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Taking Time With Others
1. John 4:27 – “And at this point His disciples came, and they marveled that He talked with a woman…“ This was not how the disciples would have interacted with this woman. Jewish men did not typically speak with women … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Influence, life, Time
Tagged blind, blind at jericho, care for weak and downtrodden, infants, infants brought to Jesus, John 4, John 4:27, Luke 18, Luke 18:15-16, Luke 18:35-43, samaritan woman, song a beautiful life, song take it to the limit, the eagles, the woman at the well, time, william golden, women, you can spent love making time, your can spend time making money
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A Quiver Full of Arrows
“Behold, children are a heritage (gift NASB) from the LORD, the fruit of the womb is a reward” (Psalm 127:3). The reason that humans can reproduce is because God gave them this ability. He could have made them without this … Continue reading
No Rejoicing
“It is good for Christians to rejoice. We have much in which to rejoice. Paul wrote, “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again, I will say, rejoice!” (Philippians 4:4). However, there are some things in which we should not rejoice. We … Continue reading
Posted in emotions, Humility, Proverbs, psalms, Sin, Textual study, Work
Tagged 1 Corinthians 13:6, bear own burden, do not rejoice in another's work, do not rejoice in iniquity, do not rejoice when enemy falls, Ephesians 5:3-4, examine own work, Galatians 6:4-5, guy woods, humble, imprecatory psalms, j.w. mcgarvey, James 4:8-10, Job 31:29, kindness to enemies, logic and bible, Luke 10:17-20, no joy, proverbs 24:17, Proverbs 2:14, Psalm 50:18, rejoice in sin, rejoice not when enemy falls, rejoicing in accomplishments, Romans 1:32, thomas warren, thomas warren quote on emotion, tom wacaster, when to mourn
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Rejoicing
Emotions have a place in the lives of the godly. Let’s consider some things which should bring us joy. 1. David worshipped with joy. He wrote, “I will praise You, O LORD with my whole heart; I will tell of … Continue reading
Posted in emotions, heaven, Mental Health, Parables, psalms, Suffering, worship
Tagged 1 thessalonians 2:19-20, 2 corinthians 1:14, 2 john 4, 3 john 3-4, David, david's joy, guy woods, heaven, hebrews 12:2, henry van dyke, james 1:2-3, Jesus, Jesus' joy, john, john's joy, joy, joy in trials, matthew 13:44-46, matthew 5:11-12, parables on joy, paul, paul's joy, philippians 4:10 and 17, Psalm 40, psalm 9, psalm 95, rejoicing, rubel shelly, song joyful joyful we adore thee, the hidden treasure, the pearl of great price, worship
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No Weeping
While there are occasions when godly men and women wept in the Bible, there are also some occasions when they did not. Let’s notice… 1. Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, were not to mourn the deaths of Nadab … Continue reading
Posted in Death, end times, Judgment
Tagged 2 Samuel 12, aaron, absalom, babylonian captivity, balaam, balak, cozbi, David, eleazer, ezekiel, Ezekiel 24, ezekiel's wife, i shall go to him, ithamar, jeremiah, jeremiah 16, josephus, leviticus 10, nadab and abihu, numbers 25, phinehas, tears, weep, zimri
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Weeping
“Real men don’t cry,” we are told. However, this saying is not in agreement with the Bible. In the Bible, godly men and women wept. Let’s consider some things which caused them to weep. 1. Abraham wept over Sarah’s death. … Continue reading
Posted in Death, emotions, Mental Health
Tagged 1 corinthians 2:3, 1 corinthians 5:1-2, 1 corinthians 7:8-9, 1 thessalonians 4:13, 2 corinthians 2:4, abraham, acts 20:19, emotions, genesis 23, hebrews 5:7, jacob, jeremiah, jeremiah 13:15-17, jeremiah 9:1, Jesus, Jesus wept, john 11:33-35, joseph, lamentations 2:11, Lazarus, luke 19:41, luke 7:38, paul, paul wept, philippians 3:18-19, raising lazarus, real men dont cry, sarah, stephen, tears, the weeping prophet, weeping
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Peace Series: Wisdom From Above
“When a man’s ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him” (Proverbs 16:7). This is a proverbial statement, a general truth in life; it is not to be taken as an iron clad … Continue reading
Posted in Mercy, Peace, Proverbs, Textual study
Tagged book of proverbs, earthly wisdon, good fruits, hagiasmos, Hebrews 12:14, if possible live peacebly with all, James 3:17, make enemies to be at peace, mercy, peace, peace series, peaceable, Proverbs 16:17, pure, pursue peace and holiness, Romans 12:18, see the Lord, willing to yield, Wisdom, wisdom from above, without hypocrisy, without partiality
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Don’t Be A Ring-tailed Monkey
The Zulu people of Southern Africa have an effective way to catch the ring-tailed monkey. “Their trap is nothing more than a melon growing on a vine. The seeds of this melon are the favorite of the monkey. Knowing this, … Continue reading
Posted in christian growth, Nature, Priorities, Repentance, Temptation
Tagged 1 corinthians 15:33, 1 Peter 2:12, africa, anger, colossians 3:8, ephesians 5:31, evil company, family, hatred, john 12:42-43, lust. pride, material possessions, matthew 10:37, matthew 10:38-39, matthew 19:21-22, matthew 5:29-30, monkey, physical life, praise of men, proverbs 13:20, proverbs 16:18, ring tail monkey, sinful lust, southern africa, temptation, zulu
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Jesus Chic
(written in 2004) On Monday, May 10, 2004, Fox News ran a piece on “Jesus Chic is Latest Fashion Trend.” They reported that since the release of “The Passion of the Christ,” L.A. boutiques have been “jumping on the Jesus … Continue reading
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