...with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Ephes 4:2-3 ESV
Right in the empire of this world God established his kingdom.…
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Pray then like this: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Mat 6:9-10 ESV
When Christ came to the world, he established God’s “kingdom” – his rule – like…
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...seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. Col 3:9b-10 ESV
The purpose of our spiritual growth is to overcome…
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...circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless. But whatever gain I…
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But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be your slave. Mat 20:26b-27 ESV
When John and James decided they wanted to be second and third in charge of Jesus’ kingdom, he…
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So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, 'We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.' Luk 17:10 ESV
In the world we live in much emphasis is put on human rights. An individual’s basic…
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Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Mat 5:4-5 ESV
Jesus started his preaching ministry with the so called “Sermon on the Mount” (Matthew 5-7). Although…
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Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Mat 18:3 ESV
Jesus lived contrary to the world’s expectations. In their eyes he wasn’t a great leader, but a failed leader.…
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(Christ Jesus) ...who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. Phil. 2:6-7 ESV
The Jews…
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Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy ... be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen. Jud 1:24-25…
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Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. Joh 15:4 ESV
Spiritual growth is a life-long journey, we said. It’s a long and winding…
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And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. Rom 8:28 ESV
Spiritual growth is a process. It takes your whole life! In fact, God uses everything in…
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