Tag: Love
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Spiritual Siblings
2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 “But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord” When God blesses us with the gracious gift of eternal life through faith in His Son, He becomes our Father. What an unspeakable blessing it is to know that we have a God Who loves us as His…
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Beginning Well, Yet . . .
Revelation 2:1-4 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: . . . I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first.” How many things in life begin well but end poorly? How many marriages are like this? How many good intentions never get off the ground? How…
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THIS is the Life!
1 Thessalonians 3:8 “For now we live, if you are standing fast in the Lord. “ Have you ever heard or used the phrase “Life is good!”? Perhaps you’ve heard it put this way “This is the life!” What is usually meant when we hear this phrase is that we are enjoying life at that moment. Whatever…
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A Great Debt
Romans 13:7-8 “Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed. Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.” You’ve heard this…
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Gentleness
Galatians 5:22-23 “But the fruit of the Spirit is . . . gentleness . . . “ One of the most amazing things about our all-powerful Creator is His gentleness. Of all the characteristics that should draw us to Him, surely this is one of the most awesome. Here we have One Who is perfect, One Who…
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Motivated by the Invisible
1 Thessalonians 1:2-3 “We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.” Those who call themselves born again believers in Jesus Christ believe in a God that they cannot see. Because…
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Influence
1 Thessalonians 1:2 “We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantlymentioning you in our prayers” Influence. The dictionary defines it as follows: “the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself.” It’s something that we desire to exert in the lives…
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Transformed Relationships
Colossians 4:7 “Tychicus will tell you all about my activities. He is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord.” When God transforms a life by the new birth and brings someone new into His family, it is always demonstrated by the relationship of that newborn child, spiritually speaking, to everyone else in…
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Why Obey?
Hebrews 5:8 “Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered.” Why do you obey the law? For example, your vehicle can obviously travel much faster than the speed limit. There are lots of reasons to drive as fast as you can (it’s more fun, you can get there faster). So, why don’t you? …
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A Glorious Example
Colossians 3:12-14 “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.” One of the most amazing statements of the…
To Encourage You 