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Taking a Journey with the Apostle John – Part I

Taking a Journey with the Apostle John – Part I

We are going to take a journey with the Apostle John as we seek to learn about Jesus through his eyes as recorded in the book known as First John.…

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Added by Leonard T on March 18, 2015 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Love in Matthew Five

Love in Matthew Five. 5.43-48

Are you loving? Stop and think.

Are you loving? Sometimes. To some people. Maybe not so much to others. Then, are you really loving? Do you pick and choose the times and the people? Maybe we all do.

“Love isn't something natural,” Fromm postulated, unless it is in short spurts. “Rather it requires discipline, concentration, patience, faith, and the overcoming of narcissism. It isn't a feeling, it is a practice…”1 except for Jesus; for Jesus,…

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Added by Christine on March 18, 2015 at 6:00am — No Comments

Remember the Poor

"Remember the poor."

Galatians 2:10

Why does God allow so many of his children to be poor? He could make them all rich if he pleased; he could lay bags of gold at their doors; he could send them a large annual…

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Added by Tammy on March 17, 2015 at 2:03pm — No Comments

What’s the deal with Jesus and the Law?

What’s the deal with Jesus and the Law? Matthew 5.17 …

Just had a short note in response to one of my recent Morning Briefings—“Thank you for the message, kindly keep on sending.”

EDWARD, From Delhi (INDIA)

I can picture Edward some 8,000 miles away, looking at his computer monitor and reading the words that are inspired by Jesus’ teaching in the Sermon on the Mount, beginning in Matthew Five. The Beatitudes were somewhat captivating, I believe; just the consideration of…

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Added by Christine on March 17, 2015 at 6:00am — No Comments

POSITIVE ATTITUDE IN NEGATIVE TIME

Three Hairs

Author Unknown

There once was a woman who woke up one morning, looked in the mirror, and noticed she had only three hairs on her head. "Well," she said, "I think I'll braid my hair today." So she did and she had a wonderful day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and saw that she had only two hairs on her head. "H-M-M, " she said, "I think I'll part my hair down the middle today." So she did and she had a grand day.

The next day she… Continue

Added by sandra v villamero on March 17, 2015 at 1:36am — 1 Comment

Sitting alone, and Jesus on the Law

Sitting alone, and Jesus on the Law. Matthew 5.17-48

Hi.

Because I go to church alone, and oft sit alone, I am keenly aware of other people—especially women—who are sitting all by themselves as well. This morning, I walked the long row to sit next to my dear Anitamarie, who sat on the end seat on the aisle. A few minutes into the service, a single lady—that is a woman by herself—excused herself and passed by us, to take a seat near me on the other…

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Added by Christine on March 16, 2015 at 6:00am — No Comments

Stars in the Night—this includes life-changing material!

Stars in the Night—this includes life-changing material! Matthew 5.14-16

Have you ever lay on your back and looked up at the night sky, particularly when you are out in the woods and away from the city lights? Wow! What a fantastic display of God’s handiwork! Ah come on all you campers and backpackers—it seems like God is almost showing off, doesn’t it? Love the stars! When you live in a big city with many lights, the stars are not quite so visible. And…

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Added by Christine on March 13, 2015 at 6:00am — No Comments

Of Light, Truth and Life

Of Light, Truth and Life. Matthew 5.14

Light goes together with life, have you ever noticed that?

“You are the light of the world…” Another ‘you are’ statement of Jesus, made to those who are alive in him. He did not say, ‘if you do this and that, thus and so, you are the light of the world’; nope, Jesus said, ‘as disciples of mine, ‘You are the light of the world.’ While darkness is the absence of light, it also symbolizes everything that is not…

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Added by Christine on March 12, 2015 at 6:00am — No Comments

The Power of Influence, and Salt

The Power of Influence, and Salt. Matthew 5.13

Can’t really say why for sure, but my mom and dad were really big on salt …. and pepper! No kidding, they put both on watermelon, cantaloupe, and just about everything else. Now we all know that salt is a flavor enhancer, but when Jesus made his emphatic statement to the disciples that afternoon as part of the Sermon on the Mount, I think he had far more than that in mind - You are the salt of the earth.

First of all, we note that…

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Added by Christine on March 10, 2015 at 6:00am — No Comments

You’re Somebody!

You’re Somebody! Matthew 5.13

“I’m Somebody!”

