S200P6 – Who we were: lovers of self

Gal. 5:24‭-‬26 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature together with its passions and appetites.  If we live by the Spirit, we must also walk by the Spirit.  We must not become conceited, challenging or provoking one another, envying one another. There is a reason children must be taught to…

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S200P5 – Who we were: wasteful

Tit. 3:1‭-‬3 Remind people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready and willing to do good, to slander or abuse no one, to be kind and conciliatory and gentle, showing unqualified consideration and courtesy toward everyone.  For we too once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various sinful desires…

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S200P4 – Who we were: God’s enemies

Rom. 5:10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, it is much more certain, having been reconciled, that we will be saved by His life. There is a great tragedy within humanity.  God in heaven formed a man in his own image from the dust…

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S200P3 – Who we were: darkness

Eph. 5:8‭-‬10 For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of Light, trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. This present world is full of darkness.  Before the fall of humankind, the world was in the light.  The darkness of sin had not yet entered…

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S200P2 – Who we were: sin’s slaves

Rom. 6:17‭-‬18 But thank God that though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient with all your heart to the standard of teaching in which you were instructed and to which you were committed.  And having been set free from sin, you have become the slaves of righteousness. There are two fundamental aspects of…

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S200P1 – Who we were: dead

Eph. 2:1‭-‬2 And you were dead and separated from Him because of your transgressions and sins, in which you once walked.  You were following the ways of this world, in accordance with the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the disobedient. There are many people walking…

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S199P20 – Through Solomon’s eyes: follow a single voice

Ecc. 12:13-14 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man’s all.  For God will bring every work into judgment, including every secret thing, whether good or evil. Even as an adult, I can still hear the voices of my parents saying the same thing. …

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S199P19 – Through Solomon’s eyes: despite it all, we still try

Ecc. 12:9‭-‬10 And moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yes, he pondered and sought out and set in order many proverbs. The Preacher sought to find acceptable words; and what was written was upright—words of truth. The world is going to hell in a handbasket.  The words of the girl’s…

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S199P18 – Through Solomon’s eyes: recall what matters

Ecc. 12:6-7 Remember your Creator before the silver cord is loosed, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher shattered at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the well. Then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it. Her character was…

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S199P17 – Through Solomon’s eyes: youth lived wisely

Ecc. 11:9 Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth; walk in the ways of your heart, and in the sight of your eyes; but know that for all these God will bring you into judgment. He was wise for a young person, knowing…

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