created 6 months ago
Colossians 2:6 (NLT), Colossians 2:7 (NLT), Colossians 2:8 (NLT), Colossians 2:9 (NLT), Colossians 2:10 (NLT), Colossians 2:11 (NLT), Colossians 2:12 (NLT), Colossians 2:13 (NLT), Colossians 2:14 (NLT), Colossians 2:15 (NLT), Colossians 2:16 (NLT), Colossians 2:17 (NLT), Colossians 2:18 (NLT), Colossians 2:19 (NLT), Colossians 2:20 (NLT), Colossians 2:21 (NLT), Colossians 2:22 (NLT), Colossians 2:23 (NLT)
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Submission
We, as husbands and wives are to submit one to another because of the reverence we have for God. Submission was never suppose to be used to dominate or control. That is not the way submission in the Kingdom…
Created 6 months ago
Ephesians 5:21 (NLT), Ephesians 5:22 (NLT), Ephesians 5:23 (NLT), Ephesians 5:24 (NLT), Ephesians 5:25 (NLT), Ephesians 5:26 (NLT)
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The Purpose of the Gifts given to the Church
It's important to first note that the gifts given to the church were people (apostles, prophets, evangelists, teachers and pastors) not talents or abilitied per se. There is a place in the Word where…
Created 6 months ago
Ephesians 4:11 (NLT), Ephesians 4:12 (NLT), Ephesians 4:13 (NLT), Ephesians 4:14 (NLT), Ephesians 4:15 (NLT), Ephesians 4:16 (NLT)
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Follow your convictions
When we choose to follow God and the convictions we have from Him we are not sinning. But if we choose to ignore those convictions, we are wrong and it is sin. What may be right for you may not be right…
Created 6 months ago
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Don't cause another to stumble
Romans 14:15 (NLT)
And if another believer is distressed by what you eat, you are not acting in love if you eat it. Don’t let your eating ruin someone for whom Christ died.Created 6 months ago
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The Kingdom of God...
The Kingdom of God is about LIVING a life of goodness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Created 6 months ago
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Pay back evil with good
When we heap cals on our enemies heads, we are simply allowing the love of God to melt their hardened hearts. The greatest love melts the hardest hearts. Praise God!
Created 6 months ago
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How to be made right with God
It's the heart-mouth connection. You must believe in your heart that God raised Jesus from the dead and confess or say with your mouth that Jesus is Lord!! And that is what it takes to be saved.
Created 6 months ago
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living in the Spirit nullifies the law
Romans 7:6 (NLT)
But now we have been released from the law, for we died to it and are no longer captive to its power. Now we can serve God, not in the old way of obeying the letter of the law, but in the new way of living in the Spirit.Created 6 months ago
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Law becomes powerless when we die in Christ
Romans 7:4 (NLT)
So, my dear brothers and sisters, this is the point: You died to the power of the law when you died with Christ. And now you are united with the one who was raised from the dead. As a result, we can produce a harvest of good deeds for God.Created 6 months ago
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sin's power is broken
Romans 6:1-23 (NLT)
Well then, should we keep on sinning so that God can show us more and more of his wonderful grace?Created 6 months ago
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Adam and Christ contrasted
Genesis 5:12-21 NLT When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned. Yes, people sinned even before the law was given. But it was not…
Created 6 months ago
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sacrilegious thing?
Matthew 24:15 (AMP)
So when you see the appalling sacrilege [the abomination that astonishes and makes desolate], spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the Holy Place--let the reader take notice and ponder and consider and heed [this]--Created 6 months ago
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Kingdom of Heaven
Matthew 22:2 (NLT)
“The Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a king who prepared a great wedding feast for his son.Created 6 months ago
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Kingdom of God
Matthew 21:43 (NLT)
I tell you, the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation that will produce the proper fruit.Created 6 months ago
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Kingdom of God
Matthew 21:31 (NLT)
“Which of the two obeyed his father?” They replied, “The first.” Then Jesus explained his meaning: “I tell you the truth, corrupt tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the Kingdom of God before you do.Created 6 months ago
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Kingdom of God
Matthew 21:31 (NLT)
“Which of the two obeyed his father?” They replied, “The first.” Then Jesus explained his meaning: “I tell you the truth, corrupt tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the Kingdom of God before you do.Created 6 months ago
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Kingdom of Heaven
Matthew 20:1 (NLT)
“For the Kingdom of Heaven is like the landowner who went out early one morning to hire workers for his vineyard.Created 6 months ago
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Matthew 18:7
Matthew 18:7 (NLT)
“What sorrow awaits the world, because it tempts people to sin. Temptations are inevitable, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting.Created 6 months ago
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