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so many face in today s times but is seldom talked about foreclosure or bad debt the most forgotten parables in the bible the good samaritan and the widow who gave from her heart second chances getting involved with other people s business what does the bible say about it doormat theology should we allow ourselves to be walked on encouraging scriptures for any situation that you may be facing the 10 commandments why they re still relevant the most valuable lesson i learned as a marine god above all else it s true five things that we quote from the bible that aren t in the bible we need to get our nation and world back posted september 21 2020 in thoughts on god 0 share this email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x print opens in new window print more share on reddit opens in new window reddit like loading i need your help posted september 1 2020 in thoughts on god 0 howdy and good morning j i am starting a youtube channel geared towards reaching the lost and the astray for jesus it will also be a channel where people can grow in the lord the lord is currently growing this ministry but i need more people to like the videos and hopefully subscribe to the channel why simple so it can reach people throughout the world for jesus this doesn t take a lot of time just a few seconds a day and it would mean so much just go to https www youtube com channel ucym7lo5v2vliltw_gpzdztq view_as subscriber click like or comment on the videos and if you feel led by the lord to receive a video a day discussing jesus you can also subscribe i honestly feel with your support this ministry can make a difference throughout the world when we need god more than ever i appreciate your help soooooo much share this email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x print opens in new window print more share on reddit opens in new window reddit like loading how we should be treating others posted august 29 2020 in thoughts on god 0 christopher sercye was playing basketball with his friends on may 16 1998 when he was shot in the chest and a bullet perforated his aorta his friends helped him get to within forty feet of the entrance to ravenswood hospital and then went inside and asked for help the hospital staff refused to help christopher saying that it was against the hospital s policies to administer aid to those outside the hospital eventually a policeman was able to get a wheel chair and wheeled christopher into the hospital where he was helped by the hospital staff it was too late christopher died about an hour later many times we re surrounded by people that desperately need compassion but we ignore them because we re too focused on our own needs we re to busy to help someone else ephesians 4 32 says be kind and compassionate to one another forgiving each other just as in christ god forgave you from this passage we can see 3 important traits that we need to extend to others kindness compassion and forgiveness let s look at the first trait kindness rather than revenge jesus calls us to bless our enemies knowing that through kindness we can soften hearts it is easy to get irritated at people throw them under the bus argue fight blame or just plain ignore em but jesus emphasizes mercy patience love and kindness to everyone friends are easy to love but we are called to be a friend to the friendless kindness is selfless compassionate and merciful love your neighbor show kindness to everyone for a perfect example of biblical kindness all we have to do is look at the example of jesus know let s look at compassion the new oxford american dictionary defines compassion as a sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others that s very well put but t the bible doesn t explain compassion like a dictionary does just telling us what the word means instead the bible defines compassion by showing us what compassion looks like and what s involved with being compassionate for instance proverbs 31 8 9 tells us speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves for the rights of all who are destitute speak up and judge fairly defend the rights of the poor and needy author fredrick buechner describes what it means to have compassion in this way compassion is sometimes the fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else s skin it is the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peace and joy finally for you too to have compassion means to empathize with someone who s suffering and to feel the need to help them know we look at forgivness a lot of people treat forgiveness as a form of therapy it s a way of moving on it s a form of personal healing this is not what jesus taught jesus taught us to forgive as we have been forgiven i have heard people say things like i forgive but so and so still needs to pay for their sin i forgive but they have to deal with the consequences i forgive but i will never let them forget and i forgive but they had better show themselves worthy of forgiveness this is not what jesus taught to many christians forgiveness sounds like a nice thing to do but there has to be a limit we can t expect to forgive people for the same sins all the time can we if people are truly repentant won t they just stop committing that specific sin listen carefully as jesus explains forgiveness and how to handle conflict matt 18 15 22 if your brother sins against you go and tell him his fault between you and him alone if he listens to you you have gained your brother but if he does not listen take one or two others along with you that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses if he refuses to listen to them tell it to the church and if he refuses to listen even to the church let him be to you as a gentile and a tax collector truly i say to you whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven again i say to you if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask it will be done for them by my father in heaven for where two or three are gathered in my name there am i among them then peter came up and said to him lord how often will my brother sin against me and i forgive him as many as seven times jesus said to him i do not say to you seven times but seventy seven times jesus point is simple we must forgive all the time not just when there s something in it for us people will sin against us all the time we will sin against others all the time just as god forgives us all the time we are to forgive others all the time so there you go now you have the basics down for how others should be treated basically it s how we want to be treated now go and put it into practice j share this email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x print opens in new window print more share on reddit opens in new window reddit like loading you are what you worship posted august 28 2020 in thoughts on god 0 their idols are silver and gold the work of human hands they have mouths but do not speak eyes but do not see they have ears but do not hear noses but do not smell they have hands but do not feel feet but do not walk and they do not make a sound in their throat those who make them become like them so do all who trust in them psalm 115 