What will satisfy the spiritual hunger and thirst we all experience? Jesus tells us. It is righteousness.
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Who are the hungry and thirsty? What do they receive? And how do we become hungry and thirsty for the things of God and stay that way?
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On Friday evening, I spoke to the University of Arkansas football team. What was my message to these players, staff, & coaches who have had a hard season?
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Jesus emphasized that the meek alone, only the meek, will inherit the earth. There is certainly a future element to this promise but also a present element.
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Living by the principles enumerated by Christ in His sermon on the mount is not for the self-willed, proud, and arrogant.
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Meekness is strength harnessed, under control, & selfless. Proud people who look out for themselves first or only are not going to be meek in spirit.
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You can tell a lot about our character when we do not get our way. Very few have the patience of Job.
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What do you do when your plans are altered and out of your control? If you always feel you must be in control, then you are going to hit a wall of opposition.
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No one can be prepared to face the great and terrible Day of the Lord without being in Christ.
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When the people of God return to God with contrition, the Lord meets them with lovingkindness, and He miraculously restores what was lost.
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Isn't it amazing that we serve a God who is more eager to restore us than we are to return to Him? He is eagerly waiting for those who have strayed to return to Him.
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What does it mean to rend your heart and not your garments?
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Do you know people who don't really follow Jesus, but when tragedy strikes, they will cry out to God?
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Poor in spirit does not mean ignorant or ineffective; it means God has replaced your proud, arrogant, entitled heart with a heart of peace & service.
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Pastor Dick Woodward was a remarkable man and one who personified what it means to be poor in spirit, humble, and meek.
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Who are the poor in spirit? It is not by accident that this is the first of the beatitudes of Jesus. This one is primary in importance and sets the foundation for all the others.
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All who read and apply this amazing teaching of Jesus to their lives will find that Jesus' words will bring life and healing.
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In 2008 & 2018, I had the privilege of seeing the place scholars believe is where Jesus taught his famous Sermon on the Mount which includes the Beatitudes.
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Perhaps you are worried about something, and you can't break free from the shackles of worry, which leads to fear and desperation. Jesus can help you.
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No one ministers any better than he or she prays. We often view prayer as a last resort, but how much better life would be if we prayed first, not last.
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