Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade…
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And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. Galatians 5:24-26 As believers, we are called to “crucify the flesh with its passions and desires.” This…
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Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4 Sometimes the scriptures we are so familiar with or even have memorized are the ones we either take for granted or they lose their meaning and application over time. I thought it would be beneficial to revisit our…
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Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my own things? Or is your eye evil because I am good. Matthew 20:15 In Matthew 20:1-16, we read about the parable of the workers in the vineyard. We see a landowner who hires several men to do the same job throughout the…
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When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.” Mark 2:5 In this parable, four friends carry a paralytic to see Jesus, because they believe that Jesus can heal their friend, but the crowd was large, and the four men could not approach Jesus with their friend. However,…
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And they said to me, “The survivors who are left from the captivity in the province are there in great distress and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem is also broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.” So it was, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned for many…
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And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God. 1 Corinthians 2:1 There is great power in your story. It is the, “I used to be, but now I’m…” God’s story and people need to hear it. Many times,…
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Lord my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me. Psalms 30:2 There are many psalms where David recounts the faithfulness of God, but this one verse in chapter 30 is packed with so much truth. David first says, “Lord MY God”, showing his personal relationship with the Lord. Next, he says, “I…
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Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church. Acts 12:5 At this time, King Herod brought much persecution to the church. He had just killed James, and arrested Peter also. Surely the same fate was awaiting Peter. Under the heavy persecution, and experiencing the pain…
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Then the word of God spread, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith. Acts 6:7 The end result of the early church’s actions was a profound spreading of the Gospel, even reaching the priests who once opposed them. Unity among…
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