S178P3 – Jesus said that: prayer is about many

Lk. 11:2-4 So Jesus said to them, “When you pray, say: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.  Your kingdom come.  Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.  Give us day by day our daily bread.  And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who is indebted to…

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S178P2 – Jesus said that: unforgiveness breeds no forgiveness

Mk. 11:25-26 [W]henever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.  But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses. Homicide detectives and other police investigators have certain tactics they use to elicit confessions from…

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S178P1 – Jesus said that: persecution brings joy

Mt. 5:11-12 Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake.  Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you. When we receive praise and favor from men, the natural…

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Loaves, fish and souls

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-dhg5f-13bed2b This Christian life is about surrender, which will require that we give everything to God.  This expectation of generosity and willingness to let go should not make us nervous or bring thoughts of scarcity and need.  God’s abundance is revealed when we abundantly surrender all to him.

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S177P5 – Forward-looking faith: our inheritance

Tit. 3:3-7 [W]e ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another.  But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved…

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S177P4 – Forward-looking faith: the adoption

Rom. 8:22-25 [W]e know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now.  Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body.  For we were saved in this hope, but hope…

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S177P3 – Forward-looking faith: the revelation of God’s glory

Rom. 5:1-5 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.  And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation…

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S177P2 – Forward-looking faith: expectations of peace

Jn. 16:28-33 “I came forth from the Father and have come into the world.  Again, I leave the world and go to the Father.”  His disciples said to Him, “See, now You are speaking plainly, and using no figure of speech!  Now we are sure that You know all things, and have no need that…

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S177P1 – Forward-looking faith: the prize

1 Cor. 9:24-27 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for…

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S176P9 – His pleasure in His people: willing vessels

Phi. 2:5-13 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.  And being found in appearance…

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