So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God. James 1:19-20 For some, it seems the only thing harder than boldly proclaiming the truth of the gospel to a stranger is fighting off the…
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Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. Proverbs 4:23 Our hearts are at the very core of everything we do. Solomon learned that he could know God in his head and yet his heart was not always right. And so he challenged his son and us to protect…
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For this reason I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know and are established in the present truth. Yes, I think it is right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you. 2 Peter 1:12-13 Peter writes here “for this reason.”…
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In my mid-through-late 20s, I spent my summer weekdays in Charlotte, Norht Carolina, setting up for soccer camps at 7 am and finishing camps at 3 pm, all so our team could practice from 4:30-6:15pm. If you haven’t spent too much time in the South during August, you’re extremely lucky. It’s hot and humid. At…
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“Therefore take heart, men, for I believe God that it will be just as it was told me.” Acts 27: 25 The Apostle Paul often referred to himself as a “Prisoner or bondservant” of Jesus Christ, completely bound and devoted to willingly serve his Lord. Well here in this section of scripture we find Paul…
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Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, But he who hates correction is stupid. Proverbs 12:1 I’ve been teaching in Children’s Ministry for 22 years and one area of my life in which that has helped has been the way I talk. Even if I wanted to use salty language nowadays, knowing the kids would jump on my case…
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1.“Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2.Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have…
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