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You Got The Part!
Read more: You Got The Part!You Don’t Have to Keep Auditioning What Ephesians 2:1-13 Says to Every Person Who Has Ever Felt Not Enough There’s a performance you’ve been putting on for most of your life. Maybe you don’t even realize it. You perform for approval — saying the right things, wearing the right image, being whatever version of yourself…
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Spiritual Showoffs
Read more: Spiritual ShowoffsWhen Good Deeds Become a Performance A reflection on Matthew 6:1-6 and the dangerous desire to be seen “Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.” We’re shifting gears in the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus has been speaking…
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When Getting Even Isn’t an Option:
Read more: When Getting Even Isn’t an Option:The Radical Call to Break the Cycle A reflection on Matthew 5:38-42 and the kingdom alternative to revenge “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn…
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Your Word Is Your Bond
Read more: Your Word Is Your BondWhy God Cares More About Your Integrity Than Your Vocabulary A reflection on Matthew 5:33-37 and the heart behind our promises “But let your statement be, ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’; anything beyond these is of the evil one.” We’ve all been there. Someone makes you a promise, looks you dead in the eye, and…
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Seeing Sexual Desire Through God’s Eyes: Why Purity Isn’t Optional
Read more: Seeing Sexual Desire Through God’s Eyes: Why Purity Isn’t OptionalA reflection on Matthew 5:27-30 and the heart behind our desires “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery’; but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” Jesus didn’t mess around when it came…
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Don’t be an original, be an imitator
Read more: Don’t be an original, be an imitatorIn 1st Thessalonians, the Apostle Paul provides guidance to the Church in Thessalonica about their faith in Christ. One crucial aspect he emphasizes is the importance of imitating Christ. In 1 Thessalonians 1:6, Paul commends the Thessalonians for becoming imitators of Christ, and that their reputation was known throughout the churches. This verse serves as…
