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Tag Archives: food
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
Tagged 1 Timothy 6:10, 2 Timothy 4:10, book of proverbs, coercion, Colossians 3:1-2, compromise, deceitful hospitality, demas, dependence, desire, desire for delicacies, dignity, dont get too comfortable, ego, esting with kings, esv study bible, food, gluttony, Hebrews 11:24-26, Hospitality, ideology, judas, king's delicacies, king's food, knife to throat, luxury, m.i.c.e., manipulative hospitality, Mark 8:36-37, Matthew 26:14-16, money, priorities, Proverbs 21:17, Proverbs 23:1-3, Proverbs 23:4, Proverbs 23:6-7, self control, the love of money
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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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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
Tagged amish, bacteria, bbc, bbc science focus, bitter, Colossians 4:6, cured meat, eatcuredmeat.com, edification, elias yoder, elias yoder amish, food, how salt enhances flavor, Jesus speaking to others, luis villazon, salt, salt enhances flavor, salt preserves food, sciencefocus.com, scienceinsights.org, seasoned with salt, sweety, tom meuller, umami, what is cured meat, words seasoned with salt
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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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Rain and Fruitful Seasons
“Nevertheless, He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good, gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness” (Acts 14:17). Food and gladness seem to go together (e.g. Acts 14:17; … Continue reading
Posted in food, God, Thanksgiving
Tagged 1 Timothy 4:4, 1 Timothy 6:17, Acts 14:17, Ecclesiastes 3:12-13, food, food and gladness, fruitful seasons, give thanks, gladness, God sends rain, God sustains us, good company, Joel 1:16, love, Matthew 5:45, Proverbs 15:17, Proverbs 17:1, Psalms 104:14-15, rain, rain and fruitful seasons
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Leaven and Influence
“The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened” (Matthew 13:33). “A little leaven leavens the whole lump” (Galatians 5:9; 1 Corinthians 5:6). What is leaven? … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Influence, food, Parables
Tagged 1 Corinthians 5:6, AI, amanda fiegl, baking bread, baking powder, baking soda, bread, carbon dioxide, collinsdictionary.com, fermentation, flour, food, Galatians 5:9, influence, leaven, Matthew 13:33, michael ruhlman, ratios in cooking, salt, smithsonianmag.com, the simple codes behind the craft of everyday cooking, water, yeast
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