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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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Glory in This
In what do you glory? So much of that in which we glory does not last. In 1985, Bruce Springsteen released, “Glory Days.” (Wow! It has been 38 years!). The song is about the passing of time. He sings, “I … Continue reading
Posted in life, pride, Priorities, Wealth
Tagged 1985, bruce springsteen, glory, in what does God delight, Jeremiah 9:23-24, judgment, justice, loving kindness, might, mighty man, military might, rich man, riches, righteousness, song glory days, strength, trust in God, wayne jackson, wealth, Wisdom, wise man
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Peace Series: Not Food and Drink
“The Kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit” (Romans 14:17). The context concerns the eating of clean and unclean food (Romans 14:14). The church at Rome was composed of … Continue reading
Peace Series: Righteousness and Peace Have Kissed
“Mercy and truth have met together; righteousness and peace have kissed” (Psalm 85:10). If God demanded righteous according to truth without mercy there could be no peace. This is true because “all have sinned and fall short of the glory … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Mercy, Peace, Prophecy, psalms, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged Jesus, john the baptizer, mercy, mercy and truth meet, peace, peace series, Psalm 85:10, righteousness, righteousness and peace kiss, tom wacaster, truth
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The Beatitudes: Those Who Hunger and Thirst
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for (after KJV) righteousness, for they shall be filled” (Matthew 5:6). The longer I live, the more convinced I am that true discipleship starts with attitude and will. It is an internal desire and … Continue reading
Posted in beatitudes, sermon on mount, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged attitude, beattitudes, blessed, dave miller, dikaiosune, dipsao, h. leo boles, happy, importance of attitude, j.w. mcgarvey, Job 23:12, makarios, Matthew 5:6, Matthew 6:33, peinao, Philippians 3:7-9, Psalm 119, Psalm 19, Psalm 42, righteousness, sermon on mount, strong desire to be right with God, they shall be filled, those who hunger and thirst
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Justice
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. served on the U.S. Supreme Court from 1902-1932. He understood that there were limits on human judges. He was once exhorted by Judge Learned Hand “Do justice, Sir, do justice.” Justice Holmes replied “That is … Continue reading
Posted in Judgment
Tagged ability, do justice or apply the law, God's judgement v. man's judgement, john steinbeck, judgement, justice, justice or apply law, learned hand, of mice and men, oliver wendell holmes jr., partiality, respect of persons, righteousness, rule of law, stewardship, thomas sowell
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