Understanding the Scriptures

Honoring God with Your Heart

This people honors me with their lips but their heart is far from MePure motivesClean heartWorshiping the Creator rather than the creationI have talked to so many people recently who have given themselves over to Man’s Doctrinea church, a leader, a teachingTheir relationship with Jesus is secondary or non-existent Howbeit when he, the Spirit of […]

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The Value of the Lord’s Prayer

Jesus said, When you pray, pray like this…I consider the Lord’s Prayer the perfect prayer.People try to get around it, saying, well, Jesus didn’t really mean for us to pray that way exactly.The Lord’s Prayer has all the elements that we should be focusing on.Jesus told us not to worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will

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Jesus, Distraction, Destruction and Damnation

So easy to get distractedTo take our eyes off the prize,to focus on the chaos this world displays,to get off task,to remember to focus on Jesus through what we seeWalking in this world is similar to walking through sludgewith things in it, those things that can trip you, things that can cause injury, abrasions, or

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Blessed are the Poor in Spirit, for Theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven

YesThe poor in spiritLike Lazarus, the poor soul who laid at the gates, hoping to be fed by the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was

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Trying to Relate to God with the Simple Things in Life

I have had a trying task the last few weeksI am preparing a large, old house to be soldI have lived there for many years and have accumulated many possessionsMy body aches so much from lifting and from running up and down stairs and cleaning and painting and organizing and gardening In my menial misery,

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Ways to Get Close to God and Stay Close to God

Recognize His deity Matthew 28:18Give your life to Him Romans 12:2Love the Truth 2 Thessalonians 2:10-11You must be Born Again John 3:1-8 Follow Him Luke 9:59-62Deny yourself, take up your cross daily and follow Jesus Luke 9:23Know He is the Way John 14:6Receive the Holy Spirit Acts 2:38Learn about Him Matthew 11:29Find out who He

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