Tag: the gospel
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A Life that Adorns the Gospel
Titus 2:9-10 “Bondservants are to be submissive to their own masters in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, not pilfering, but showing all good faith, so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.” Paul’s letter to his disciple Titus includes instructions to this young pastor on how he was to teach…
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Remembering Our Roots
Titus 3:1-7 “Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people. For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and…
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The Way of Reconciliation
2 Corinthians 5:18-20 “All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on…
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What Will People Think?!
2 Corinthians 5:13 “For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you.” One of the things that can deter a person from sharing the gospel is the fear of what people might think of them if they do so. We live in a world…
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Be Bold!
2 Corinthians 3:12 “Since we have such a hope, we are very bold.” If you are a Christian, do you share the gospel with others? Is it something you struggle with? Indeed, it is a rare thing if you don’t. Even the apostle Paul struggled with this at times. Thus his request to the Ephesian church…
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A High Calling
2 Corinthians 3:4-6 “Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God. Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God, Who has made us sufficient to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit.” Do you realize that the highest calling,…
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Two Aromas
2 Corinthians 2:14 – 17 “But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing, to one a fragrance from death to death, to the…
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He Said, She Said
John 20:30-31 “Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” We’ve all heard of the “he said, she said” situations…
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Preaching (to Ourself)
Mark 16:15 “And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.” In thinking about the above verse the other day, a thought came to me that I’d not considered before. The primary intent of this command from Jesus, a command that has come to be known…
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Wonderful Words of Life
2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 “But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.” In the verses…
To Encourage You 