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fruitfulness
Another example how Gods plans have not changed. He wants humans to flourish. He told Adam to be fruitful and multiply, then Noah, Abraham, and Jesus repeats the same imperative to his disciples and us.
Created 9 months ago
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Grace makes us equal
"who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:" That is an amazing statement. So many of today's religions require years of hard work…
Created about 3 years ago
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Leader vs Manager
I believe this is a huge difference between a leader and a manager. Pilate was a manager. He let the people determine his decision. He knew what was right but chose to go along with the people so that…
Created over 3 years ago
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Just Shut UP!!!!!
This is got to be one of the hardest principles to live out! When you are unfairly persecuted, lied about, and accused... Just Shut Up! What, No, Im gonna defend myself. I'm gonna fight for my rights!…
Created over 3 years ago
Matthew 27:11 (ASV), Matthew 27:12 (ASV), Matthew 27:13 (ASV), Matthew 27:14 (ASV)
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Church People2
Very few people are as vitriolic as religious people who no longer have a thriving relationship with Jesus Christ. They are law givers and law followers. They spit in Jesus face and punched Him in the…
Created over 3 years ago
Matthew 26:66 (ASV), Matthew 26:67 (ASV), Matthew 26:68 (ASV)
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Church People
Very few people are as vitriolic as religious people who no longer have a thriving relationship with Jesus Christ. They are law givers and law followers. They spit in Jesus face and punched Him in the…
Created over 3 years ago
Matthew 26:66 (ASV), Matthew 26:67 (ASV), Matthew 26:68 (ASV)
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Church People
I find it interesting that the people who orchestrated the arrest and "trial" of Jesus were the religious leaders of the day. They were so busy wanting to disprove His authenticity that they were more…
Created over 3 years ago
Matthew 26:57 (ASV), Matthew 26:58 (ASV), Matthew 26:59 (ASV), Matthew 26:60 (ASV), Matthew 26:61 (ASV), Matthew 26:62 (ASV)
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Cocked and Ready!
I think that we can usually find ourself or a version of ourself in any story. In this story, I think that I probably would have been Peter. Using my earthly power to try to accomplish God's heavenly…
Created over 3 years ago
Matthew 26:51 (ASV), Matthew 26:52 (ASV), Matthew 26:53 (ASV), Matthew 26:54 (ASV), Matthew 26:55 (ASV), Matthew 26:56 (ASV)
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Betrayed with a kiss..
The Judas Kiss. Jesus was betrayed by one of His closest friends and followers, with a kiss. Not a punch to the throat, or a kick to the balls, but a kiss. That's usually how it goes, isn't it? A…
Created over 3 years ago
Matthew 26:47 (ASV), Matthew 26:48 (ASV), Matthew 26:49 (ASV), Matthew 26:50 (ASV)
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Betrayed with a kiss..
The Judas Kiss. Jesus was betrayed by one of His closest friends and followers, with a kiss. Not a punch to the throat, or a kick to the balls, but a kiss. That's usually how it goes, isn't it? A…
Created over 3 years ago
Matthew 26:47 (ASV), Matthew 26:48 (ASV), Matthew 26:49 (ASV), Matthew 26:50 (ASV)
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I don't really want to....
Even Jesus had a moment of fear. He knew what He was supposed to do, but had a moment where He cried out to God to "let this cup pass from me" in other words, Father if there is any other way than this,…
Created over 3 years ago
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Two parts of you.
Have you ever noticed that their are at least two parts to you? One part that is eager for God and loves to serve Him and another part that is lazy, prideful, jealous, and desires to do what you shouldn't…
Created about 4 years ago
Matthew 26:14 (ASV), Matthew 26:15 (ASV), Matthew 26:41 (ASV)
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Are you Ballsy enough?
