Tag: words

• 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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  January 6, 2023

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• Your Speech Matters

  1A gentle answer turns away wrath,  but a harsh word stirs up anger. 2The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,  but the mouth of the fool spouts folly. 3The eyes of the LORD are in every place,  observing the evil and the good. 4A soothing tongue is a tree of life,  but a perverse tongue…

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  December 15, 2022

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• Life Illustrates Values

  22Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, “Rule over us, you and your son and your grandson also, for you have saved us from the hand of Midian.” 23Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; the LORD will rule over you.” 24And Gideon said to them,…

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  September 17, 2022

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• Less Is Better

  7And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD. They forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asheroth. 8Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia. And the people of Israel served Cushan-rishathaim eight years. 9But when the…

  bradshawjoel

  September 12, 2022

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• Consider Your Words

  32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse.–Proverbs 10 I had many international friends in college. I marveled at their cultures and languages. Being immature, I learned from some of my guy friends how to say some bad words in a couple of those languages.…

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  August 10, 2022

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• Don’t Act Like God Doesn’t Matter!

  8Understand, O dullest of the people!Fools, when will you be wise?9He who planted the ear, does he not hear?He who formed the eye, does he not see?10He who disciplines the nations, does he not rebuke?He who teaches man knowledge—11the LORD—knows the thoughts of man,that they are but a breath.–Psalm 94 This anonymous psalm definitely had a…

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  June 7, 2022

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