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Serve one master
Luke 16:1-13 Our society encourages people to continually look for ways to get ahead. Beating the system means living an easier way of life. Of course, this means the Master’s wealth is often misused. Satan often tempts us to put … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Discipleship, Faith, God and money, Money, Personal wealth, Stewardship, Teaching of Jesus
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For the sake of sinners
Matthew 9:9-17 Once, I met a man named Greg. Greg was homeless. He was one whom society overlooked or avoided. Still, Greg was a member of our community, a person created by God, a sinner in need of redemption. Who … Continue reading
Posted in Forgiveness
Tagged Forgiveness, Grace, Jesus Christ, Love of God, Repentance, Salvation, Spirituality, Teaching of Jesus, Word of God
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Lord, have mercy
Ezekiel 33:1–11; 1 John 1:1–10; Matthew 9:27–34 Today it seems fashionable to redefine most anything. It has become socially acceptable to order daily life according to personal thoughts and experiences. Yet, the truth remains that we humans do not have … Continue reading
Posted in Forgiveness
Tagged Christianity, Confession, Confession of sins, Faith, Faithful, Forgiveness of sins, Forgiving others, Grace
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Invited
Joel 1:1-13, Revelation 18:15-24, Luke 14:12-24 The table is set, the banquet prepared. Everything is ready. It is time for the feast. There is only one problem; the guests have decided not to attend. It seems there are more pressing … Continue reading
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Tagged acts of kindness, Attending worship, Bible study, Jesus Christ, Parable of the wedding banquet, Repentance, Salvation, Spirituality, Teaching of Jesus
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Do you love God?
John 14:15-31 “Do you love God?” To good Christian folk this question seems to have an obvious answer, of course we love God. Before we answer too quickly, perhaps we should consider another question; “Do we keep his commandments?” The … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Uncategorized
Tagged Holy Scripture, Jesus Christ, Love God, Love of God, Love your neighbor, Repentance, Spirituality
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The Lord is good
Psalm 34, 1 Peter 2:1-5 In his first epistle, Peter cites the psalmist and begs the church to “taste and see that the Lord is good” (1 Peter 2:2-3). Like a newborn baby develops a taste for its mother’s milk … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Discipleship, Faith, Following Jesus, Holy Bible, Jesus Christ, Psalm, Psalms
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Teachers of faith
James 3:1-13 From the earliest of ages, even the most prolific pastors, theologians and Christian authors were first taught the faith by others. Parents, grandparents taught the faith in their homes. In churches, it is volunteer Sunday school teachers who … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Disciple, Faithful, Jesus Christ, Sunday school, Teachers, Teaching, Teaching faith
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Following Christ
Matthew 16:21-28 I am sure most people have played “Follow the Leader.” It is a simple game, but it can become quite complicated if the leader heads in a direction the rest of the players do not want to go. … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, False messiah, Follow the leader, Following Jesus, Jesus Christ, Repentance, Salvation, Spirituality
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No one knows
Mark 13:1-37 Certainly, with all the conflict, violence and natural disasters, the end must be near. How could things get much worse? Just when we think the news could not get any worse, the headlines bring yet another round of … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Day of the Lord, End of the world, End Times, Eternal Life, Jesus Christ, Jesus second coming, Judgement day, Kingdom of God, Resurrection
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The end is near
Luke 21:5-19, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Alongside the road there is an old VW van with a sign propped up against it; “Repent, the end is near!” The car in front of you in traffic has a bumper sticker warning that … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Christian, Christianity, Faith, Jesus Christ, Judgement day, Left behind, Rapture, Repentance
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