And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord. Ephesians 6:4 More than ever, men need to be the spiritual leader, example, and inspiration for their children. Pushing our kids to the point of frustration and breaking their spirits with unachievable demands does…
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You shall not follow a crowd to do evil. Exodus 23:2a If you read the gospels, Jesus would often speak to the multitudes, but it was His smaller conversations with the disciples that really got His word out. Then there was the time when a whole crowd of people followed Him because Jesus fed them…
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And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things.” Romans 10:15 The most important relationship you can have as a follower of Jesus Christ is that of someone who is in…
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Who is a God like You, Pardoning iniquity. And passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, Because He delights in mercy. He will again have compassion on us, And will subdue our iniquities. You will cast all our sins Into the depths of the sea.…
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And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much more as you see the Day approaching. Hebrews 10:24-25 Have you noticed that it is not always easy being a…
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On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those…
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Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men. Titus 3:1-2 I wonder how Paul’s counsel to his protégé would be received today. It seems to me often the church…
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And having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. Ephesians 6:15-16 The gospel brings peace – peace with God and the peace of God. As we “shod our feet…
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And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, Hebrews 10:24 How do you feel about your fellow brothers and sisters in Christ? What do you think our obligations are toward one another? The word “consider” in the verse above means to put another’s needs and desires first before our own.…
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The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9 People often think God lays out rules just to keep people from knowing Him. This verse teaches the opposite, that it’s not God’s will that any should perish…
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