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Put On… (Colossians 3:12-15)
It is said that a tradition sprang up, in the early years of church history, concerning the garments worn following baptism. The historian Philip Schaff wrote, “During the week following, the neophytes wore white garments as a symbol of purity” … Continue reading
Posted in christian growth, Endurance, Forgiveness, Humility, Love, Mercy, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged 1997 stop lectureship, acrostic, agape, alan adams, albert osborn, at robertson, bear with one another, beneficence, bond of perfection, book history of the Christian church, Christ like characteristics, clothing of christian, Colossians 3:12-15, compassion, compassionate hearts, conpassion for others, dress for christian, esv, forebearing one another, forgiving one another, forgivness, garland robinson, gentleness, humility, humility with others, imitate Christ, imitate christ in forgivness, inner peace, kindness, let peace of God rule heart, longsuffering, love, meekness, nasb, nkjv, patience, perfect bond of unity, perfect harmony, philip schaff, put on love, rejoice with those who rejoice, remember whose you are, resilience in relationships, restraint in relationships, seek the old paths, song let the beauty of Jesus be seen, studylight, superlative of love, system of peace, tender mercies, thanksgiving toward God, thayer, the christian worker, things to put off, things to put on, trust, trust toward God, umpire, unity, vine's, weep with those who weep, wesley j. perschbacher
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The Little Maid (Young Israelite Girl Saves Syrian Commander)
She is called “a little maid” (KJV) or “a young girl” (NKJV). She had been torn from her home, a young Israelite girl, taken captive by the Syrians. She was placed in the service of Naaman’s wife (2 Kings 5:1-2). … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Influence, evangelism
Tagged 2 Kings 5, book how to lose a kindom, daniel, ezra, kindness, leprosy, little maid, michael whitworth, mordecai, Naaman, nehemiah, slave girl, syria
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Serving Only When it is Convenient
What would happen if the man-in-need scenario from the parable of the Good Samaritan were recreated? How many would stop to help? John Darley and Daniel Batson, two Princeton University psychologists, conducted a study, in the early 1970’s. Princeton Theological … Continue reading
Posted in Dedication, Love, Parables, Preachers, Preaching, Priorities, Time
Tagged 1970s experiment at princeton, benevolence, book the tipping point, daniel batson, doers of word, doing good to others, family brethren and others, God over people, helping others, Jesus had time for others, john darley, kindness, love, malcolm gladwell, mercy over sacrifice, opportunities to do good, people over animals, preaching and praticing, princeton, princeton psychologists experiment, princeton seminary, serving, serving when convenient, stats, the good samaritan, time, too busy, too hurried, urent needs, urgent needs
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In The News: Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Harvey, a category 4 hurricane, came ashore in Rockport, Texas on August 26. It is the wettest tropical cyclone on record in the continuous United States (Wikipedia). Some areas have received nearly 52” of rain (washingtonpost.com). No part of … Continue reading
Posted in evangelism, History, Nature, Priorities, Soul Winning, Suffering, Weather
Tagged 24 hour news, abu dhabi, bereans, cnn, cornelius, cyclone, fanny crosby, good samaritan, harris county texas, hurricane, hurricane harvey, in the news, inaccuracy in news, kindness, kindness not enough, louisianna, new york, ny times, oklahoma, orange yexas, port aransas texas, rockport texas, song rescue the perishing, Soul Winning, uae, washington post, yahoo news
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Mercy Series: I Desire Mercy
“I desire mercy and not sacrifice and knowledge of God more than burnt offerings” (Hosea 6:6). Do not misunderstand. God required animal sacrifices and burnt offerings under the Mosaic Dispensation and the Patriarchal Dispensation (e.g. Genesis 4:4; 8:20-21; 22:1-14; Exodus … Continue reading
Posted in Fellowship, Mercy, Priorities, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged 2 Timothy 1:16-18, animal sacrifices, be merciful, benevolence, burnt offerings, fellowship, homer hailey, Hosea 6:6, I desire knowledge of God more than burnt offerings, I desire mercy not sacrifice, kindness, many turned from paul, Matthew 12:1-8, not ashamed, not ashamed of chains, onesiphorus, onesiphorus ministers to paul, onesiphorus refreshes paul, onesiphorus sought out paul, paul's chains, persecution
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Mercy Series: Salvation Through Mercy
“We ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another” (Titus 3:3). Why should Christians be peaceable, gentle, and humble toward others? (cf. Titus 3:2). The answer is … Continue reading
Posted in Mercy, Plan of salvation, Textual study, Uncategorized, Word Study
Tagged chrestotes, eleos, humble, kindess and love appreared, kindness, kindness of God, love, love of God, mercy, not of works, philanthropia, philanthropy, remembering our past sinful life, renewing of the holy spirit, saved by mercy, saved not by works of righteousness which we have done, Titus 3:3-5, washing, washing of regeneration, why be gentle with others?
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Mercy Series: Rich in Mercy
“But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,” (Ephesians 2:4). The word “but” sets forth a great contrast. Paul has just reminded the Ephesians of man’s sin problem. The Gentiles had … Continue reading
Posted in Grace, Love, Mercy, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged blessings found in Christ, charis, conditions for salvation, dead in trespasses, eleos, Ephesians 2:4-7, exceeding riches, God's mercy, Grace, in Christ, kindness, love, made alive in Christ, mercy, rich in mercy, riches of His grace, saved by grace, song years I spent in vanity, william newell
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Grace Series: Justified by Grace (Saved Through Washing and Renewing)
“For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another, but when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared… He saved … Continue reading
Posted in baptism, Grace, Holy Spirit, Hope, Plan of salvation, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged adam clark, baptism, chrestotes, daniel whittle, disobedient, eleos, envy, eternal life, foolish, gary workman, Grace, hate, Holy Spirit, hope, hope of eternal life, john newton, justification, justified by grace, kindess and love appreared, kindness, lenski, love, lust, malice, nicodemus, philanthropia, renewing of the holy spirit, saved by grace, saved by renewing, saved through washing, song amazing grace, song I know whom I have believed, Titus 2:11, Titus 3:3-7, wash, washing and renewing, washing of regeneration
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Overcome Evil With Good
“If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good” (Romans 12:20-21). … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Influence, Endurance, Ethics, Textual study
Tagged coals of fire on head, destroy enemy, enemy hungry, enemy thirsty, good conduct shames enemy, hard hearts, heaping coals of fire, hunger, killing with kindness, kindness, kindness to others, kindness when mistreated, kindness wins, make enemies friends, overcoming evil with good, pain leading to repentance, Romans 12:20-20, softening heats, thirst, treatment of enemies, winning over enemies
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Saints Only Benevolence
“Some brethren have argued that the church is authorized to help church members and their dependents out of the church treasury, but no others. They reason that many times do we read of the church aiding and assisting “saints,” “disciples,” … Continue reading
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