Monthly Archives: January 2017

Seek the Lord in Prayer

Luke 6:12 (NIV) One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. 1 Chronicles 16:11 (NIV) Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always. Acts 17:27 (NIV) God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out … Continue reading

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Pray Unceasingly

1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NIV) Pray continually. Psalm 27:8 (NIV) My heart says of you, “Seek his face!” Your face, LORD, I will seek. Pray remember what I have recommended to you, which is to think often on God, by day, by night, in your business, and even in your diversions. He … Continue reading

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Our plans are too little

Luke 12:18-21 (NIV) 18 “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. … Continue reading

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Persevere

Hebrews 10:36 (NIV) You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. Revelation 2:3 (NIV) You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary. 1 Timothy 4:6 (NIV) If you point these … Continue reading

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Converting them by loving them

Matthew 22:37-40 (NIV) 37  Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38  This is the first and greatest commandment. 39  And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40  All the Law and … Continue reading

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Self-discipline

Proverbs 3:11-12 (NIV) 11  My son, do not despise the LORD’s discipline and do not resent his rebuke, 12  because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in. 2 Peter 1:5-7 (NIV) 5  For this very reason, make every effort to add to your … Continue reading

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God guides us to the doors that He Opens

Psalm 23:2 (NIV) He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters. Psalm 25:9 (NIV) He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way. Isaiah 30:21 (NIV) Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind … Continue reading

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The only true philosophy

Genesis 1:1 (NIV) In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Acts 17:18 (NIV) A group of Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began to dispute with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others remarked, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because … Continue reading

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The Good News of Mercy

Matthew 9:10-13 (NIV) 10  While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and “sinners” came and ate with him and his disciples. 11  When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and ‘sinners’?” 12  On hearing this, Jesus … Continue reading

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The Beauty of Perfect Unity in the Love of Jesus Christ

Colossians 3:14 (NIV) And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. 1 Corinthians 13:13 (NIV) And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. All things are perceived in the light of charity, and hence under the … Continue reading

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