Caring Enough to Confront ∙ Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. – Proverbs 27:6 Proverbs 27:4-9 Anger is cruel, and wrath is like a flood, but jealousy is even more dangerous. An open rebuke is better than hidden love! Wounds from a sincere friend are betterContinue reading “Caring Enough to Confront ∙”
Tag Archives: Forgiveness
What’s In Your Cup? ∙∙
What’s In Your Cup? ∙∙ It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person. – Matthew 15:11 Matthew 15:18-20 But the words you speak come from the heart – that defiles you. For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery,Continue reading “What’s In Your Cup? ∙∙”
A Solid Foundation-
A Solid Foundation ∙∙∙ God’s truth, God’s solid foundation stands firm – 2 Timothy 2:19 Matthew 7:24-27 “Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house,Continue reading “A Solid Foundation-“
Holding Each Other Up – Pardo’s Push
Holding Each Other Up – Pardo’s Push Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ. If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important. – Galatians 6:2-3 Exodus 17:7-13 “Is the LORD here with us or not?” While theContinue reading “Holding Each Other Up – Pardo’s Push”
Fearful Obedience – Stepping Into the Unknown ∙
Fearful Obedience – Stepping Into the Unknown ∙ Go, for he is my chosen instrument to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel. – Acts 9:15 Acts 9:10-16 Now, there was a believer in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, calling, “Ananias!” “Yes, Lord!” heContinue reading “Fearful Obedience – Stepping Into the Unknown ∙”
Who Is Your Tour Guide? ∙∙
Who Is Your Tour Guide? ∙∙ You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. – Matthew 7:13 Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Today, I am giving you a choice between life and death, between prosperity and disaster. ForContinue reading “Who Is Your Tour Guide? ∙∙”
I Want To Be Alone ∙∙
I Want To Be Alone ∙∙ He felt compassion for them because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and He began to teach them many things. – Mark 6:34 Matthew 14:13-14 Now when Jesus heard it, He withdrew from there in a boat, to a lonely place by Himself; and when the multitudes heardContinue reading “I Want To Be Alone ∙∙”
God Shakes His Children ∙∙
God Shakes His Children ∙∙ This phrase, “Yet once more,” means that all of creation will be shaken and removed so that only unshakable things will remain. – Hebrews 12:27 Hebrews 12:25-29 Be careful that you do not refuse to listen to the One who is speaking. For if the people of Israel did not escape whenContinue reading “God Shakes His Children ∙∙”
Fear or Faith ∙∙
Fear or Faith ∙∙ There is no fear in love, but perfect love expels all fear. – 1 John 4:18. Mark 14:27 All of you will desert me. For the Scriptures say, God will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered. John 20:19 So when it was evening on that day, the firstContinue reading “Fear or Faith ∙∙”