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“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?” (NIV) Romans 8:35
The past year has seen so many of us going ...
Responding to God's Wor
"Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the ...
Expectations and disappointments belong to God
“For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another” (KJV) Psalm 75:6-7
As the New Year zips by, one ...
Living a day at a time
Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God...This is why it ...
Overtaken by blessing
“And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the LORD your God” (ESV) Deuteronomy 28:2
Obedience, the Bible says, is better than sacrifice (1 Samuel 15:22). ...
The cost of following Christ
"Jesus replied no one who puts his hand to the plough and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God."(NIV) Luke 9:62
The choice to follow Christ should be an individual decision and not ...
Commitment by challenge
... Christ concerning what the Apostles benefits will be for committing themselves to him. The Apostles left everything to follow Christ. What are you willing to sacrifice to show your commitment to Christ? ...
The heart that lost its focus
... (NLT) 2 Chronicles 15:8
Asa summoned all his people and they offered to the Lord a massive sacrifice of cattle, sheep, and goats, and they swore before the Lord their oath of vengeance (2 Chronicles ...
Giving it all to God
“And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” (ESV) Matthew 22:37
In our everyday life, we say something like giving ...
Just remember to say thank you!
... we thank you for the clothes that cover us, the phones that we use (we are sorry though for speaking more to our phones than to You), people who sacrifice everything for us to excel, for our bank accounts ...
God’s Abomination
... Are you a lying tongue?
We live in a society where the innocent who cannot pay are often “sacrificed”. We have heard of numerous cases where people who did not commit the offense they were charged with ...
A man's wisdo
... anger control them. The end, in most cases, was fatal. Cain the brother of Abel became jealous of his brother when his own sacrifice to God was rejected and Abel's was accepted, and he killed him (Gen 4:5; ...
The cost of discipleship 2
“When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "Peter answered him, "We have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?"” (NIV) Mathew 19:27
In any work or profession, there are periods ...
Prove it
“The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.[a] 30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind ...
Your choice, your responsibility
... hard work and serious studies, marriage requires commitment, working demands sacrifice and selflessness, parenting invokes a sense of responsibility and vigilance, Worshiping God requires commitment, dedication, ...
The Work of Christ
... sacrifice for our sins.” (NIV) 1 John 4:9-10
Today, I would like us to consider the idea of going to work. Now I know that a job is a real blessing and I am very thankful for the one I have but I would ...
The Cornerstone in my marriage
... for the Eternal Word also gives Himself in sacrifice."
Marriage was designed to teach us about the love of Jesus Christ. The key to a good marriage is self-sacrifice.
Parental influence in spiritual ...
Marriage, a call to holiness
... and comfort.
Marriage is a call that demands the best of everything from the couple no matter how challenging it may be. Marriage needs mature love to survive. It needs sacrifice and forgiveness as ...
What God do you serve?
Jeroboam thought to himself, “The kingdom will now likely revert to the house of David. If these people go up to offer sacrifices at the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, they will again give their allegiance ...
Christ or Convenience
... yourself of worldly pleasure and carry a cross of duty (Luke 9:23). Are you prepared to serve the Lord at all times or when it is convenient for you? Are you willing to sacrifice your comfort zone for ...