“Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother.” Matthew 18:15 I wonder if there’s a verse in the Bible that is less followed than the one above. Jesus, speaking to His disciples, tells them that if…
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“You shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God has commanded you, that you may live and that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which you shall possess.” Deuteronomy 5:33 Sometimes, the world may view God as a domineering tyrant who wants…
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“Or do you think that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He will provide Me with more than twelve legions of angels? How then could the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must happen thus?” Matthew 26:53-54 I once taught a small group Bible study at a convalescent home, and I stated that Jesus…
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Then Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, to the South. Genesis 13:1 Abram would one day be known as Abraham, the father of the Jews. And though he made a mess of things in Egypt, God had a plan for his life. Abram…
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For you remember, brethren, our labor and toil; for laboring night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God. You are witnesses, and God also, how devoutly and justly and blamelessly we behaved ourselves among you who believe. 1 Thessalonians 2:9-10 Paul…
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My son, if you receive my words, And treasure my commands within you, So that you incline your ear to wisdom, And apply your heart to understanding; Yes, if you cry out for discernment, And lift up your voice for understanding, If you seek her as silver, And search for her as for hidden treasures;…
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“He who covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.” Proverbs 28:13 We’ve all heard the old saying, “Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.” I remember, as a young child, playing at the beach and digging a hole in the sand.…
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Both these kings’ hearts shall be bent on evil, and they shall speak lies at the same table; but it shall not prosper, for the end will still be at the appointed time. Daniel 11:27 We seem to live in an age where those elected to office, whether on “our” team or “their” team, either…
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Hear the word of the LORD, You children of Israel, For the LORD brings a charge against the inhabitants of the land: “There is no truth or mercy Or knowledge of God in the land. Hosea 4:1 Hosea was a prophet sent to the northern kingdom of Israel warning them of the disaster and judgment…
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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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