Tag: romans 12

• Amends and Worship

  23So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.–Matthew 5  If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.…

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  October 12, 2025

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• Pursue Grace Not Bitterness

  26Abner called out to Joab, “Must the sword devour forever? Don’t you realize that this will end in bitterness? How long before you order your men to stop pursuing their fellow Israelites?”–2 Samuel 2 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. (Ephesians 4:31) If it…

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  May 18, 2025

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• As Far As It Depends On You

  17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. 18If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.–Romans 12 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I [Jesus] tell you, love your enemies…

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  April 26, 2025

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• The Pleasing Aroma

  9…Then the priest will burn the entire sacrifice on the altar as a burnt offering. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.–Leviticus 1 Anyone who has ever been near a BBQ will understand the aroma. In fact, smelling a cookout in the neighborhood in the summer is one of life’s greatest…

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  January 25, 2024

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• Prayer and Enemies

  1Be not silent, O God of my praise! 2For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues. 3They encircle me with words of hate, and attack me without cause. 4In return for my love they accuse me, but I give myself to prayer. 5So they reward me evil for…

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  August 29, 2023

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• Becoming Wise and Discerning

  37This proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his servants. 38And Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find a man like this, in whom is the Spirit of God?” 39Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has shown you all this, there is none so discerning and wise as you are.–Genesis 41, part 2 Joseph is a special…

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  April 13, 2023

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