Tag: Love
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The King of Kings
Luke 19:12-14 “He said therefore, ‘A nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return. Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas, and said to them, “Engage in business until I come.” But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, “We do not want this man to reign…
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Sheep or Goat?
Matthew 25:40 “And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’” Jesus spoke often about the future to his disciples. In Matthew 25, He gives the account of “the sheep and the goats,” metaphors for…
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Religion
James 1:27 “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.” Are you religious? What, in God’s view, is religion? The word translated “religion” here in James 1 means “ceremonial observance.” That’s what most people think…
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The Real Thing?
Philippians 1:19-20 “It is my eager expectation and hope that . . . Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death.” With the words Paul wrote from prison and recorded in Philippians 1 above, we see His true heart as a Christian. In this one who had spent his earlier years as a…
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The Rebuke of a Friend
Hebrews 12:6 “For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives.” Have you ever been “slapped upside the head,” spiritually speaking? Have you ever been going along, happily doing your thing, and someone said something that stopped you in your tracks and made you think – really think? I…
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Salt of the Earth
Matthew 5:13-14 “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.” Here in Matthew 5 Jesus uses the metaphor of the properties of salt to demonstrate how believers…
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A Spiritual Test
Matthew 5:23-24 “So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.” Are you mad at anyone? Is there anyone that you have negative…
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Overlooked?
Hebrews 6:10 “For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do. “ How long have you been serving the Lord in some way? Maybe you’ve been a Sunday School teacher, teaching little children week after week for many years. …
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Knowing – In Part
1 Corinthians 13:12 “For now we see through a glass, darkly; . . . now I know in part.” How confident are you of the things you believe? Perhaps you are very confident. It is interesting that the verse above, which cautions us regarding the things we know (or think we know), is a part…
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How WE Know if We Love
1 John 3:16-18 “By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him? Little children,…
To Encourage You 