Ephesians 5:1-2 ESV “Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” When we imitate God with our lives, we are not mimicking nor are we impersonating him like some actors and comedians imitate other … Continue reading Walking in Love
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Healthy versus Unhealthy Fear
Psalms 34:4-7 ESV “I sought the Lord, and he answered meand delivered me from all my fears.Those who look to him are radiant,and their faces shall never be ashamed.This poor man cried, and the Lord heard himand saved him out of all his troubles.The angel of the Lord encampsaround those who fear him, and delivers … Continue reading Healthy versus Unhealthy Fear
Do Good to Those Who Hate You
Luke 6:27-28 ESV “But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.” Jesus taught us that we are to love our enemies. And this love is agape love which comes from God and it prefers what … Continue reading Do Good to Those Who Hate You
Joking and Teasing
James 3:13-18 ESV “Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, … Continue reading Joking and Teasing
Do Not Be Afraid!
Jeremiah 1:4-8 NIV “The word of the Lord came to me, saying, ‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,before you were born I set you apart;I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.’ ‘Alas, Sovereign Lord,’ I said, ‘I do not know how to speak; I am too young.’ But the … Continue reading Do Not Be Afraid!
He Will Say, “Here I Am”
Isaiah 58:1-11 ESV “Cry aloud; do not hold back;lift up your voice like a trumpet;declare to my people their transgression,to the house of Jacob their sins.Yet they seek me dailyand delight to know my ways,as if they were a nation that did righteousnessand did not forsake the judgment of their God;they ask of me righteous … Continue reading He Will Say, “Here I Am”
Jesus Christ is Sending Us
John 20:19-21 ESV “On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’ When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. … Continue reading Jesus Christ is Sending Us
A Divine Appointment
John 4:5-30,39-42 ESV “And he (Jesus Christ) had to pass through Samaria. So he came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the field that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob's well was there; so Jesus, wearied as he was from his journey, was sitting beside the well. It was about the … Continue reading A Divine Appointment
“Israel, My Servant”
Isaiah 41:8-11 ESV “But you, Israel, my servant,Jacob, whom I have chosen,the offspring of Abraham, my friend;you whom I took from the ends of the earth,and called from its farthest corners,saying to you, “You are my servant,I have chosen you and not cast you off”;fear not, for I am with you;be not dismayed, for I … Continue reading “Israel, My Servant”
A Total Life Change
1 Peter 2:9-10 ESV “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had … Continue reading A Total Life Change
