Posts with the category “christian-living”
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Self-Control By the Spirit
December 5th, 2024
Substance abuse is becoming more and more prevalent in our society today. Drugs and alcohol are more readily accessible. Advertising and visibility are enticing more to partake in these life-altering ... Read More
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DISCIPLES OF CHRIST PART 9
November 13th, 2024
As followers of Christ we are all experiencing the Christian life together. Sure, the particulars of the trials we face in this life will vary, but each of the difficulties bear the marks of Christ’s ... Read More
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DISCIPLES OF CHRIST PART 8
October 29th, 2024
Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. Philippians 3:17Our daughter Mikayla has made various dresses, and in so doing, has followed a pattern... Read More
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DISCIPLES OF CHRIST PART 7
October 24th, 2024
Having become DISCIPLES of the Lord Jesus by faith in the gospel, may it be that our lives are consistent with that gospel we have confessed and now profess to those around us. We need a “L”ifestyle o... Read More
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DISCIPLES OF CHRIST PART 6
October 15th, 2024
Christ’s disciples asked him, “teach us to pray”, during His earthly ministry as recorded in Luke 11:1. They had heard Jesus pray in the public arena before great crowds that He fed in offering up tha... Read More
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DISCIPLES OF CHRIST PART 5
October 2nd, 2024
The Bible is at the heart of discipleship! Without “rightly dividing the Word of Truth” a person will follow his own ways instead of the ways of Christ (2 Timothy 2:15). We dare not handle the Word of... Read More
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DISCIPLES OF CHRIST PART 4
October 2nd, 2024
Walking with Christ involves a desire to please Him in all that we think, say and do. In coming to know our Lord more from day to day, we learn to walk away from the things that once captivated our mi... Read More
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DISCIPLES OF CHRIST PART 3
October 2nd, 2024
The tendency to forget what God has said to me necessitates putting in the work to become a pupil that can regurgitate the most important things my Lord has relayed to me. At some points it is benefic... Read More
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DISCIPLES OF CHRIST PART 2
September 10th, 2024
Are you a disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ? How is it that you are following after Him? Does He have your ear – are you listening to Him?We now come to the first “I” in DISCIPLE. As disciples and as ... Read More
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Disciples of Christ Part 1
September 7th, 2024
Followers of Christ is what we are as believers in the living Lord Jesus, and what we intend to be throughout our days (Matthew 28:18-20). Knowing Christ and making Him known sums up the aim of our li... Read More
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Liberty or License?
July 9th, 2024
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of t... Read More
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Dual Citizenship
July 2nd, 2024
What is our responsibility as citizens of the United States of America? Are we as a local church responsible to uphold social justice, and speak out about social injustice? Is it the goal of the churc... Read More
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"90% Mental - The other half is physical"
March 26th, 2024
Distance running is demanding! Much of those demands consists of stresses and strains on the body, yet much also lies on the mindset and focus that it requires. Thus, the Scriptures employ words, such... Read More
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Long-range Planning
March 13th, 2024
We all tend to make every effort to prepare ahead of time for important events in life (weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, etc.) or upcoming visits from family and friends. There is a ... Read More
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Pursuit of Purity
February 26th, 2024
Arise, O men of God, and stand in the gap for purity of life in word, in thought, and in deed. Putting on display holy and temperate living is a rare commodity in today’s promiscuous society that prom... Read More
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Heavenly Minded
February 26th, 2024
For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Philippians 3:20We are to live our lives with our minds set on things above and not on things of thi... Read More
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Promoting Purity
February 5th, 2024
Who is the responsible party for maintaining and promoting moral/sexual purity? Is there just as much that rides on the shoulders of women as that of men? Some have made the case that men are wholly r... Read More
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Only for a Season
July 25th, 2023
Sin can look really attractive, fooling even the trained eye guided by faith. That is why we must guard our hearts with all diligence and at all times (Proverbs 4:23). Further we must pay attention to... Read More
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Preparedness Plan
July 17th, 2023
We must take inventory of our lives because it is important to gauge what has been spent and what we need to stock up on for the future. It is vital to have some reserves before we come up empty at so... Read More
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Sacrifice
June 20th, 2023
Romans 12:1–2 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And be not confor... Read More
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Through the Trials
April 26th, 2023
I met a man along my hike He was carrying a pack and a broken bike All his trash looked like quite a rig I asked him “Why do you have a pack so big?” “This heavy weight upon my back” He said as he ad... Read More
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Priorities
March 8th, 2023
PRIORITIES OF LIFE - FOR WHAT OR FOR WHOM ARE YOU LIVING? WHAT OR WHOM DO YOU DEEM AS MOST IMPORTANT IN THIS LIFE? TO WHAT OR WHOM AREYOU GIVING FIRST PLACE?God recognizes that there is a time for eve... Read More
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What are you seeking?
November 29th, 2022
Do you want a life of peace, contentment and joy? Then it is time to develop a life filled with praise and thanksgiving to God. The way in which the peace of God is going to rule in your hearts is thr... Read More
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Going Against the Grain!
October 18th, 2022
Standing out from the crowd, swimming upstream, or however you want to state being different, has always been a difficult proposition for the believer. We are essentially different from the world arou... Read More
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Stemming the Tide
October 4th, 2022
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. Romans 12:21 Violence has been, and yes, is becoming an ever-increasing preoccupation for the populace. It takes up a great portion of the news ... Read More
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The Will of God
September 30th, 2022
“. . . For this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you” (1 Thessalonians 5:18). The will of God is not so hard to ascertain. God has spelled out much of it for us, in fact, all that He in... Read More
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Facing Dark & Cloudy Days
September 6th, 2022
"Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution" (2 Timothy 3:12). To what degree and of what kind of persecution we must endure differs widely, but nonetheless, the suffer... Read More
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That Holy Name
August 29th, 2022
I know that what I am about to address is either foreign to many, or may not be in vogue today. Nonetheless, I believe the biblical admonition is still apropos. My Bible still reads, "Thou shalt not t... Read More
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Focus!
August 11th, 2022
Psalm 101:6 Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: He that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.Role models abound today, wrong ones! We need more positi... Read More
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Walk Aright!
August 1st, 2022
Are you pondering the path of your feet? Where are you walking, in whose ways, and how consistently? I encourage you to walk in the light of God’s Word and will. If you seek to do so, you will have tr... Read More
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Which Way Do I Go?
July 12th, 2022
Decisions, Decisions! How do you come to determine what you will do and when, or whether to scrap your plans for something else? Do you make decisions as if you are the only one that matters, and with... Read More
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Approaching God
March 24th, 2022
Walking and talking to God face to face someday will be a grand experience, but in the mean time we can draw near to Him in full assurance of faith and converse through the wonderful avenue of prayer.... Read More
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Live Godly in Christ Jesus
February 8th, 2022
What God enjoys and encourages most is mercy, gentleness, compassion, and so much more in the way of peace. In keeping with His desires and character, He wants His children to “Let [thier] moderation ... Read More
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