ANGRY VS PEACEFUL

An angry man is one who carries his resentments too far. As a result, he takes advantage of opportunities to create arguments and quarreling. A man who is slow to anger goes the extra mile to make peace where strife
exists and does his best to prevent it before it happens.

Read Proverbs 15:18

"A hot-tempered man stirs up dissension, but a patient man calms a quarrel."



 
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LAST DAY FRAUDS

It would be wise to study and know God's Word and the warnings given by the men who walked with our Lord. They told us to be aware and ready for seducing men who follow their own ideas and desires and try to get us to follow along with them. They create a religious environment that condones and minimizes sin as if it were nothing at all and produces no remorse or guilt. These people do not have God's Holy Spirit at all. Be on the alert.

Read Jude 17-19

"But dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold. They said to you, 'In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires. These are the men who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit.'"



 
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CLEAN HEART, GOD LISTENS

If I am purposefully refusing to abandon all sin or know there is sin in my heart and do nothing about it, God will not listen to my prayers. My prayers are acceptable to God when they come from a heart that is serious about getting rid of sin.

Read Psalm 66:18

"If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened."



 
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TRUE STATE OF THE HEART

Without Christ, the heart of a human being operates like the great deceiver, Satan. To be deceived is to believe a lie. Without Christ and His Holy Spirit who leads us into all truth, we are deceived by evil and don't even recognize it.

Read Jeremiah 17:9

"The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?"



 
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God has promised He will always hear and answer our prayers when
we ask with right motives, according to His will. He did not promise
that His answers to our prayers would always be instant, obvious, or
evident. Our faith assures us that He has heard and has answered.

Read 1 John 5:14,15

"This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask
anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he
hears us--whatever we ask----we know that we have what we asked
of him."



 
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Our Lord Jesus is the center and full explanation of the Old Testament.
It is His Spirit that removes the veil and confusion from the Word and
provides clearness and meaning so it can be fully understood. As a result, there is freedom to speak His Word openly and boldly.

Read 2 Corinthians 3:17

"Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there
is freedom."



 
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BORN AGAIN

We were created by God to be totally and completely alive so that we could have open communication and relationship with Him. Since sin has entered the world, to be able to have this relationship with God, it is necessary that we all have two births. The first one is the physical birth of the body and mind so that we can see and experience this world. The second one is the birth of the spirit which comes from above so that we can see and experience the kingdom of God. Without the second birth, the spirit of man remains in darkness and alienation from his Creator, God Almighty.

Read John 3:3

"In reply Jesus declared, 'I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.'"





 
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ANGER IS A DOORWAY

The longer anger is allowed to harbor inside us, the greater the doorway
for evil to come in and take up residence. Deal with it quickly, before the
day is over.

Read Ephesians 4:26

"In your anger do not sin. Do not let the sun go down while you are still
angry, and do not give the devil a foothold."



 
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BAPTISM

Baptism is the public act by an individual that proclaims the old life of sin and self is now dead, and the new life of faith and obedience is now alive. Just as Jesus died with the whole world's burden of sin and selfishness, through the Father's power, He came alive again to pave the way for new life in Him.

Read Romans 6:4

"We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life."



 
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CAPTIVE OF CHRIST OR SIN?

Being in the presence of God is an extremely humbling experience, simply due
to the stark contrast between His perfect holiness and our natural unworthiness. When we are fully aware of this contrast, we can humbly come to God and offer our services, knowing the He makes us worthy by the power of His Son and the Holy Spirit. We become witnesses for Him. What an honor!

Read Isaiah 6:8

"Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, 'Whom shall I send? And who will go bfor us?' And I said, 'Here am I. Send me!"



 
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CAPTIVATED

Being a slave to sin is the same as being captivated by it. When we are captivated by something or someone, we are held to it by attraction, attention, or interest. If we allow our captivation to continue, we become slaves to it. If we become captivated by the things of this world, we will be in sin and will reap the consequences of sin. If we become captivated by Christ, we will produce the fruit and likeness of Christ.

Read Romans 6:16

"Don't you know that when you offer yourselves to someone to obey him as slaves, you are slaves to the one whom you obey--whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness?"




 
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HIS COMPASSIONS NEVER FAIL

The love and compassion of our Lord is so vast and boundless that
there is never any worry that we will be left without His wonderful
protection. In fact, we can count on a fresh abundance of His love
and compassion every day.

Read Lamentations 3:22,23

"Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his
compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is
your faithfulness."



 
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POWER OF GOD'S WORD

The truth of God's Word is all knowing, all powerful, and ever present. Whatever thoughts and intentions are in our hearts are laid out bare and naked to Him. So we have no excuse for those things in our hearts that make us guilty. His Word shows us how we really are. It is eternally alive and working to expose all that is sinful in the eyes of God.

Read Hebrews 4:12

"For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double edged sword,it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart."

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OUR WORK

When we do our work let's do it with careful diligence from the heart for the Lord who rewards us with eternal blessings, not for men, who either discount our efforts or reward us with fleeting recognition.

Read Colossians 2:23,24

"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving."



 
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THE INTERNAL CONFLICT

Be aware that there is a conflict within us. This conflict is between the desire to do those things that are good and pleasing to our Lord and the desire to do those things that are pleasing and satisfying to us, but are displeasing to our Lord. With the help of the Holy Spirit, we can exercise the power of God within us to love and do what is good and right while overthrowing the love of evil.

