Going deeper with Jesus
For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. 1 Corinthians 14:33 If you notice confusion, chaos or disorder in the mix of any given situation, seek the Lord’s peace. Find the Prince of Peace in the situation. See what He is doing, what He is blessing, where […]
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Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us:we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. 2 Corinthians 5:20 We are representatives of Christ. We will be held accountable for every word and every deed. But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall
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But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for He is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. Luke 6:35 Jesus was kind to the unthankful and the evil. We know about loving our enemies.
Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire. Jeremiah 38:6 So, Jeremiah sunk in the mire.
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You have learned to do some things well, maybe even perfectly. There was time spent on those talents you are good at. There were mistakes made along the way. Now, you have mastered some things. Whether it’s your job, playing the piano, throwing a football, whatever you have mastered, you got there by practice. The
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Yielding is letting the other guy go, giving your friend your time when you don’t have it, making an extra place at the table when you have little to share. it is giving up what you want to do and considering others better than yourself. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Matthew 5:5
When Jesus walked on the Earth, the Religious Leaders were offended at His words. That has happened throughout the bible. Cain is the first one I noticed who was offended at God’s words. God called him on it. And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? Genesis
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The unsaved are your neighbors, your friends, your relatives, your service people, your bosses. They need someone to tell them about Jesus. In the USA it is easy to dismiss telling people about Jesus because you think of how many opportunities people have to hear the gospel. They can go to a church and might
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The enemy hates God’s work. He will try to stop it, disrupt it, make us stumble and fall into some sort of sin such as unforgiveness. If we start operating in sin, that can and does inhibit God’s work through us. One scripture that comes to mind often is that Jesus was kind to the
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Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk. Acts 3:6 Acts was the book where the disciples had just been shocked into reality. Jesus told them all the things that they needed to know,
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