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Monthly Archives: January 2020
Speak the Truth in Love, Part 2
My husband recently reminded me of an old saying that, as Christians, we are called to preach the gospel all the time and use words when necessary. It is our lives and what we communicate through our holy living and love that demonstrates to the world that we belong to Christ. It is, in fact, Christ living through us that becomes visible and shows His love to a needy world.
Jesus, Himself, told…..
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Speak the Truth in Love, Part 1
Quite often what we say gets us into a lot of trouble and causes deep division, even between the best of friends. In the public sphere these days, we hear many opinions that are touted as fact. Likewise, there is a lot of censure for the expression of contrary opinions. But Believers are in a unique position to counter the falsity around them by speaking the truth.
In James 3:2b-12, the tongue is…..
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What Fellowship Is All About
In Hebrews 10:24-25 we are urged to “…consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is, but exhorting one another and so much the more as you see the day approaching.” In the New Testament there are numerous passages that address the expression of our unity in Christ through the mutual encouragement and provocation to holiness that is derived from…..
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Perfect and Entire
Among the very last verses of Hebrews, the writer of Hebrews declares God’s sovereignty in the individual lives of believers and blesses his readers with the desire for God’s perfecting work in their lives:
“Now the God of peace that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do His will, working in you…..
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Jesus Our Example
The New Year is a good time to reflect on what God has accomplished in our lives in the past year. My focus has been on the people God has sent into my life in 2019 to not only encourage and pray for me, but also to challenge me to become more like Him. During our move in January we enjoyed the help and answers to prayer of many people, both family members and friends from church,…..