Jesus said a strong thing to Peter when He spoke these words: “If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me” (John 13:8). Our Lord’s rebuke introduces a convicting observation: being a servant is not a sign of inner weakness, but of incredible strength.
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When asked, people within the church have a hard time answering some basic questions about the Christian faith. Questions like: Who is Jesus? Who is Jesus to you? Why do you believe that?
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With New Year’s resolutions in full swing, discipline often becomes the caveat to take those resolutions through the whole year. Discipline is an intentional commitment to yourself and your goal. It’s also a daily choice with lifelong rewards. Discipline is doing more than you think you can and more than you feel you can for the purpose of doing more than you dreamed possible. Scripture speaks to the qualities and ...
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“Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out. Whoever winks the eye causes trouble, and a babbling fool will come to ruin. The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.” (Proverbs 10:9–11)
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Not long ago I watched an old movie called “The Dirty Dozen.” Lee Marvin stars as Major John Reisman, who recruited a group of prisoners for a special mission. Some of the men had been condemned to death, while others were serving life sentences.
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It would take perhaps 50 volumes to describe them all, and even then we would only scratch the surface. Any one of the following "dragons" can rip a relationship to shreds if given an opportunity to do so:
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So, you there - You people who are being asked by God to do the hardest things To watch your dreams die,To live contrary to your strong desires,To speak when you’d rather not,To wait when you’d rather solve,To trust when you don’t understand,To wake up every day to a life different than the one you anticipated
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Most Christians would agree that prayer is an essential spiritual discipline. We know that Scripture tells us to "pray without ceasing" (1 Thessalonians 5:17), and it promises, "The Lord is near to all who call upon Him" (Psalm 145:18). Yet only 55% of Christians "say they rely a lot on prayer and personal religious reflection when making major life decisions."
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In every false gospel the focus is on us, on our political views, on our well-being, on our good works, on our own interpretation of God's Word, on our personal experiences. In the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the focus is on Jesus—His death, His burial, His resurrection. All false gospels are human-centered. The one true Gospel is Christ-centered. Even the hope of heaven is focused not so much on us ...
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What an incredible picture of Satan and Jesus petitioning the Father for the same man. One with malicious intent to destroy him, the other standing as his Intercessor. The request to sift Peter as wheat is unparalleled in the New Testament—his adversary asked to shred him, literally!
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