We are to get involved with other believers so we can encourage them even as we ourselves are encouraged to love and do good works.
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I am very passionate about God's unique creation, the church. I love the church, the ekklesia of God, the called-out ones who gather every Lord's Day.
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Jesus is faithful to His Word. He will be with us, never leaving or forsaking us, and He will come again for us.
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We can come to God with a pure heart and great confidence because of whose we are. We can and we must.
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The universal Big C Church and the little c church are God's big idea. Like marriage, He created it and even compares the two in Ephesians 5.
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God's love and grace are truly amazing. Our great God is just like Jesus described Him in the Parable of the Prodigal Son.
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Rembrandt's famous painting, The Return of the Prodigal Son, is a moving, awe-inspiring work of art, painted toward the end of his life in 1669.
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Have you have strayed far but are empty and want to come home? God waits; all you must do is turn back to Him, and He will receive you.
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Not all sinners stray far visibly; some stay home, like the prodigal son's elder brother. Both were equally separated from the father.
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In the Christian life, God is a safe shore to whom we must stay close, tethered, and connected. If we neglect spending time with God, we will drift.
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I love it when the Bible repeats itself. God does this not because He forgets what He just said; rather, the Bible repeats itself for the reader.
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We cannot obey and be blessed by what we do not read and internalize. It is vitally important to read the Bible, meditate on it, and do what it says.
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The opposite of one who is courageous and brave is one who is cowardly and complaining. Being cowardly and scared is the safe and predictable route
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I am so grateful for the presence of God. As a follower of Jesus, we are assured that we never face a battle alone. He has promised never to leave us.
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Physical strength is important, and bodily exercise does profit us (1 Timothy 4:8), but spiritual strength is even more important.
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Being a clear reflection of Christ displays Him to those who do not yet read the Bible, authenticates what we say, & reveals the Kingdom of God to Earth.
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Jesus knows that you are coming. He awaits your arrival where He will welcome you with open arms because of His work on the cross which made a way for you.
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The next time you wring out a sponge after washing dishes, remember this truth: As I receive from the Lord, I need to also pour out into others.
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Today, I want you to build a connection in your head between a household chore & spiritual imperative: watering your plants & spending time with God.
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"Father, make of me a crisis man. Bring those I contact to decision. Let me not be a milepost on a single road; make me a fork..."
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