Believers & Judgment
To them it appeared they were simply living life and doing what they wanted to do. They didn’t think of their conduct as something meriting favor from God.
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You Can be Closer to God
2 Peter 3:18 (NASB 2020) urges us to “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” This “knowledge of our Lord” is another pertinent use of close.
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A Measure of Faith
To have greater faith, or grow in faith, means coming to believe with greater certainty, and that, to me, is trust. That’s why I say “trust gives legs to faith.” It is by growing in our knowledge of Him, His vastness, His character, that our temporal lives are transformed without striving in the flesh.
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How to Be Happy in and with The Lord
Happiness in and with God comes from trusting that He loves us and that all He has said is true, and it comes from allowing His Love to overflow from us to others.
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On Fear and Doubt
Trying leads to frustration.
Trusting leads to contentment.
What if you stopped believing your feelings?
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Meet Susie
Saints, we were designed to live by faith in dependence on God. He is the source of the Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, and self-control for which our spirits yearn.
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HOPE
Things Scripture Teaches about: HOPE Romans 15:4 tells us that “whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.” (NASB 2020) The Bible is a book designed to give us hope. But for many, it seems to do the…
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Faith Walkers
Faith Walkers John 5 :19 says that Jesus could do nothing on His own except what He sees the Father doing. Jesus is the exact image of the invisible God. He and the Father are one. What Jesus did on earth, He did by faith. He trusted the Father and lived accordingly. He lived and…
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Belief, Faith, Trust
Belief, Faith, Trust Belief, faith, and trust are words that are intricately related. The difference between them is small, but I think looking into it can be helpful. Here are the definitions according to Oxford Languages (via Google Search) Believe – (pisteuo) to accept something as true; to feel sure of the truth of Belief…
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Faith Anchor
Faith Anchor The introductory verses of the book of Romans help anchor our faith. They remind us that the Gospel was promised by God. The Lord Jesus Christ is the Gospel. He is the Good News! Romans 1:1–4 “Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,…
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Obedience to the Faith
Obedience to the Faith Romans 1:5-7 (KJV) 5 “By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name: 6 Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ: 7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you…
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Total Dependence
A Lesson in Total Dependance Mark 14:66–72 (NIV) “While Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came by. When she saw Peter warming himself, she looked closely at him. “You also were with that Nazarene, Jesus,” she said. But he denied it. “I don’t know or understand…
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Trust in the Lord
Trust in the Lord with All Your Heart Proverbs 3:5–6 “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.” (NASB 2020) I have had some bad beliefs over the course of my life. From an…
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Humble Yourself
Humble YourselfA study from 1 Peter 5 (ESV) 1 Peter 5:1–4 “So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight,…
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This is What God is Like
This is What God is Like God is love. Read this:1 Corinthians 13:4–8 (NKJV)4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity,…
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Trust your Godly Heart
Trust your Godly Heart Saint, You are prone to kindness.You have a tender heart.You are a naturally forgiving person in the same way that it was natural for God to forgive you because of Jesus Christ. That’s why you hear that quiet whisper within suggesting that you act kindly, let your tender heart show, and…
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Trust and Allow
Trust and Allow Some good advice Paul gave the Colossians:– Allow the peace of God to rule in your heart.– Allow the word of Christ to live in you. Did you realize that you can allow these things or not allow them? You don’t have to work up faith or strive to accomplish, you just…
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Daily Reminders
Daily Reminders As we read post after post and hear sermon after sermon about the Gospel, we may notice that we are just hearing the same thing over and over. That’s true (and it’s not a bad thing) because the Gospel is simple. (2 Corinthians 11:3 and 1 Corinthians 2:1-2) The way our minds work…
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Declaration of Dependence
Declaration of Dependence We are complete in Christ.We have been given everything we need for life and godliness.Grace teaches us to deny ungodliness and to live uprightly in this present age.As Jesus is, so are we in this world. Think about these Scriptural declarations.Let them wash over you.Steep yourself in them. If we really understand…
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Abraham Laughed
Abraham Laughed Abraham laughed when God said he would have a son by his 90-year-old wife. Genesis 17:15–17 “Then God said to Abraham, “As for your wife Sarai, you shall not call her by the name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. I will bless her, and indeed I will give you a son…
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Look Trust Rest
Look Trust Rest John 3:14–18 “Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not…
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Follow your Heart
Follow your Heart It’s not like you to speak division, strife, and negativity. You really want to say things that build people up and give them grace, because that’s who you are. You are prone to kindness. You have a tender heart. You are a naturally forgiving person in the same way that it was…
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Saving Faith Living Trust
Saving Faith Living Trust We are saved by the grace of God through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. At that moment, Holy Spirit begins to live in us. Holy Spirit living in us can only happen if we are righteous. Being righteous is not something we can do, so Jesus gave us His righteousness….
