Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine. – Proverbs 3:9-10 Wealth Is for Worship The word translated honor in Proverbs 3:9 has to do with weight. To honor someone in this sense means to […]
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Since we need real strength in light of our real weakness, let’s take a look at 2 Corinthians 12:9-10: But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
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Not Everyone Who Calls Jesus “Lord” Will Enter the Kingdom of Heaven As you read through the New Testament, you’ll soon come across this chilling statement by Jesus in Matthew: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who
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This is a warning from a pastor to the church: THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE CHURCH TO AVOID. You may think that this contradicts the second most important command to love your neighbor as yourself. But it doesn’t. Sometimes service to others demands that we avoid certain people. In Romans 16:17, Paul writes, “I appeal
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