Tag: Encouraged
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Be Like Peter
It is important to have role models in our lives, but we can also learn from people in the Bible, and in history. Peter is someone to whom we can relate because even though he failed at times, he kept…
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A Confirmed Life Is a Fruitful Life!
Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble, and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior…
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Harmony Lost
I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony with each other. Let there be no divisions in the church. Rather, be of one mind, united in thought and…
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Don’t Waste It
Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do. Ephesians 5:16–17 (NLT) Getting older should change our perspective on life. When we are young, and the majority of…
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Pride or Humility?
Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. Proverbs 11:2 (NLT) June is the month when people speak of pride as though it were a good thing. The Bible paints a different picture concerning pride. Pride may actually be the…
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Carefree Living
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV) What causes anxiety? Living is the simple answer. Each day we are confronted with potential sources of anxiety. There are things we have no control over,…
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Degrees of Faith
You say you have faith, for you believe that there is one God. Good for you! Even the demons believe this, and they tremble in terror. How foolish! Can’t you see that faith without good deeds is useless? James 2:19–20 (NLT)…
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I Will Not Be Moved
And see, now I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me there, except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me. But none of…
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Patient Fruitfulness
Then Jesus told this story: “A man planted a fig tree in his garden and came again and again to see if there was any fruit on it, but he was always disappointed. Finally, he said to his gardener, ‘I’ve…
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Bright Lights
Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people. Philippians 2:14–15 (NLT) As I write today,…
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If They Keep Silent
As he rode along, the crowds spread out their garments on the road ahead of him. When he reached the place where the road started down the Mount of Olives, all of his followers began to shout and sing as…
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Dual Citizenship
Everyone must submit to governing authorities. For all authority comes from God, and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God. Romans 13:1 (NLT) As Christ-followers, we have dual citizenship. Peter tells us that we are citizens of…