Category: messages
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Revel in the Daytime
For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment; if he did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world…
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Wild Beasts
The LORD your God will clear away these nations before you little by little. You may not make an end of them at once, lest the wild beasts grow too numerous for you. Deuteronomy 7:22 kits: Cabin in the Woods by Kristmess Designs (available at GingerScraps), Winter Woodland collab by Scrap Orchard Designers (store closed)…
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Failings of the Weak
We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. Romans 15:1-2 kit: Oh the Places by Connie Prince continuing: For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written,…
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Welcome One Another
Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God. Romans 15:7 kit: Shabby Romance by Kristmess Designs (colors adjusted) full passage: We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbor for his…
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Spoke of Trees, Beasts, Birds
Solomon spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of the wall. He spoke also of beasts, and of birds, and of reptiles, and of fish. 1 Kings 4:33 kit: Wonderland by MDesigns Creations continuing on: And people of all nations came to hear the wisdom of…
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Conspicuous or Hidden
The sins of some people are conspicuous, going before them to judgment, but the sins of others appear later. So also good works are conspicuous, and even those that are not cannot remain hidden. 1 Timothy 5:24-25 kit, stacked frames: Recycled by Kristmess Designs Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord…
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Cut Down
Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Matthew 3:10 The above statement was made by John the Baptist to the Pharisees who came to be baptized thinking it was yet another “work” by…
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Be Fruitful
“And you, be fruitful and multiply, increase greatly on the earth and multiply in it.” Genesis 9:7 The context of this passage begins and ends with the same instructions—”be fruitful and multiply.” In between those verses, God makes a change regarding the consumption of food. He had previously instructed Adam and Eve that they may…
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See The Light
Now no one after lighting a lamp covers it over with a container, or puts it under a bed; but he puts it on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see the light. Luke 8:16 (NASB) kit: Scienstein by Kristmess Designs We know that Jesus is not talking about a regular household…
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Brother or Sister
But now I am writing to you that you must not associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or slanderer, a drunkard or swindler. Do not even eat with such people. 1 Corinthians 5:11 kit: Love & Light by Createwings Designs (retired) full…
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But Not to Quarrel Over Opinions
As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions. Romans 14:1 kit: Miss Dottie and Mr. Brad at the Zoo by Kits 4 Kids Below is the context of the entire chapter. The key word of the above verse is “opinions.” Paul is not contradicting himself when…
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Be Satisfied
The meek shall eat and be satisfied; praise the Lord! Those who seek Him with their heart shall live forever! Psalm 22:26 kit: Woot! Woot! by MK-Designs Meekness is humility, not weakness. It’s having wisdom and a gentle spirit–seeking peace rather than looking for trouble–tolerating infringement of rights rather than becoming violent and seeking vengeance.…
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Wash and Anoint Yourself
Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you? Is not Boaz our relative, with whose young women you were? See, he is winnowing barley tonight at the threshing floor. Wash therefore and anoint yourself, and put on your cloak and…
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Walk in His Ways and Fear Him
“The whole commandment that I command you today you shall be careful to do, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers. And you shall remember the whole way that the LORD your God has led you these forty years in…
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Keep My Teachings
My son, keep my words and treasure up my commandments with you; keep my commandments and live; keep my teaching as the apple of your eye; bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. Proverbs 7:1-3 kit and template freebie by Kitty Designs and Vera Lim (Oscraps Designer’s Challenge) My…
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We Will Go
And they answered Joshua, “All that you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go.” Joshua 1:16 quickpage: Little Traveler collab by After Five Designers (store closed) Remember, Joshua (a “type” of Jesus, whose name is almost identical–but Jesus is Greek and Joshua/Yeshua is Hebrew) leading the Jews into…
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Press On
Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from…
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Do You Love Me?
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When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?”…
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But They Will Not Do It
“As for you, son of man, your people who talk together about you by the walls and at the doors of the houses, say to one another, each to his brother, `Come, and hear what the word is that comes forth from the LORD.’ And they come to you as people come, and they sit…
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Make It Glorious
The LORD was pleased, for His righteousness’ sake, to magnify His law and make it glorious. Isaiah 42:21 kits by LieN ClickPhoto Designs: Not So Ordinary Day Bundle and Remembering & Add On; template: July Templatetopia by North Meets South Studios Remember, we are under the “royal law” (a/k/a “law of liberty” or “law of…
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Join to the Lord and Love His Name
Thus says the LORD: “Keep justice, and do righteousness, for soon My salvation will come, and My righteousness be revealed. Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath, not profaning it, and keeps his hand from doing any evil.” Let not the foreigner…
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Jars of Clay
But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. 2 Corinthians 4:7 Of course, we know that the “jars of clay” referred to above are our physical bodies that God created out of dirt when He designed Adam. Jesus, the only begotten…
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Praise the Wicked
Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law strive against them. Proverbs 28:4 We believers in this age are under the “law of liberty” or the “royal law” and will be judged by how we used our freedom (whether to glorify God or indulge ourselves): If you really fulfill…
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Joy Full (These Things)
“These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.” John 15:11 Quickpage: Color Me Crazy by Kristmess Designs Needless to say, in order to appreciate what Jesus said above, we need to know what “these things” are. As members of His Body, what gives…
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Wheat or Tares?
He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field, but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares [weeds] among the wheat and went away. Matthew 13:24-25 A similar idea to that conveyed in the above passage…