Reminder: Daily Devotionals to Resume Soon
Pastor John regrets that he is unable to prepare the Daily Devotionals as he takes care of Tracy after her ...
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Love Defined – Love is not rude – 1 Corinthians 13:5
Love is not rude. (1 Corinthians 13:5) Reflection: We consider people rude when they are impolite and lack common courtesy ...
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Love Defined: Love is Not Proud. (1 Corinthians 13:4)
Love is not proud. (1 Corinthians 13:4) Reflection: Boasting stems from pride. Boasting is what we say to others; pride ...
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Love Defined: Love Does Not Boast. (1 Corinthians 13:4)
Love does not boast. (1 Corinthians 13:4) Reflection: Boasting destroys relationships and is similar to envy. When we envy, we ...
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Love Does Not Envy – (1 Corinthians 13:4)
Love does not envy. (1 Corinthians 13:4) Reflection: Envy is the desire for someone else’s blessing, whether it be another ...
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Love Defined: Love is Kind – (1 Corinthians 13:4)
Love is kind. (1 Corinthians 13:4) Reflection: Kindness is love expressed in the moment. Kindness is always a choice. It ...
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Love Defined – 1 Corinthians 13
For the next few weeks, we will explore the Bible’s definition of love found in 1 Corinthians 13:4-8. Let’s begin ...
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The Day of Judgment – The Book of Your Life – Revelation 20:12
I also saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book ...
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The Day of Judgment – God is Patient – 2 Peter 3:8-12
Dear friends, don’t overlook this one fact: With the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand ...
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The Day of Judgement – You Must Believe in Christ – John 6:40
For this is the will of my Father: that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him will have ...
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The Day of Judgement – A Day of Separation – Matthew 25:31-32
“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on ...
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The Day of Judgement – An Unexpected Day – Matthew 24:36-44
“Now concerning that day and hour no one knows—neither the angels of heaven nor the Son —except the Father alone ...
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The Day of Judgment – Jesus is the Judge – John 5:22
“The Father, in fact, judges no one but has given all judgment to the Son.” John 5:22 Reflection: The Day ...
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Our Witness: Ambassadors for Christ – 2 Corinthians 5:20
Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. (2 Corinthians 5:20) Reflection: An ambassador is a ...
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Our Witness: We are Not Ashamed – Romans 1:16
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who ...
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Our Witness: Witnessing with Gentleness – 1 Peter 3:15
But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who ...
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Our Witness: Witness What We’ve Experienced – Acts 4:20
For we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard.” (Acts 4:20) Reflection: When the disciples were arrested ...
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Our Witness: Empowered by the Spirit – Acts 1:8
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in ...
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Our Witness: Letting Your Light Shine – Matthew 5:16
Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father ...
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The Bible on Truth: Jesus Came to Bring the Truth – John 18:37
For this reason I have been born, and for this reason I have come into the world, that I should ...
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The Bible on Truth: The Truth Cleans Our Minds – John 17:17
Jesus prayed for his disciples saying, “Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.” (John 17:17) Reflection: This verse ...
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The Bible on Truth: The Spirit Guides Us to the Truth – John 16:13
When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on ...
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The Bible on Truth: Jesus is the Truth – John 14:6
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father ...
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The Bible on Truth: You Can Indeed Know the Truth – John 8:32
And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:32) Reflection: Through Jesus Christ, we ...
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The Bible on Truth: God Seeks Truthful People – John 4:24
God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” (John 4:24) Reflection: Jesus spoke this ...
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The Commonality of Temptation – 1 Peter 4:12-13
Dear friends, don’t be surprised when the fiery ordeal comes among you to test you, as if something unusual were ...
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A Way Out of Temptation – 1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has come upon you except what is common to humanity. But God is faithful; he will not allow ...
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Tactics Against Temptation – Mark 14:38)
Stay awake and pray so that you won’t enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” ...
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The Help of Jesus When We Are Tempted – Hebrews 2:18
For since he himself has suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted. (Hebrews ...
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The Source of Temptation
Blessed is the one who endures trials, because when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of ...
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