Tag: attitude
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Weeping, Laughing, and Mourning
21…Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.25…Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.–Luke 6 Let’s ask four questions. I invite you to ponder your emotions and attitudes now. Consider your perspective. We just came out of Good Friday and Easter. Where is your hope centered?–JMB
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A Verse for Each Spouse
22Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 25Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her–Ephesians 5
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Childlike Values
15Truly, I [Jesus] say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.”–Mark 10 Children have basic characteristics that contrast with adults.
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A Cracked Screen and Some Milkshakes
10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.—Proverbs 9 I recall this memory from the days of COVID quarantine. I had cracked my cellphone screen and was going to get it replaced. Limitations had been placed on the number of people who could…
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Be Refreshingly Different This Thanksgiving
11Finally, brothers, rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.–2 Corinthians 13 Paul concludes with five commands and one promise. Wear these as attitudes this Thanksgiving especially as you are with family. Be refreshingly different!
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Ministry of Generosity
10He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness. 11You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God. 12For the ministry of this service is not only supplying…
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Godly Grief and Worldly 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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Poor and Rich
2Rich and poor have this in common: The Lord is the Maker of them all.–Proverbs 22 Some quick thoughts:
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Mephibosheth and Humility
28All my grandfather’s [Saul’s] descendants deserved nothing but death from my lord the king, but you gave your servant a place among those who eat at your table. So what right do I [Mephibosheth] have to make any more appeals to the king?”–2 Samuel 19 …for all have sinned and fall short of the glory…
Joel M Bradshaw 