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We must be one of the most selfish societies in history. Jesus said of our times that the love of most will grow cold. Paul taught us to esteem others better than ourselves. What does this look like on a daily basis? Here are 10 thoughts: Be on time As a pastor, there are several patterns I see repeating themselves in Christians’ lives. These are painful things for me to see so often, because people expect us pastors to banish some of them from their lives forever with one prayer or word from God. But as much as we’d like to… we can’t. I [...] Naomi lost her husband and two sons. One of their wives went back to Moab to return to her gods. The other, Ruth, said this: “ Entreat me not to leave you, I just got this email forwarded to me from a friend. Check it out: Ever wonder what would happen if we treated our Bible like we treat our cell phone? What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets? What if we flipped through it several times a day? What if we turned back [...] Just came across this on youtube, and it’s worth sharing. Do you know Him?
“fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.” (Philippians 2: 2 NKJV) In the same way that Heb. 11: 1 defines faith, and 1 Cor. 13: 4 – 7 defines love, so these words define true Biblical unity. To be like-minded is to: Have the same love [...] Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose. (Philippians 2: 1, 2 NASB) Here Paul [...] |
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