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Category Archives: food
The Food of Egypt
“We remember the fish which we ate freely in Egypt, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic” (Numbers 11:5). The children of Israel are in the wilderness of Sinai (Numbers 1:1 cf. 10:11-12). They had left … Continue reading
Posted in exodus, food
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Consuming Jesus
“Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you” (John 6:53) What does it mean to eat the flesh and drink the blood? … Continue reading
Posted in food, Seven I Ams
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Don’t Get Too Comfortable
“When you sit down to eat with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you; and put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to appetite. Do not desire his delicacies for they are deceptive food” … Continue reading
Posted in food, Hospitality, Money, Priorities, Proverbs
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Not Eating and Drinking
“The kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit” (Romans 14:17). It is important that an organization, and every employee or member of it, remember and stay focused on its … Continue reading
Posted in evangelism, food, Priorities, Soul Winning
Tagged book waking the sleeping giant, dangerous coast story, david hamrick, evangelism, focus, food, joy, loss of focus in organization, mission, mission of church, not eating and drinking, peace, prejudism, priorities, Race, racism, righteousness, righteousness and peace and joy, Romans 14:17, sermon illustations, sermonideas.net, Soul Winning, the parable of the lifesaving station, the story of the lifesaving station
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The Fruit of Your Words
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit” (Proverbs 18:21). The tongue has power. (1) It has power to harm and kill. Consider the following from the book of … Continue reading
Posted in food, Proverbs, Tongue
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Life is More Than Food
“Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing” (Luke 12:22). Let’s consider the context. (1) Jesus warned, “One’s life does not consist in the abundance of things he possesses” (Luke 12:15). (2) Jesus told The Parable … Continue reading
Posted in food, Priorities
Tagged as the deer, Clothing, desire, Deuteronomy 8:3, food, give us our daily bread, hunger and thirst, hunger and thirst after righteousness, Job 23:12, life is more than food, Luke 12:22, man shall not live by bread alone, matthew 4:4, Matthew 5:6, Matthew 6:11, priorities, Psalm 42:1-2, righteousness, the body is more than clothing, the rich fool
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Seasoned With Salt
“Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one” (Colossians 4:6). Salt has many usages. When it comes to food, let’s consider two: (1) Salt can be used … Continue reading
Posted in food, Tongue
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Breakfast With Jesus
“Then as soon as they had come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it, and bread… Jesus said to them, ‘Come and eat breakfast’… Jesus then came and took bread and gave it … Continue reading
Posted in Dedication, food, Forgiveness, Repentance
Tagged book of John, bread, bread and fish, breakfast, breakfast with Jesus, coal, do you love me?, feed my lambs, feed my sheep, fire of coals, fish, galilee, how to start day, Jesus resurrection appearances, John 18:15-27, John 21, John 21:1-3, John 21:15-17, John 21:9:13, peter, Peter's affirmation of love, Peter's denials, reaffirm love, Repentance, sea of tiberias, simon peter, third appearace to disciples
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My Food
“His disciples urged Him saying, ‘Rabbi, eat.’ But He said to them, ‘I have food to eat of which you do not know’ Therefore the disciples said to one another, ‘Has anyone brought Him anything to eat?’ Jesus said to … Continue reading
Posted in evangelism, food, Priorities, Soul Winning
Tagged bw johnson, doing will of the Father, evangelism, food, jacob's well, John 4:31-34, jw mcgarvey, my food, priorities, robert taylor jr, samaria, samaritan woman, Soul Winning, the book of John, the fourfold gospel, the people's new testament
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