Encouragement
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Build Up – Romans 15:2
Build up or tear down; such is within our power. Therefore, we should never underestimate the influence we have over one another to bring exuberant joy or deep sorrow...
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New Self – Ephesians 4:22-24
Sin is unoriginal, yet we can find ourselves continuing in its pattern though the Lord has renewed us in the spirit of our minds. Rather than demonstrating the beauty of Christ, at times…
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Empty Chatter – 2 Timothy 2:16
Imagine that the worst fashion violator, the strangest conversationalist, the rudest elitist, or the most self-aggrandizing person joins the group in which you are congregating. When after startling, confusing, amazing, or repulsing you,…
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Partiality – James 2:9
Let us search our hearts and ask ourselves how we respond to the poor or broken seeking to join our fellowship. Do we hold them in the same high regard as we do…
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Living for Others – 2 Corinthians 5:14-15
Christ’s love compels those aspiring to be His disciples to live not merely for themselves, but to live for Him, and in living for Him, to live for others. As we experience the…
