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Meek Not Weak part 4

10/16/2017 19:50

Strength announces itself without a truly strong person having to toot their own horn. You can--and should--be strong. Because, as Nehemiah 8:10 (NLT) says, "..."Don't be dejected and sad, for the joy of the LORD is your strength!"" Meekness is strength under control. And the joy of the Lord is our...

Meek Not Weak part 3

10/15/2017 19:39

Humility. Doing everything you can do, but doing it quietly. Not making a big deal about things. And certainly not making a big deal out of yourself. This idea of meekness really does go hand in hand with all of the other things we've been looking at in Colossians 3:12, "Put on therefore, as the...

Meek Not Weak part 2

10/14/2017 15:27

Think about this for a second: Matthew 5:5 says, "Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth." But what good is inheriting something if you're too weak to do anything with it? That's why we must understand that meekness is NOT weakness. It is strength under control. Look at Revelation...

Meek Not Weak part 1

10/13/2017 18:49

Continuing our (kind of) indepth study of Colossians 3:12 brings us to "meekness." And I'm going to give the Strong's Greek Concordance definition in a minute, but first I want to give MY definition that I learned from my pastor. "Meekness is not weakness. It is strength under control." And this is...

Ever So Humble part 5

10/12/2017 16:45

Being humble doesn't mean thinking less of yourself. It means thinking of yourself less. And thinking of others more. Being Christ-centered (people-centered) instead of being self-centered. And humbleness of mind is letting the mind of Christ (that's already in you) BE in you. USING the mind of...

Ever So Humble part 4

10/11/2017 18:45

When you approach things with a humble heart, you are thinking about others and not yourself. And more specifically, you are thinking about the NEEDS of others. That's the difference between being self-centered and Jesus-centered (people-centered). Jesus loved His disciples so much, He didn't think...

Ever So Humble part 3

10/10/2017 19:42

You know what I think is one of the funniest phrases in all of human history? "Don't judge me." Because that's pretty much all we do to everybody and everything all day every day. "That sandwich tasted good." "I didn't like that movie." Snap judgments that are based on first impressions. And...

Ever So Humble part 2

10/09/2017 18:39

Humbleness of mind is another way of saying "humiliation of mind." And that's what I want to talk about today. Because there are times in our lives when acting like a fool in love is the absolute best thing we can do. Humiliating ourselves in order to help someone else is, admittedly, a hard thing...

Ever So Humble part 1

10/08/2017 19:53

We're continuing our in-depth look at Colossians 3:12, "Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering." And before we get into the humbleness of mind--or the mind of the humble One--I just want to reiterate that the...

Mercy Me part 5

10/07/2017 19:28

When something comes from deep within--from the bowels, if I can say it that way--its about the most real thing you can experience. Because the only way for you to know (and believe) that it--love, mercy, grace, forgiveness, kindness... GOD--is in there is for you to experience it. That's what...

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