Read Romans 7:22,23

"For in my inner being I delight in God's law; but I see another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members."





 
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OUR FATHER'S DISCIPLINE

We are God's children. Therefore, when we recognize His arm of discipline in our lives, lets' own up to it, acknowledge it, and understand that it is for our good and for His glory. Let us accept it with respect and obedience.


Read Deuteronomy 8:5

"Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you."



 
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PRIDE VS HUMILITY

Those with a high opinion of themselves are climbing to a dangerous height where a tragic fall is certain. The higher the opinion of oneself, the greater the fall. Before one can achieve true honor, one must learn to put on the cloak of humility. Humility is the awareness of our true human condition.

Read Proverbs 18:12

"Before his downfall a man's heart is proud, but humility comes before honor."



 
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ONE WAY, ONE TRUTH, ONE LIFE

Jesus is the only door we can enter to find the reality and truth of the Almighty Creator. It is there we will find and receive the life that flows from His nature. There is no other way to truth and eternal life.

Read John 14:6

Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."



 
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UNSELFISH AND HUMBLE

Jesus did not come to earth as God. He gave up his deity to become a man.
That was the most unselfish act ever done. He was pure and sinless, yet died
the death of a criminal. That was the most humble act ever done. We are to be
like Christ. In our relationships with fellow believers, we give up our egos and
human pride to love and serve others as He did.

Read Philippians 2:3

"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider
others better than yourselves."



 
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WAITING MAKES YOU STRONG

The strongest and most able bodied young men become worn out with earthly toils and trials. But not God! So if you put your trust in Him, you will never get tired or weary. To expect God to move in your life is like a farmer who plows, plants, and waits for the crop. God always comes through. Knowing this puts a strength in us this world can never match or duplicate.

Read Isaiah 40:30,31

Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."

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AS A SOUL WINNER

Some people are skeptical and indecisive. As Christians, we are to approach them with kindness and understanding when sharing the Gospel. There are others who are hardened and don't want to listen. We are to use all Godly means to persuade them, and approach them with fervor, as though warning them they are about to fall off a cliff. We are warned to be careful so as not to get so close to the edge of the cliff in sharing the Gospel, that we fall
from the cliff.

Read Jude 22,23

"Be merciful to those who doubt; snatch others from the fire and save them; to others show mercy, mixed with fear--hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh."

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HOW GREAT A LOVE

God's Word tells us that His love is so boundless that it reaches places we cannot fathom or understand. Who would give his life as an expression of total love to people who could care less, who directly opposes him as they go along their own selfish way? God did, through His Son, Jesus Christ.

Read Romans 5:8

"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."

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IN STEP WITH GOD

The Lord always responds to the one who is careful to walk in ways that are pleasing to Him. The Lord is faithful to watch and reward each step by providing security and sure footing. Even if one stumbles, which is sure to happen in this world, the Lord will hold him up with His own hand.

Read Psalm 37:23,24

"If the Lord delights in a man's way, he makes his steps firm; though he stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand."

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CUP OF WATER

There is a sure reward for one who gives, through more than an act of kindness, to one of God's servants. The reward comes not by being kind-hearted, but by giving out of love for Christ, to one of His servants.

Read Mark 9:41

"I tell you the truth, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to Christ will certainly not lose his reward."



 
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CONFESS

Confessing our sin is to recognize it, admit we are guilty, and then take it to the Lord. He is true to His own nature and His Word. He will not only forgive our guilt, but will also purify our hearts so that we are clean before Him.

Read 1 John 1:9

"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."



 
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HOW TO GET THERE

We may have an idea of where we want to go or what we need to become. We will not get there by relying on our own plans and reasoning. We will not get there seeking advice from scholars and books. The only way we will get to the place we need to be, is by fully trusting in the Lord. He is faithful to get us to the right place, at the right time, in the right way.

Read Proverbs 3:5,6

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and he will make your paths straight."



 
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LET THE HOLY SPIRIT LEAD

Our relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ is just as it was between Him and the disciples. Jesus made sure that this intimate relationship would continue by sending His Holy Spirit. We can fully trust in the Holy Spirit to lead us to the Truth.

Read John 16:13-16

"But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. He will bring glory to me by taking from what is mine and making it known to you. All that belongs to the Father is mine. That
is why I said the Spirit will take from what is mine and make it known to you."



 
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WE ARE HIS TEMPLE

Where God is, there is His temple. Where there are two or more believers
gathered together, He is there. All genuine believers are living stones, that together, make up His great temple. And His Holy Spirit dwells there.

Read 1 Corinthians 3:16

"Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's
Spirit lives in you?"






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WALK THE WAY

What the Lord requires of us is that which we cannot do unless we have
come before Him, broken and repentant. He has enabled us to act rightly,
be merciful, and walk in humility because He did these things to us and
for us. He requires us to do the same toward others.

Read Micah 6:8

"He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require
of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God."





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DON'T PUT OUT THE FIRE

The Holy Spirit is most often likened to and symbolized by fire. He works to purify us, bring us peace, convict us of sin, lead us into truth, and give us victorious power. The Apostle Paul warns us against putting out that fire by allowing the cares and passions of this world to smother the work of the Holy Spirit.

Read 1 Thessalonians 5:19

"Do not put out the Spirit's fire;"



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