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Category Archives: Priorities
Drink Ye All of It and Other Reflections
It has been over three years since Covid-19 was first reported in the U.S.A. January 20, 2020 was the date of the first lab-confirmed case in the United States, according to the CDC (CDC Museum Covid-19 Timeline, cdc.gov). Here are … Continue reading
Posted in Fellowship, Lord's Supper, Love, Priorities, Textual study, worship
Tagged 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, 1 Corinthians 13, 1 Corinthians 14, 2 Timothy 2:15, Acts 20:7, care in study, cdc.gov, center of disease control, corona virus, covid, covid 19, drink ye all of it, edification, Ephesians 4:1-3, Ephesians 5:17-20, esv, focus in worship assembly, good ground, Hebrews 10:25-26, it is easy to forget why we come together, it is easy to let weeds grow, it is easy to misunderstand others, it is easy to misunderstand scripture, January 20 2020, John 4:24, kjv, lavistachurchofchrist.org, longsuffering, love, Luke 8, Matthew 26:27, nasb, niv, nkjv, opinions, parable of four soils, parable of sower, patience, remembering Jesus death, weeds, worship
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Six Woes (Isaiah 5)
The house of Israel (Judah) was the LORD’s vineyard (Isaiah 5:1-7). The nation was to bring forth good grapes, but instead it brought forth wild grapes (Isaiah 5:2). It is in this context, six woes are pronounced. Let’s notice… 1. … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, pride, Priorities, prophets, Textual study
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 5:21-22, 2 Peter 3:3-4, 2 Peter 3:9, 2 Timothy 3:4, Acts 10:38, Amos 5:12, bitter for sweet, book principles and perils of leadership, bribes, challenging God, cords of falsehood, cords of vanity, Dennis Prager, disregard for God's law, distinctions of God, entertainment, esv study bible, franklin camp, geed, Hebrews 5:14, hedonism, heroes, homer hailey, Hosea 4:6, how we treat one another, idolatry, Isaiah 5, Isaiah 5:11-17, Isaiah 5:13, Isaiah 5:18-19, Isaiah 5:19, Isaiah 5:20, Isaiah 5:21, Isaiah 5:22-25, Isaiah 5:8-10, Jeremiah 7:15, justice, lack of knowledge, Let him make speed, light for darkness, living for pleasure, Luke 12:15, materialism, Matthew 25, Matthew 7:12, Micah 2:2, Micah 3:2, mighty at wine, mixed up priorities, mixed up values, music, niv study bible, pervert justice, Romans 12:1-2, six woes, the fear of the lord, true wisdom, vineyard of the Lord, wine, woe to those who call evil good and evil, woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of vanity, woe to those who follow intoxicating drink, woe to those who join house to house, woe to those wise in their own eyes
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“Where Two or Three Are Gathered Together…”
I love to travel. I love to view God’s creation. The Canadian Rockies, the autumn leaves of New England, the Great Smoky Mountains, Monument Valley, Big Bend, the Amazon Rainforest – it is all so amazing. “When we behold the … Continue reading
Posted in Chruch, Fellowship, Priorities, Textual study
Tagged 1 Peter 2:17, a. w. dicus, Acts 20:6-7, Acts 21:3-5, amazon rainforest, assembling with the saints, autumn leaves, big bend, canadian rockies, church attendance, church discipline, facebook, george strait, hebrews 10:24, here two or three are gathered together, king charles iii, love the brotherhood, Matthew 18:15-20, Matthew 18:20, Matthew 6:33, michael jordan, monument valley, new england, nolan ryan, Paul takes time to meet with church, priorities, song Lord I believe, stats, the great smoky mountains, tiger woods, travel, travel and attendance, tv, walmart
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Spiritual Growth: (#2) Need/Opponents
