“Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. If we put bits … Continue reading Make Certain You are Speaking the Truth
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Don’t Back Down! Keep Going!
Jesus Christ had healed a man blind from birth. The Pharisees then began to question the man with regard to what Jesus did and to how the man was healed, and so the man answered their questions. But the Pharisees charged that Jesus was not from God because he healed the man on the Jewish … Continue reading Don’t Back Down! Keep Going!
Speak the Truth, Save Lives
Proverbs 14:2,5,6 ESV “Whoever walks in uprightness fears the Lord, but he who is devious in his ways despises him. A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies. A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.” Another way of wording this first verse … Continue reading Speak the Truth, Save Lives
From the Inside Out
Ephesians 4:25 ESV “Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.” Truth is something severely lacking, not just in our culture, but in the church, too. It seems commonplace today for people, whether Christian or not, to lie to others. … Continue reading From the Inside Out
Don’t Give the Devil a Foothold
Summary Ephesians 4:1-24 We, as followers of Jesus Christ, are to live lives which are worthy of our calling which we have received in Christ Jesus, our Lord. And that calling is to holiness, godliness, purity, and righteousness, in the power of God. We are also called to works of service in Christ Jesus which … Continue reading Don’t Give the Devil a Foothold
Mind of Man vs. Mind of God
Mark 8:31-32 ESV “And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again. And he said this plainly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him." … Continue reading Mind of Man vs. Mind of God
Run With It 