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Tag Archives: Endurance
The Beatitudes: Those Who Are Persecuted
“Blessed are those who persecuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly … Continue reading
Posted in beatitudes, Endurance, sermon on mount, Suffering, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged beatitudes, blessed, dioko, Endurance, example of apostles, example of Jesus, example of prophets, forms of persecution, great is your reward in heaven, happy, harass, hugo mccord, light affliction for moment, makarios, Matthew 5:10-12, motivation for endurance, persecution, physical abuse, pursue, put to flight, rejoice and be exceedingly glad, roland leavell, sermon on mount, so they persecuted the prophets before you, suffer for righteousness sake, summary of the beatitudes, verbal abuse
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The Soldier, The Athlete, and The Farmer
Paul used three earthly professions to illustrate the way a Christian should live. Let’s notice – 1. The Good Soldier “You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ” (2 Timothy 2:3). Christians are frequently described in … Continue reading
Posted in Dedication, Endurance, Judgment, Textual study
Tagged 2 Timothy 2, 2 Timothy 4:7-8 cf. 2 Timothy 2, archery, ben johnson, boxing, caution is needed, christian athlete, christian farmer, christian soldier, christion living, committment is needed, compete according to the rules, consequence of labor, disqualified athletes, early rain and latter rain, Endurance, endure hardships, entaglements of life, fight good fight, finish course, harvest, husbandman, illustration from three earthly professions, James 5, jim thorpe, kept the faith, lance armstrong, marion jones, partake of crops, partaking fruit, participant or spectator, patience, paul's crown, please him who enlisted, reward does not come immediately we must wait, run race, running, sports illustrations, the crowned athlete, the good soldier, the hard working farmer, war, wrestling
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I Have A Dream
The Church of My Dream (author unknown) It is a church with a warm heart, an open mind and an adventurous spirit. It is a church that cares, that heals hurt lives and helps old people. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Chruch, Dedication, Fellowship, Giving, Love, Soul Winning, Unity
Tagged active faith, attitude, can do attitude, commitment, committment to Christ, concern for others, dedication, Endurance, enduring spirit, holiness, liberal giving, love, my drean, peace, poem the church of my dreams, prayer, pursue peace and holiness, value truth, work together, youngport
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Why?
An elderly couple returning from visiting family are killed in a car crash. A young family is killed when a tornado rips through their house. A young mother is swept away by a tsunami. A young father is killed in … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Endurance, Suffering
Tagged alcohol, amnon, arrogance, brevity of life, car crashes, child abuse, dog attack, drugs, effects of flood, effects of past generations, Endurance, fire, food, gravity, humble, hurricane, Jesus, job, kerry duke, murder, natural disaster, noah's flood, opportunity to repent, pray, pride, promiscuity, reasons for suffering, s.t.d., satan's attacks, self inflicted woes, smoking, spousal abuse, stephen, sticks and stones, suffering, tamar, toby keith, tornado, tsunami, uncertainty of life, value of pain, volitional balance, water, why
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Keeping Unity
The church is composed of those of different geographical origins, cultures, ethnicities, educational achievements, occupations, and even hobbies. How can true lasting unity be maintained? I would suggest that it is possible for true Biblical unity to be maintained, if … Continue reading
Posted in baptism, Chruch, Doctrine, Faith, Fellowship, Hope, Textual study, Unity
Tagged attitude, baptism in fire, baptism in moses, baptism in sea, baptism of john, baptism of suffering, church unity, doctrine, Endurance, Ephesians 4:1-6, fellowship, forebearance, forebearing, gentleness, great commission baptism, humility, longsuffering, lowliness, meekness, new testament baptism, one baptism, one body, one faith, one father, one God, one hope, one lord, one spirit, patience, seven ones, unity
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Faith, Hope, Love – Part 7
“In 1 Corinthians 13, Paul does not deal with love as an abstract idea. Instead, in concrete ways, he shows how love should be expressed. He explains how love acts or behaves” (Steve Williams, The More Excellent Way, p. 2). … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Hope, Love, Word Study
Tagged 1 Corinthians 13, 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, accounting term, adam clarke, asv niv, bag, book the more excellent way, book what is this thing called love?, Endurance, esv, hugo mccord's translation, hupomeno, j.w. mcgarvey, jw mcgarvey, logizomai, love, love always perseverves, love always prtects, love bears all things, love believes all things, love does not rejoice in iniquity, love endures all things, love holds no grudges, love hopes all things, love keeps no record of wrongs, love rejoices in the truth, love taketh no account of evil, love thinks no evil, love throws a cloak of silece over, nasb, nelson m. smith, nkjv, stego, steve williams, talebearer
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