You are commanded to love
‘Love one another as I have loved you.’ John 15:12 NKJV Picture in your mind the person you find hardest to love. How can you learn to love this kind of person? First, before you can love them, you must feel and understand how deeply God loves you. Paul writes: ‘I pray that Christ will […]
You are commanded to love
‘Walk in love.’Ephesians 5:2 NKJV The Greeks used four words to distinguish different types of love: 1) Storge, which means natural affection; 2) Eros, which means sexual attraction; 3) Philia, which means emotional affection or friendship; 4) Agape, which means unconditional giving, sacrificial love. When the Bible tells of God’s love for us and the type of love we are to have for […]
You are commanded to love-Jesus
You are commanded to love ‘A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another.’ John 13:34 NKJV Love is almost certainly the most misunderstood word in the world. We dilute its meaning by overuse: ‘I love my wife, I love my country, I love pizza.’ Giving and receiving love is difficult when […]
It’s an inside job Holy Spirit
It’s an inside job-Holy Spirit in us ‘I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever.’ John 14:16 KJV Holy Spirit In the New Testament account, Jesus told his disciples, ‘I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he […]
It’s an inside job-Jesus God Holyspirit
It’s an inside job Jesus God Holy Spirit ‘It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you.’ John 16:7 NKJV Even as the disciples’ hearts ached about Jesus’ departure, He assured them it was to their advantage because it would bring […]
It’s an inside job-God time
‘He shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever.’ John 14:16 KJV Remember dinner without mobile phones, voice mail, texts, and brain overload? Friends and family enjoying each other’s company, uninterrupted by technology? We’re a generation that’s losing the art of communication and intimacy – and it’s impacting the time […]
Let God’s peace be your yardstick
‘The peace of God…will guard your hearts and your minds.’ Philippians 4:7 NIV You can have peace today regardless of your circumstances: ‘The Lord of peace Himself [will] grant you His peace…at all times and in all ways [under all circumstances and conditions, whatever comes]’ (2 Thessalonians 3:16 AMPC). Think about it: God has no […]
Zip it!
Zip it-‘They…spend their time gossiping…meddling in other people’s business.’ 1 Timothy 5:13 NLT The Bible says gossip is nothing less than ‘meddling in other people’s business’. Jon Zens says: ‘I have watched friends and…families suffer untold pain because of gossip…[the] information someone dumps on you without your consent and consent of the person [involved]. [It] […]
Give it your all-esther
‘I will go…And if I perish, I perish.’ Esther 4:16 NIV Esther, a Jewish girl married to a pagan king, broke with long-standing tradition, marched into her husband’s throne room, spoke her mind, and rescued her people from annihilation. One girl saved a nation because she was willing to put everything on the line. Are […]
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