Are you? If so, how do you know? How would you know?

Watch and smile:…

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Added by Christine on March 9, 2015 at 6:00am — No Comments

Why Me?

"We must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God."

Acts 14:22

God's people have their trials. It was never designed by God, when he chose his people, that they should be an untried people. They…

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Added by Tammy on March 8, 2015 at 12:24pm — 3 Comments

Three men and a little lady

Three men and a little lady. Purim, 2015.

Happy Purim! Do you know the story? Tis a true one that dates back to the 4th century B.C. Purim is a national holiday in Jerusalem, and the most joyous feast on the Hebrew calendar. Do you know why? I invite you to read the book of Esther. Interesting negotiation tactics. Click to read:…

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Added by Christine on March 6, 2015 at 6:00am — No Comments

For such a time as this … Grace and Peace

For such a time as this … Grace and Peace. Matthew 5.1-12—takeaway

Grace and Peace. There is something about this pairing that shoots straight to my heart. It rings out HOPE to me! Peace is a familiar concept to us, but grace—maybe not so much.

Ah, grace ~ how to define it, how to grasp its beauty and power, how to apprehend it for our lives. The drippings of grace … longing for a scent of a flower we have not found, the echo of a tune we have not…

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Added by Christine on March 5, 2015 at 6:00am — No Comments

Making Course Adjusments is Part of Life

It is important to seek to get our walk with the Lord right early on, but understand that there will be adjustments along the way. If you board a plane in NY and head toward LA you trust that the navigator has plugged in the right heading, but if the navigator was off by only 1 degree you would not notice too much being off as you cross the NY state line. Yet, by the time you get to CA you will be quite a bit off course. It is interesting that as a plane travels with all the transponders…

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Added by Leonard T on March 4, 2015 at 6:28am — 2 Comments

So what about this Jesus?

Jesus was a radical, but not the 60s kind . . . He was unpredictable--except for how He loved . . . He looked like an ordinary man, and yet he was an extraordinary God . . . and as for me, the further we get into Matthew’s gospel, the closer I feel to Him. Not so long ago, I asked the question: What difference does Jesus make to you? Here is what some of you had to say~

LIFE OR DEATH....

Jesus is my big brother.…

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Added by Christine on March 4, 2015 at 6:00am — No Comments

One more look at the Beatitudes

One more look at the Beatitudes. Matthew 5.1-12

Blessed are . . . this is a last look at the Beatitudes.

Well, the fact is, I worked all afternoon to create a graphic of a ladder on the left, with the beatitudes bumped up against it—all resting on a field of Grace: first, Blessed are the poor in spirit, where Jesus started his teaching to his disciples that afternoon so long ago. For when we understand our rightful place before an all-holy, and an all-righteous God, then… Continue

Added by Christine on March 3, 2015 at 6:00am — No Comments

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Added by DOROTHY on March 2, 2015 at 1:48pm — No Comments

This is a Blessing?!

This is a Blessing?! Matthew 5.10-12

If you are a devoted follower of Christ, you might want to keep it to yourself, or you just might face trouble. How much trouble depends on where you live. To keep quiet or stand for Jesus … hmmm. In a final beatitude, Jesus makes a promise and a reward—but in this case, it is definitely a bad news, good news thing.

Isis is on an all-out campaign not just to persecute Christians but to murder as many as possible. When they take Christian…

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Added by Christine on March 2, 2015 at 6:00am — No Comments

Walking in Peace

Walking in Peace. Matthew 5.9

I remember the exchange like it was yesterday, though it was probably at least 16 years ago. On my never-ending pursuit of fitness, one early morning I was ru-alking1 the hilly area in which we lived, when I rounded the corner and came upon a strange sight. Twas an old lady, who looked like Granny from Sylvester and Tweety Bird cartoons, holding up in the air a smallish open Bible, arms extended. Bidding her ‘good morning’,…

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Added by Christine on February 27, 2015 at 4:54pm — No Comments

Gods hope and re-known deliverence

Hello brothers and Sisters just wanted to ask you if you will pray for a fellow member of God Pastor Saeed Abedini who was imprisoned and taken away from is family for is Christian belief can you bear Vigil and god will pour out favour and release mercy. www. face book saeed vigil.com Amen

Added by David Moxon on February 26, 2015 at 2:36pm — No Comments