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3 Tips to Loving Others as Jesus Loves Us (How to Extend Agape Love Even When It’s Hard)
As Jesus was finishing up with dinner on the night He was arrested, He told the disciples around the table: 31 … “Now the Son of Man is glorified and God is glorified in him. 32 If God is glorified in him, God will glorify the Son in himself, and will glorify him at once.…
The Cost of Following Jesus (Loving GOD More than Friends and Family)
Jesus clearly stated, repeatedly, that there is a price to be paid for following Him. He told His disciples: 18 “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. 19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to…
What Does it Mean to be a Disciple of Jesus?
Discipleship is the process of imitating a teacher. A Christian is, by definition, an imitator of Jesus Christ. A Christian is also one who was called by Jesus out of the world and into Himself. This is the definition of the two Greek root words that combine to form ekklesia, the church. In other words,…
How Parenting Can Change Your Speech (and Make You a Better Person)
In the post entitled “Guard Your Heart (The Sin of Cursing),” I mentioned how becoming a parent has impacted my speech. In this post, I want to elaborate on that thought and share some related thoughts regarding parenting. Newsflash: Parenting is hard. It’s hard on everybody. It’s hard on the parents, the kids, the siblings,…
Guard Your Heart (How to Keep Yourself from Sin)
The Bible is full of wisdom about man’s heart. Not the blood-pumping one, the one that controls our emotions, feelings, motivations and reason. Consider the instructions of Solomon: 20 My son, pay attention to what I say; turn your ear to my words.21 Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your…
Book Review: God, Girls and Guys
This post was written by Sandy Farmer. By: Robin Marsh & Lauren Nelson Published: August 1st 2012 by Harvest House Publishers 176 pages Source: Publisher via NetGalley (Thank you!) (Goodreads|Amazon) Goodreads description—Following their popular devotional for teen girls, God, Girls, and Getting Connected, award-winning news anchor Robin Marsh, and Miss America 2007, Lauren Nelson, now…
November 3 – Losing for the Sake of Finding
Reading Matt. 16:13-23 Mark 8:34-38; 9:1 Matt. 17:1-13; Luke 9:36b Matt. 17:14-21; Mark 9:14-32 Matt. 17:24-27 Matt. 18:1-4; Mark 9:33-35; Luke 9:46-48; 17:7-10 Matt. 18:5-6, 10-14; Mark 9:36-37, 42 Matt. 18:7-9; Mark 9:43-50 Mark 9:38-41 Matt. 18:15-22; Luke 17:3b-4 Matt. 18:23-35 Devotional Jesus is now into His final year of ministry before He is crucified,…
October 31 – Jesus Promises Conflict
Reading Matt. 9:35-38 Matt. 10:1-15; Mark 6:7 Matt. 10:16-42 Matt. 11:1; Luke 9:6 Mark 6:14-16; Luke 9:7-9 Matt. 14:3-12a; Mark 6:17-29 Mark 6:30-33; Luke 9:10-11a; John 6:1 Devotional As Jesus traveled throughout the towns and villages He was moved with compassion because the people were harassed and helpless, like sheep with no shepherd to lead…