Going deeper with Jesus
Jesus ascended into Heaven, the disciples saw Him disappear into the clouds:Which also said, Ye men of Galilee,why stand ye gazing up into heaven?this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven,shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.Acts 1:1 This writing is a bit hard for […]
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We all have themWe also have habits that we just do that aren’t necessarily badWe are creatures of habitThere are comforts in doing the same things that we always doWe might go to pizza every Friday night Read the paper or watch football or go to church or all three on Sundays We also have
I used to play tether ball when I was youngThe motions were somewhat like volleyball, but not the same freedomThen again, it is you against the other player, nobody else was involvedThe ball was stuck on the rope, restrictedCouldn’t go anywhere but around the pole whoever got the ball around the pole in their directionhowever
Last night I saw an old friendDuring the course of our conversation, I patted myself on the back about somethingWhile this doesn’t sound significantI think it was significantThe reason I say that is because it was a difficult thing that I refrained from doingAnd I was telling my friend so that he would think I
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Imagine the depths of the seas if you would, just for a momentThe deepest part of the ocean is almost 7 miles“The Lord’s home reaches up to the heavens, while its foundation is on the earth. He draws up water from the oceans and pours it down as rain on the land. The Lord is
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. Mark 16:25 Give it upGive up your ideasGive up your idealsGive up your wants, your desires,the things in this life you believe are due to youGive them upGive up your very lifePlace all things
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I’m a big sisterIt was a habit of mineIf someone was bothering my brother that wasn’t me, I’d get involvedTry to stop itSometimes it helped The actual issue here is just an exampleIt really could apply to any sin and this one could fall under the category of taming the tonguebeing wisethe ability to control
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I was reading in LeviticusThere were a lot of rules and commands to the priests who offered offerings unto the LordThe fat offeringsThe sin offeringsOfferings for this and offerings for thatThe fat offerings were for peace offeringsPeace between humans and GodThe priests were allowed to take certain parts of the offering for themselvesEating the fat
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We are in the middle of a pandemicMany churches have been shut downUnable to gatherWe are encouraged in the word by this: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together… and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. (Hebrews 10:25) Communion gets put aside in many casesTake it on your own or if
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I think my favorite story in the Bible about Jesus’ peace is when the disciples were in the boat and Jesus fell asleepI’ve been there numerous timesI’m not sure I’ve learned this lesson yet, to the fullest They woke Him up as the storm was raging, the wind was howling, the waters tumultuous and said,
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