4 8 esv john calvin famously said that man s nature is a perpetual factory of idols he was absolutely right and today s devotional verses show us what happens through idolatry what is idolatry so what is idolatry paul defines idolatry in colossians 3 5 6 like this put to death therefore what is earthly in you sexual immorality impurity passion evil desire and covetousness which is idolatry on account of these the wrath of god is coming paul gives a laundry list of things but he uses them as a build up to a description of idolatry covetousness and because covetousness starts in the heart so does all idolatry what happens to idolators in today s passage we learn something pretty terrifying idols may look valuable like precious silver and gold but in the end they re powerless things that pass away notice though what we learn in verse 8 those who make them become like them so do all who trust in them we become what we worship when we worship or pursue as ultimate idols we become powerless discontent and disconnected just like they are but when we worship jesus we are made more and more like him how do you view jesus so the question today is how valuable is jesus to you is he more valuable than the way you look how much money you have pornography and sinful sexual encounters substances that you re ruled by or any other idol under the sun so are you pursuing worthless idols or the god of infinite worth worship and pursue jesus today share this email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x print opens in new window print more share on reddit opens in new window reddit like loading why are we always arguing posted august 27 2020 in anger arguing bible christian christianity jesus prayer thoughts on god 0 2 timothy 2 23 don t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments because you know they produce quarrels christians have always recognized common core beliefs that are essential to christianity doctrines that should be guarded faith repentance and submission to the will of god anything less significant is not worth fighting about especially when it leads to quarreling over who is more spiritual the scriptures were written by holy men of god about 40 in all as they were moved by the holy spirit while in no way denying the personalities of the human writers or rejecting the uniqueness of their different styles the holy spirit controlled the process of bringing things to the writers memories john 16 13 and ensuring what they recorded was the very word of god see inspiration 2 tim 3 16 here s a couple of examples jeremiah once became so frustrated that he wanted to quit but god s spirit compelled him to go on jer 20 9 likewise jonah at first refused to take god s message to nineveh but later obeyed god s second call jon 3 1 how to apply it to our lives as christians read the bible they can be confident that it is the very word of god first reference judges 2 1 primary reference 2 pet 1 21 cf john 10 35 so to wrap it up we cause more damage to the christian faith by arguing over silly little things that don t matter to our salvation than we do by remembering the basics that we have in common pick your fights wisely share this email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x print opens in new window print more share on reddit opens in new window reddit like loading letting god change me posted august 26 2020 in anger bible christ like christian christianity church evangelism faith god heaven jesus thoughts on god 0 introduction what does saved or born again mean what does it mean to be a christian or to be born again when i grew up i thought being a christian meant joining an organization or going to church but i discovered that s not the real answer although it s good to go to church the real answer has to do with accepting god s love for us and the gift of a full life he offers through jesus christ something is wrong with human nature as i grew up i could see that something was drastically wrong with almost everyone i knew i rarely saw the quality of love and trust between people that i felt should be there i did not observe this lack in others only i knew that something was missing in me i explored different philosophies schools of psychology sociological approaches metaphysical ideas and religions many sounded reasonable at first but as i evaluated their reality in my life and in the lives of those who embraced them they seemed hollow they obviously didn t work god provided a solution i thought there was a spiritual element to life but couldn t figure out what it was but god drew my wife skeeter and me to him following a series of unexpected events we surrendered our lives to jesus christ and prayed inviting him to be our savior and lord according to jesus words we were born again john 3 3 7 as i grew in my christian walk i learned about original sin the fact that we all inherit a sinful nature because of adam and eve s disobedience in the garden of eden this cripples us all here finally was an explanation that rang true a reason for the something wrong i had observed and experienced to my delight i finally began to see this something wrong in me changing for the better i still have a long way to go but i am thankful for the work god has done so far jesus offers us a fullness of life jesus offers each of us a walk with god and a fullness of life that is not possible without him he said i tell you the truth no one can see the kingdom of god unless he is born again john 3 3 he also said i am the bread of life john 6 35 and i am the way and the truth and the life no one comes to the father except through me john 14 6 how does one become a christian do not assume you are a christian because of your background or church membership being raised by christians does not automatically make you a christian nor does going to church seeking to live a moral life serving as an elder or leading as a pastor what counts is whether you have given your life to jesus christ if you confess with your mouth jesus is lord and believe in your heart that god raised him from the dead you will be saved for it is with your heart that you believe and are justified and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved romans 10 9 10 believe means to adhere to trust in and rely on the truth amplified bible becoming a christian is surrendering your life to christ and allowing his spirit to dwell within you personal application pray to accept christ s love if you have never done so i invite you to present yourself to him now for everyone who calls on the name of the lord will be saved romans 10 13 surrender your life to god by accepting jesus as your savior and lord then allow god to begin the process of transforming you into the best man or woman you can be share this email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x print opens in new window print more share on reddit opens in new window reddit like loading inconsistency will ruin the race posted august 26 2020 in thoughts on god 0 whoever says i know him but does not keep his commandments is a liar and the truth is not in him but whoever keeps his word in him truly the love of god is perfected by this we may know that we are in him whoever says he abides in him...