The book of 2 Peter puts a premium on knowledge. The word knowledge appears in some form 16 times in this book. Why such an emphasis and value on knowledge? One source provides this answer, “Just as 1 Peter warned … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, christian growth, Christian Influence, Priorities, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged 1 John 4:1, 1 Kings 13, 1 Thessalonians 5:21, 1 Timothy 6:15, 2 Peter 1:20-21, 2 Peter 2:1, 2 Peter 2:10, 2 Peter 2:10-11, 2 Peter 2:15, 2 Peter 2:18, 2 Peter 2:19-21, 2 Peter2, 2 Thessalonians 2:9-11, 2 Timothy 4:1-5, 2 Timothy 4:3-4, 2Peter 2:3, Acts 17:11, allure through lewdness, authades, balaam, balak, being taught wrong is no excuse, book New Testament survey, covetousness, deceive heart of simple, desires, desires of ego, desires of flesh, desires of the ears, despise authority, Deuteronomy14:1-4, discern good and evil, don shackleford, Ephesians 4:14, Ephesians 4:19, Ezekiel 13:3, false prophets, false teachers, flatter to gain advantage, flattery, Galatians 2:20, Galatians 5:4, Galatians 5:7, Genesis 3, Guy N. Woods, harding university school of religion, Hebrews 5:14, Isaiah 30:10, Isaiah 9:15, itching ears, Jeremiah 14:14, Jeremiah 5:31, Jeremiah 6:13-14, Jeremiah 8:10-11, Jude 16, Jude 19, Jude 4, Jude 8-9, knowledge, Luke 12:15, Luke 22:42, Luke 9:23, lust of the eyes, lust of the flesh, lusts, material possessions, Matthew 15:14, Matthew 23:15, need for spiritual growth, opponents of spiritual growth, opposition to spiritual growth, pareisago, Philippians 3:19, pleonexia, presumptuous, pride of life, Revelations 2:14, Romans 16:17, Romans 16:18, self-pleasing, self-will, speak smooth things, speaking evil of dignitaries, spiritual growth, strabo, Titus 1:11, tolmetes, tossed to and fro, turn grace of God into lewdness, vine's, whose god is their belly, Zechariah 13:4
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Christ is…
Paul, Silas, and Timothy evangelized Philippi, Macedonia in about 51 A.D., while on Paul’s second great missionary journey. Among the converts were Lydia and her household, and a Philippian jailer and his household (Acts 16). This began a long relationship … Continue reading
Posted in Example, Jesus, life, Meaning and Purpose, Priorities, Textual study
Tagged 1 Corinthians 10:31, 1 Corinthians 6:20, 2 Corinthians 4:16-18, 51 ad, 61 or 62 ad, Acts 16, appeal for unity, can-do attitude, Christ is..., Christ prominent, Christ strenthens me, concern for others, count all things loss for Christ, death not loss for Christian, Ephesians 6:10-17, example, for me to live is Christ, glorify God, I can do all things, jim hill, John 15:13, letter of commendation, macedonia, magnify Christ, Matthew 20:26-28, pattern of life, paul, philippi, Philippians 1:20-21, Philippians 2:4, Philippians 2:5, Philippians 2:5-8, Philippians 3:14, Philippians 3:2-6, Philippians 3:8-9, Philippians 4:10-13, Philippians 4:13, power of life, press toward the mark, prize of life, purpose of book of philippians, purpose of life, r. h. cornelius, rubbish, second missionary journey, silas, song Oh I want to see Him, stay focused, stay positive, support letter, the Christian life is not impossible, the example of Christ, the mind of Christ, third missionary journey, to die is gain
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Determining God’s Will
How does one determine God’s will for one’s life? Many are looking for subtle signs. Consider: (1) I once heard of someone who was trying to decide which church to attend. One day, while driving through town, the person noticed … Continue reading
Posted in God's Providence, Priorities, truth
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 4:3-4, 1 Thessalonians 5:11-22, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, close doors, determining God's will, discerning God's will, Ecclesiastes 12:13, Ezra 7:10, God's Providence, hobby, James 1:22, local church, Matthew 7:24-27, Micah 6:8, nature, open doors, priorities, rainbow, signs, signs from above, subtle signs, unwarranted conclusions, wishful thinking
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