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Walk in Love part 4

03/15/2021 17:45

I just keep thinking about this picture of two old people walking side by side, holding hands. That, to me, is what it means to walk in love. And you don't have to be old, either. Remember puppy love? When just touching his or her hand sent sparks and goosebumps all the way through you? But the...

Walk in Love part 3

03/14/2021 20:27

Love is what matters. Truly. Living a life of love is really the only way to experience life to the fullest. Because living and loving aren't just connected, they are the same thing. To live is to love and to love is to live. When God gave us His only begotten Son (Himself, His Spirit, His heart,...

Walk in Love part 2

03/13/2021 20:45

You can't walk in love--or live in love--without walking. When the rubber meets the road is when you actually put heel to toe. When you get out there and DO something. Charity is love in action. Not just an idea. Look at James 2:15-16 (NLT), "Suppose you see a brother or sister who has no food or...

Walk in Love part 1

03/12/2021 17:49

We all probably know about walking by faith, and not by sight. That's a pretty popular memory verse. We hear it all the time. But what does it really mean to walk by faith? Well, look at Mark 11:22 (NLT), "Then Jesus said to the disciples, "Have faith in God."" And then add Galatians 5:7 (NLT),...

Seventy Seven part 5

03/11/2021 18:04

Forgiveness is important. Because if you need it, you're in jail cell. And if you don't give it... you're in a jail cell. Unforgiviness is a prison. Now watch this: "Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn others, or it will all come back against you. Forgive others, and you...

Seventy Seven part 4

03/10/2021 19:54

Seven is an important number in the Bible. It is the number of perfection, or rest. God created the world in six days, and rested on the seventh. If you are living from that posture of rest you are living in the seventh day. But, specifically for this Rant series, we are looking at it in the...

Seventy Seven part 3

03/09/2021 17:49

Look at what Jesus actually said about "How many times should I forgive someone." Matthew 18:22 (NLT), "No, not seven times," Jesus replied, "but seventy times seven!" Which, according to my math (which means, according to my calculator), is 490. Think about that. Even if we were to take Him...

Seventy Seven part 2

03/08/2021 17:35

Seventy times seven. The perfect number that doesn't mean, "Forgive people a bunch of times," but actually means... forgive people. Period. Numbers are important in the Bible. Seventy sets of seven was the fulfillment of the prophecy in Daniel. Three is number of power--Father, Son, Holy Ghost. And...

Seventy Seven part 1

03/07/2021 20:15

We probably all know the story from Matthew chapter 18 which is headlined "The Unforgiving Servant." "Then Peter came to him and asked, "Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?" "No, not seven times," Jesus replied, "but seventy times seven!"" (Matthew 18:21-22...

Greener Grass part 5

03/06/2021 19:40

Here's a question that I don't think is asked nearly enough: So what if the grass IS greener? Why does what someone else has have anything to do with you? Why are you worried about it? Why do you care? Why make yourself miserable comparing yourself (unfavorably) to anybody or anything else? Our key...

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