Tag: anxiety
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Informative Angel
5And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were alarmed. 6And he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him.7But go, tell…
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Take wisdom throughout your day!
20My son, keep your father’s commandment, and forsake not your mother’s teaching. 21Bind them on your heart always; tie them around your neck.22When you walk, they will lead you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; and when you awake, they will talk with you.—Proverbs 6 I do a weekly worship service at…
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Chosen and Adopted
3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love 5he predestined us for adoption to himself as…
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Who do you seek first?
31Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.…
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Simple as 1, 2, 3
13As for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good.–2 Thessalonians 3 This simple verse caught my eye this morning. It has 3 basic parts. Let this verse encourage and guide first your thoughts and then your heart. Your attitude and words/actions will follow.–JMB
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Anxiety Chart
6do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure,…
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Your Greatest Weapon
5…take every thought captive to obey Christ…–2 Corinthians 10 Paul was describing the inner war that Christians wage against the enemy. His context seems to indicate spiritual warfare, not physical people. He mentioned destroying arguments on the one hand and one’s own behavior on the other. This implies that the enemy was tempting the Corinthians…
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Two Kinds of Grief
10For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.–2 Corinthians 7 Paul had written the Corinthian Christians a previous letter that included pastoral admonishment and much correction. And he had just received word from Titus that the letter was received as intended. The church was grieving and…
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Freedom
17Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.—2 Corinthians 3 Paul in this chapter was needing to be bold again with the Corinthian church. And so Paul wrote about the confidence he had to so so. He tied this to the new covenant with God that…