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Doing starts with saying
The word is in your mouth and heart so you can do it. How often we kill our ability to obey because of the words we speak. You first must hide the word in your heart so that you can appear the word…
Created about 1 month ago
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Trust God today
Notice how many cities and lands the people of God took and possessed on THIS side of the Jordan. This after they refused to go tot he land God had promised them for fear of the people and cities in them.…
Created about 1 month ago
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Context Matters
Without understanding the proper context of the Corinthian matters, the disputes over asceticism and hedonism and the left written to Paul about these philosophies in relation to sexuality and marriage,…
Created about 1 month ago
1 Corinthians 7:1 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 7:2 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 7:3 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 7:4 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 7:5 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 7:6 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 7:7 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 7:8 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 7:9 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 7:36 (ESV)
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An Apostle's Love for His People
What an amazing passion for the lost Paul had. Willing and hoping he could be cut off so his brothers could be saved. Is that kind of love in the hearts of our churches? Pastors? Leaders? All good leadership…
Created 2 months ago
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worldliness defined
Notice what things Paul uses to describe a church full or worldliness. Kind of differ words than we would use. He says the Corinthians are full of strive, jealousy and factions. No mention of the things…
Created 2 months ago
1 Corinthians 3:1 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 3:2 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 3:3 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 3:4 (ESV)
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He didn't defend himself
Why didn't He defend himself? Because He knew death was Gods plan for Him. When you are sure that what you do is what God wants you to do, there is no need to answer your accusers. Love it.
Created 3 months ago
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Eating with God
What a cool picture of life in Gods presence. They beheld Him and ate and drank. He stood upon a pavement like the heavens. There is eating in heaven, eating is something we do to nourish us and enjoy…
Created 3 months ago
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Weary
The Greek word for "Weary" in this verse is the same word the Greek New Testament uses for "sick" in James 5:14. Sometimes spiritual lethargy leads to physical ailments. The definitions for "weary"…
Created 4 months ago
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Weary
The Greek word for "Weary" in this verse is the same word the Greek New Testament uses for "sick" in James 5:14. The other words for "weary" could be: - to lose enthusiasm - to be exhausted. - to be…
Created 4 months ago
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Prayer
Why not pray first? The account is clear. Luke is the one gospel writer that mentions prayer more than the other three (Matthew, Mark, and John). His Gospel starts with the prayer of the priests. Luke…
Created 6 months ago
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Praise God in the Process
It's great to read this scripture because we usually wait till we se the finished product before we thank God or praise Him. The people here praised God long before the building was done. And these people…
Created 7 months ago
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What's God want from us?
He wants fruit. Once God has fruit from us, what then? He wants more fruit. It's great to know God's heart to us is for greater things than we currently realize. Wherever you are in Christ - can you…
Created 8 months ago
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David exalted by the Lord for the sake of the people.
What a great leadership verse! David knew three things... 1 God had made him King, not man, not a committe. 2. God had blessed him greatly. 3. God did all this for the sake of the PEOPLE. Every leader…
Created 8 months ago
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He makes me competent
You may not feel like you can do anything noteworthy for the Lord. You may not feel like you have the ability necessary. Good news is: God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called. God always…
Created 9 months ago
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don't lose your psyche
The Greek word for soul is psuche... From which we get psyche or psychology. Jesus tells us our inner self is more valuable than anything else in the whole world. There is no equalizing gain from the…
Created 11 months ago
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What are you thankful for in your church?
We tend to be thankful in American churches for: 1. Great attendance. 2. A great offering. 3. A new building. 4. The decisions for Christ. 5. Baptisms. 6. Unexpected financial blessings. 7. A stabilized…
Created about 1 year ago
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As I was with Moses
God is with us in such a way that we must at some point activate our faith. Moses had God with him at all times in a special way YET faced opposition, difficult people, war, doubts, and complaints. Moses…
Created about 1 year ago
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Bringing People Into Community
This is what the work of redemption and reconciliation is all about. Have you ever heard of a jailer and prisoners dinning together on the night of an escape? The jailer also washed the wounds of the…
Created about 1 year ago
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More Law, Less Joy
The Galatians perplexed Paul. Because God has saved them by grace and yet they turned back on it and moved toward the law for assurance and salvation. What was the result? Galatians 4:15 tells us. NO…
Created about 1 year ago
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Miracles for the Undeserving
Miracles are undeserved. Beginning with the miracle of new birth and every miracle after that. Remember this. Because most of us believe we have to "earn" them. God doesn't work miracles among us…
Created about 1 year ago
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Loopholes
One of the things humanity often tries to do is find a loophole to sin. We know what God's Word says but we are constantly seeking justification for joining in. This was Balaam's problem. He had a lust…
Created about 2 years ago
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Do I make decisions based on the right circumstances?
This verse has always intrigued me. God deliberately led the children of Israel out of the way by hundreds of miles so they might not face war. God obviously knew something about the Israelites - conflict…
Created over 2 years ago
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Now you will see what God will do.
When God first sent Moses to Pharaoh things did not go very well. Instead of listening or considering their request for freedom, Pharaoh tightened the chains on their neck. God asked Moses to do what…
Created over 2 years ago
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Friend
Three Friends in the House of God: 1. A Friend in Jesus 2. Friends with each other. 3. Friends we need to reach with the Gospel. "Friends don't let friends go to hell."
Created almost 4 years ago