Putting our minds to work

1 Peter 1.13 declares get your minds ready for action. Because we know God we serve God. Because we have been restored to God we live to glorify God. Because…

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Focused Prayer

Hebrews 5.7 observes He was heard because of His devotion. The Lord Jesus prayed often, carving large blocks of time from His schedule to talk to His Father. This section…

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Strong in the Lord

Psalm 31.10 laments my strength fails me because of my sin. The Bible regularly encourages God’s people to be strong in the Lord and in the power of His Name.…

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Recognizable Behavior

Titus 2.1 commends demonstrating Christian behavior that goes with sound teaching. When Martin Luther mass marketed salvation by grace through faith it was good and necessary for Christians were overwhelmed…

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serving God

Titus 1.16 proclaims they profess to know God but with their deeds they deny Him. Knowing and doing are not the same, while we understand this and apply it to…

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Finding Meaning to Life

Ecclesiastes 6.9 observes this continual longing we have is futile. From the man who could buy anything, he warns having everything is never enough. No matter how much we have…

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The world needs a Savior

John 3.16 records that God so loved the world that He gave His only Son to become its Savior. The world certainly needs a Savior. The bombing in Boston is…

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A rewarded life

Ecclesiastes 2.11 warns all our secular achievements and acquisitions are ultimately profitless. The wisest and wealthiest man in history tried to teach his son that no matter what he did…

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Looking for a Reward

1 Thessalonians 2.19 asks who is our hope or joy or crown to boast of before our Lord Jesus at His coming? If Jesus were to return today what would…

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Getting into Heaven

Mark 4.19 records worldly causes, wealthy pleasures and the desire for things choke the Word. The Lord Jesus, God human, taught people respond to Him in one of four ways.…

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