Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood. I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves […]
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Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved. Philippians 4:1 When I read Philippians I immediately get warm ‘feelings’ of joy, home, and celebration. When Paul addresses ‘my brothers’ don’t get the idea he is just writing only to the ‘men’. Paul
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Now faith means putting our full confidence in the things we hope for, it means being certain of things we cannot see. It was this kind of faith that won their reputation for the saints of old. And it is after all only by faith that our minds accept as fact that the whole scheme
Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives. Galatians 5:25 NLT Our enemy is a great strategist, and one of their favorite schemes is that of pushing things to the very extreme. Among the Galatian people of The Way, the enemy had thought to
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I left you in charge in Crete so you could complete what I left half-done. Appoint leaders in every town according to my instructions. As you select them, ask, “Is this man well-thought-of? Is he committed to his wife? Are his children believers? Do they respect him and stay out of trouble?” It’s important that
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I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. Revelation 22:13 Jesus IS the beginning and the end. We are to be an expression of that Truth. Christ is the all in all. This should be the governing matter and reality in all matters of life and
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May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God. Romans 15:5-7
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Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart. Psalms 51:6 In the life of our spiritual journey and history with God, He deals with us in ever deepening ways. He goes through each layer within us we didn’t know even existed till He reaches our
If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. Galatians 5:25-26 Direct Greek translation: Ei zōmen Pneumati, Pneumati kai stoichōmen. mē ginōmetha kenodoxoi allēlous prokaloumenoi allēlois phthonountes. = If we live by Spirit, by Spirit also we should walk.
