Tag: the Good Samaritan
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Neighbors
Luke 10:29 “And who is my neighbor?” Throughout the Scriptures, Christians are called to live out their faith in relationships. For example, the Bible is filled with commands that some have called “the one anothers.” Some examples: “Love one another.” “Be devoted to one another in brotherly love.” “Give preference to one another in honor.”…
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Opportunities
Hebrews 11:15 “If they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return.” One of the most consequential words in all the Bible is the word “opportunity.” It means “an occasion; a set or proper time.” We find it in the verse above. Sometimes the Greek…
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Above and Beyond
2 Corinthians 8:1-5 “We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia,for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. For they gave according to their means, as I can testify, and beyond…
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Our Plans
2 Corinthians 1:17 “Do I make my plans according to the flesh . . .? How important is planning to you? Some people are plan driven. From the time they wake up in the morning they have a list. They know where they want to go and how they want to get there. They have…
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A Love that Surpasses Knowledge
Ephesians 3:19 “. . . to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge. . . “ How can you know something that surpasses knowledge? What in the world does this mean? The context of the phrase above is a prayer of Paul for the Ephesian church. He wants them to be “filled with all…
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Are you a “Good Samaritan”?
Luke 10:25-37 “And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, ‘Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?’ He said to him, ‘What is written in the Law? How do you read it?’ And he answered, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your…
To Encourage You 