Archive for July 2020
S62P6 – Intentional Christianity: looking out for one another
Col. 3:16-17 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the…
Read MoreS62P5 – Intentional Christianity: the prayerful watch
Lk. 21:34-36 But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap. For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of the whole earth. But stay awake at all times, praying that you may…
Read MoreS62P4 – Intentional Christianity: watching for wolves
Mt. 7:15-20 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit,…
Read MoreS62P3 – Intentional Christianity: living to give life
Jam. 1:26-27 If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. She had first professed…
Read MorePreparing the Bride
We, the Church, are the bride waiting patiently yet expectantly for her groom, Jesus Christ. Like an earthly bride approaching her wedding day, there is much to be done. Namely, the bride must be prepared to present herself to the groom dressed in holiness and cleanliness, purified and spotless. We may look forward to that…
Read MoreS62P2 – Intentional Christianity: mourn over sin
Jam. 4:7-10 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to…
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