Tag: Love
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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…
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Supernatural Gifts
Ephesians 1:16-18 “ I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know…
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A Word to Husbands
Colossians 3:19 “Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.” One of the confirmations that the Bible is God’s Word is the economy of words that it uses to say the things it does. An example is seen in the verse above. Here, in Chapter 3 of Colossians, Paul gives some commands regarding…
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Two Sides of the Same Worthless Coin
Matthew 7:22-23 “On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’” Matthew 25:41-46 “Then he will say to those on his…
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God’s Necessary Commands
Philippians 4:6 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” 1 John 5:3 “For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.” Have you ever thought it strange that the Bible contains commandments that it would…
To Encourage You 