S202P6 – The children of God: believe his word

Jn. 8:43-45 Why do you misunderstand what I am saying?  It is because your spiritual ears are deaf and you are unable to hear the truth of my word.  You are of your father the devil, and it is your will to practice the desires of your father.  He was a murderer from the beginning,…

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S202P5 – The children of God: a different breed

2 Cor. 6:14-18 Do not be unequally bound together with unbelievers.  For what partnership can righteousness have with lawlessness?  Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?  What harmony can there be between Christ and Belial?  Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?  What agreement is there between the temple of…

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S202P4 – The children of God: a different hunger

1 Pet. 2:1-3 So put aside every trace of malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander and hateful speech; like newborn babies long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may be nurtured and grow in respect to salvation, if in fact you have tasted the…

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S202P3 – The children of God: as men and women, yet as babes

Mt. 18:2-5 He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them.  And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.  Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. …

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S202P2 – The children of God: a right conferred

Jn. 1:9-13 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.  He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him.  He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.  Yet to all who did receive…

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S202P1 – The children of God: his own testimony

Rom. 8:14-16 For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.  The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship.  And by him we cry, “ Abba, Father.”  The Spirit himself…

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S201P17 – The abundant life: mystery

1 Cor. 15:51-52 Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed— in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. When I was a freshman…

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S201P16 – The abundant life: wisdom

Jam. 1:5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. Have you ever met someone who has book smarts but no street smarts?  He is great at retaining knowledge and reciting it.  Perhaps exams are no sweat,…

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S201P15 – The abundant life: companionship

Heb. 13:5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have.  For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Do you have Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter?  If you do, you probably know how many followers you have.  In fact, perhaps you are trying to increase…

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S201P14 – The abundant life: authority

Mt. 28:18-20 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.  Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that…

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