The Sermon on the Mount (19) - Prayer to the Father
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When Jesus prayed, He called God "Abba," the name a Hebrew child would use when speaking to a loving and trustworthy father. He invites us to approach God with the same confidence, praying directly to the Father, through the Son, and in the power of the Holy Spirit!
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The Sermon on the Mount (18) - Spiritual Showmanship
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Jesus warns against "people-pleasing" - the rewards there fade quickly. It is not having your name written on a plaque that matters; it is having your name written in God's Book of Life that brings everlasting joy!
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Dig Deeper - Acts Chapter 15: Sharp Disagreement
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Acts 15:36-41. Paul and Barnabas, after having been partners for a lengthy time, have a sharp disagreement over staffing with Barnabas wanting to take John Mark with them and Paul not wanting to. They have such a strong disagreement they part company. Colossians 4:10 we see the relationship of Barnabas and John Mark, that John Mark is the cousin of Barnabas. Barnabas heads out one direction and Paul another. Barnabas takes John Mark with him and sails for Cyprus. Paul takes Silas with him and heads to Syria and Cilicia. Take note of what has happened and has not...
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The Sermon on the Mount (17) - Love Your Enemies
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Can we really love those who hate and oppress us? Yes, but only if our human will is governed by the Spirit of God.
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The Sermon on the Mount (16) - What About "My Rights"?
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"Turn the other cheek," "Go the extra mile" -- these are words intended not for the public at large, but for followers of Jesus. They are words that are life-giving, and that impart life to others as well!
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GOD ACTS! (Chapter 15) - He Purified Their Hearts by Faith
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Acts 15: This chapter deals with Entrance Requirements for entering the Kingdom of God. Acts 15:1 tells us what some people are saying in order to be saved: you had to be circumcised according to the custom taught by Moses. THEN and NOW: Proclaim God’s Goodness - As we continue on with the next verses we read that Paul and Barnabas dispute what these people are saying. So they head to Jerusalem to talk to the apostles and elders about this question. As they travel to Jerusalem they shared how the Gentiles had been converted to faith and this news made all the...
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Armor of God #6 - Shield of Faith
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God says: "Fear not"; the devil whispers: "Fear everything." Rather than try to face the "fiery darts" of the enemy in our own power, we should raise the shield of faith God has given us! Ephesians
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The Sermon on the Mount (15) - Tell the Truth!
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Jesus always told the truth; in fact, He said He was The Truth. His command to tell the truth is an attack on hypocrisy, and a defense of honesty!
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The Sermon on the Mount (13) - Lust
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In a society obsessed with sex, the answer to how to live for God is not "Let's see how far can I go without sinning," but rather, "I'm going to go as far from sin as I can possibly go."
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The Sermon on the Mount (12) - Anger
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"Did Jesus ever get angry?" Yes, but Jesus' anger was always controlled and never inappropriate. He shows us the difference between righteous anger and sinful anger.
info_outlineJesus warns against "people-pleasing" - the rewards there fade quickly. It is not having your name written on a plaque that matters; it is having your name written in God's Book of Life that brings everlasting joy!