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Post by Jim Pate on Feb 1, 2019 11:19:00 GMT -5
Faith! A simple word but it is the only key to eternity. Faith in the power of Jesus Christ to forgive my sins and permit me to enter eternal rest. Amen
Hebrews 4:1-2
(1) Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. (2) For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
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Post by Jim Pate on Feb 2, 2019 10:17:31 GMT -5
Luke 10:26-28
(26) He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
(27) And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
(28) And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.
These verses give us a formula for entering the Kingdom of God. It is just that simple—or is it?
We should love the Lord our God more than anything else. Nothing is to take precedence over Him, not our desires, our will, nor anything else. God is always first. We are to love God with all of our soul. We are to be ready to give up our lives to honor God, if it is required. We are to endure all types of ridicule and torment for His sake, if it falls our lot. That is part of loving God.
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Post by Jim Pate on Feb 2, 2019 10:20:26 GMT -5
Ecclesiastes 7:9
9 Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.
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Post by Jim Pate on Feb 3, 2019 13:11:23 GMT -5
Ephesians 2:8-9
(8) For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: (9) Not of works, lest any man should boast.
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Post by Jim Pate on Feb 3, 2019 13:14:19 GMT -5
Proverbs 3:5-6
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
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Post by Jim Pate on Feb 4, 2019 10:57:31 GMT -5
Love Bears Fruit
Against my own best intentions, I find myself continually striving to acquire power. When I give advice, I want to know whether it is being followed; when I offer help, I want to be thanked; when I give money, I want it to be used my way; when I do something good, I want to be remembered. I might not get a statue, or even a memorial plaque, but I am constantly concerned that I not be forgotten, that somehow I will live on in the thoughts and deeds of others.
But the father of the prodigal son is not concerned about himself. His long-suffering life has emptied him of his desires to keep in control of things. His children are his only concern; to them he wants to give himself completely, and for them he wants to pour out all of himself.
Can I give without wanting anything in return, love without putting any conditions on my love? Considering my immense need for human recognition and affection, I realize that it will be a lifelong struggle. But I am also convinced that each time I step over this need and act free of my concern for return, I can trust that my life can truly bear the fruits of God’s Spirit.
Henri J. M. Nouwen
"Do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret."
MATTHEW 6:3,4 (NIV)
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Post by Jim Pate on Feb 5, 2019 11:17:56 GMT -5
Matthew 11:28
28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
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Post by Jim Pate on Feb 6, 2019 8:54:29 GMT -5
1 John 2:15-17
(15) Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. (16) For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. (17) And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
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Post by Jim Pate on Feb 7, 2019 9:27:29 GMT -5
Titus 1:15-16
15 To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted. 16 They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.
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Post by Jim Pate on Feb 8, 2019 10:48:16 GMT -5
Titus 2:12
(12) Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
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Post by Jim Pate on Feb 9, 2019 10:14:02 GMT -5
Mark 12:30-31
30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ 31 The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’There is no commandment greater than these.”
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Post by Jim Pate on Feb 10, 2019 11:43:14 GMT -5
Amos 8:11-12
(11) Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD: (12) And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.
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Post by Jim Pate on Feb 11, 2019 13:17:31 GMT -5
1 John 4:7
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
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Post by Jim Pate on Feb 12, 2019 10:33:16 GMT -5
"Submit yourselves to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." -James 4:7
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Post by Jim Pate on Feb 14, 2019 12:35:24 GMT -5
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love."
EPHESIANS 4:2 (NIV)
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