Tag: service
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A Holy Zeal
Hebrews 12:14 “Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.” One of the things that has marked Christianity since the time of Christ is persecution. Of course, Jesus himself was horribly persecuted. Day after day, His opponents “were seeking how to arrest him by stealth and kill him”…
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The Search for God’s Will
Colossians 3:23 “Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.” Do you know what God’s will is for your life? To hear some people talk, it would seem that knowing this is like a search for some great mystery. However, it’s actually pretty simple. Just do whatever He’s told you to…
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Who, me??
Acts 4:13 “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.” Do you realize that God can use you in His service, no matter what your background? It doesn’t matter how much schooling you’ve…
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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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Karen
John 15:16 (NIV) “I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last” Saturday morning, tragedy rocked my daughter’s world. We were visiting her and suddenly her coworker came to her house to tell her that their supervisor, Karen, one whom they loved very much, had suddenly died. …
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You’ve gotta serve somebody
Judges 9:1-2 “Now Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother’s relatives and said to them and to the whole clan of his mother’s family, ‘Say in the ears of all the leaders of Shechem, “Which is better for you, that all seventy of the sons of Jerubbaal rule over you, or that one rule…
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The commandment of the One Who could have commanded anything
John 15:12 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one that this, ‘that someone lay down his life for his friends. ‘You are my friends if you do what I command you.” Think of what Jesus could have commanded those that were under Hhis…
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Why give?
Exodus 25:1-2 “The Lord said to Moses,“Speak to the people of Israel, that they take for me a contribution. From every man whose heart moves him you shall receive the contribution for me.”” Isn’t it amazing that God, who is omnipotent, doesn’t force Himself upon us? He is looking for willing followers, not coerced ones. …
To Encourage You 