I think one of the worst things that has happened to Christianity in the last 2000 years has been to degrade it down to being a safe, nice person. In this story, Jesus blasts the dude who just played…
Created about 4 years ago
Matthew 25:14 (ASV), Matthew 25:15 (ASV), Matthew 25:16 (ASV), Matthew 25:17 (ASV), Matthew 25:18 (ASV), Matthew 25:19 (ASV), Matthew 25:20 (ASV), Matthew 25:21 (ASV), Matthew 25:22 (ASV), Matthew 25:23 (ASV), Matthew 25:24 (ASV), Matthew 25:25 (ASV), Matthew 25:26 (ASV), Matthew 25:27 (ASV), Matthew 25:28 (ASV)
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The bottom up leader
So many people want to sit at the top of an organization. They want to be the star player, the boss, the leader. Jesus has taught all of us a very important principle here. If we want to be the top, we…
Created about 4 years ago
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Special Agent Man
Paul described himself as a special agent of Jesus. What are you? Hopefully your not an "undercover" agent. I think that I might be a demolition expert for Jesus because I sometimes think its my Job…
Created about 4 years ago
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Context, doubt, and unbelief
Context is so important. The words of Jesus here are awesome but we need to read them in their proper context. The religious leaders had one goal in mind with their questions. They wanted to bust Him…
Created about 4 years ago
Matthew 22:1 (ASV), Matthew 22:14 (ASV), Matthew 22:15 (ASV), Matthew 22:16 (ASV), Matthew 22:17 (ASV), Matthew 22:18 (ASV), Matthew 22:19 (ASV), Matthew 22:20 (ASV), Matthew 22:21 (ASV), Matthew 22:22 (ASV), Matthew 22:23 (ASV), Matthew 22:24 (ASV), Matthew 22:25 (ASV), Matthew 22:26 (ASV), Matthew 22:27 (ASV), Matthew 22:28 (ASV), Matthew 22:29 (ASV), Matthew 22:30 (ASV), Matthew 22:31 (ASV), Matthew 22:32 (ASV), Matthew 22:33 (ASV), Matthew 22:34 (ASV), Matthew 22:35 (ASV), Matthew 22:36 (ASV), Matthew 22:37 (ASV), Matthew 22:38 (ASV), Matthew 22:39 (ASV), Matthew 22:40 (ASV)
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Crooks and Whores
Whoa Jesus! He just told the priests and religious people that crooks and whores would get to heaven before they did. Think about that. What does that say about Jesus? Who did he care about most? Does…
Created about 4 years ago
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The kingdom Life
Jesus said, If we embrace the Kingdom Life and don't doubt God we will do miracles on this earth. Faith in Jesus Christ is a powerful thing. How is your faith? Is it powerful or is it struggling? It's…
Created about 4 years ago
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Flippin' tables
Jesus was passionate! He was not a stoic religious person. He flipped his lid and flipped tables in the temple. I would have loved to be there to see this. I wonder what His disciples thought when they…
Created about 4 years ago
Matthew 21:11 (ASV), Matthew 21:12 (ASV), Matthew 21:13 (ASV), Matthew 21:14 (ASV)
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A thin line between love and hate
On this day in history, Jesus rides a humble donkey through the streets of Jerusalem. The crowds chant His praises. "Hosanna in the highest heaven!" They believe that the chosen one is among them. The…
Created about 4 years ago
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size matters
god is huge! But sometimes we can miss him if we are only looking for something big. in this story Elijah found god in a still small voice. So, god is huge, but he is also small, personal, and wants…
Created about 4 years ago
1 Kings 19:9 (ASV), 1 Kings 19:10 (ASV), 1 Kings 19:11 (ASV), 1 Kings 19:12 (ASV), 1 Kings 19:13 (ASV)
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Kick pride in the teeth
One of the greatest things about Jesus was that He was Authentic. He was always the same. He didn't act one way in front of others then another when he was alone. He knew who He was and what He was called…
Created about 4 years ago
Matthew 20:25 (ASV), Matthew 20:26 (ASV), Matthew 20:27 (ASV), Matthew 20:28 (ASV)
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How to get to heaven.
We are made right with God by faith in Jesus Christ alone. Jesus was teaching here that "no good thing" could cleanse us from our sins. We can never earn God's approval. Are you following the rules…
Created about 4 years ago
Matthew 19:16 (ASV), Matthew 19:17 (ASV), Matthew 19:18 (ASV), Matthew 19:19 (ASV), Matthew 19:20 (ASV), Matthew 19:21 (ASV), Matthew 19:22 (ASV), Matthew 19:23 (ASV), Matthew 19:24 (ASV), Matthew 19:25 (ASV), Matthew 19:26 (ASV), Matthew 19:27 (ASV), Matthew 19:28 (ASV), Matthew 19:29 (ASV), Matthew 19:30 (ASV)
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Not literally!
Rule #1 for interpreting scripture. If the literal sense makes perfect sense then go with it. #2 If the literal sense does not make perfect sense look for another meaning. This is one of those times.…
Created about 4 years ago
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Build a Monument, or Become a Movement
This is what religion tries to do. Peter wanted to take a polaroid of this moment in time. He was witnessing such an amazing move of God that He wanted to build a memorial to celebrate. So that from…
Created about 4 years ago
Matthew 17:2 (ASV), Matthew 17:3 (ASV), Matthew 17:4 (ASV), Matthew 17:5 (ASV), Matthew 17:6 (ASV), Matthew 17:7 (ASV), Matthew 17:8 (ASV), Matthew 17:9 (ASV), Matthew 17:10 (ASV)
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