Tag: relationships

• One Rests Content

  23The fear of the Lord leads to life; then one rests content, untouched by trouble.–Proverbs 19 “I [Jesus]have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33)

  bradshawjoel

  August 19, 2026

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• Pleasure in Understanding

  2Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions.–Proverbs 18 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. (James 1:19-20)

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  August 18, 2026

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• Foster Love

  9Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.–Proverbs 17

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  August 17, 2026

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• If You Love One Another

  34“A new command I [Jesus] give you [Peter and crew]: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”–John 13

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  July 14, 2026

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• Pay Attention to Yourselves!

  3Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him, 4and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”–Luke 17 It’s very tempting to picture forgiveness as an unconditional matter. I will admit, it does…

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  April 24, 2026

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• Kind, Tenderhearted, Forgiving

  32Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.–Ephesians 4

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  March 20, 2026

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• Saul and Jonathan

  33Ner was the father of Kish, Kish of Saul, Saul of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab and Eshbaal; 34and the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal was the father of Micah.–1 Chronicles 8

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  February 22, 2026

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• One of the Hardest Lessons

   25And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.”–Mark 11

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  January 17, 2026

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• The Yoke of Compromise

  14Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?–2 Corinthians 6 Come to me [Jesus], all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in…

  bradshawjoel

  November 20, 2025

  2 Corinthians

  2 corinthians 6, bible, burden, compromise, devo, jesus, life, Matthew 11, oxen, paul, plowing, priorities, relationships, sin, yoke

• Loving Confrontation

  15“If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. 16But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ 17If they still…

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  October 29, 2025

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