Tag: christian
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Faith Blessings
17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.–Ephesians…
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The Salvation Hospital
1And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— 3among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires…
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God’s Choice
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, 4even 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 sons…
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7 Symptoms of a Hard Heart
14Blessed is the one who fears the LORD always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into calamity.—Proverbs 28 Here are 7 times or seasons when my heart was more hard than soft. These are also times of hypocrisy I look back at. 1. When I fooled myself as I FACED temptation that God’s forgiveness…
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Your How is as Important as Your What
14Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, will be counted as cursing.–Proverbs 27 Many of us live in this anti-social age where we might not even speak to our neighbors more than a “Hi” or a “How’s it going?” So the idea of saying anything good or bad in…
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The Sluggard’s Standard
16The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer sensibly.–Proverbs 26 When you are the standard for your wisdom, you are not wise. It’s a version of “I’ve got this” that derails people from following disciplined paths. Even the secular person in recovery submits to some form of a ‘higher…
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Glory Seeker
27It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory.–Proverbs 25 The first one sounds an awful lot like something you might hear…”moderation is always best”. But it’s talking about honey. Honey was that special treat that you didn’t always have or get access to. I remember the…
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Against Your Neighbor
28Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips. 29Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will pay the man back for what he has done.”–Proverbs 24 Three basic statements here. 1. You live alongside your neighbor. Your family has…
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Truth Buyers
23Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.–Proverbs 23 This is a hard one for me. It speaks to perspective and goals. It displays how you view yourself and others. TRUTH BUYERS: Learn for the sake of growth. Seek the things they need in order to grow and change. Freely submit…
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In Due Season
9And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.–Galatians 6 I served as the solo pastor of a small church for about ten years. After years of youth ministry, it was my first time in a primary leadership position. And year after…
Joel M Bradshaw 