The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. Romans 16:20 Read Romans 16: 17-27 Do you like to win at games? I am not a game player. As a little child, I hated the games that kicked player’s pieces off the game board, for example, the game Sorry. It broke my heart to send the little item back to their starting place called home. It was so bad for me that when we got together for family holidays and we would bring out the games, I had to ask if it was a game where I kicked…
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Confidence Through God
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. Romans 16:20 How is your confidence? Is it strong or weak? Can I be honest, I don’t think I always have strong confidence. Especially when I am leaning into myself and not God. In fact, recently, I had low confidence in whether or not I was a good parent, all due to I could not afford things for them. Thank goodness the doctor was very understanding and reaffirmed to me that I am still a good parent and not to let this little thing bring me down. Is there…
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Harmony
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. Romans 16:20 Do you think about eternity? How often do you think about it? God calls us to believe and accept His free gift of forgiveness through the life and death of Christ. This is the Good News of Faith. We have the Good News of Hope. The good news of Christ causes us to maintain a hopeful perspective even in the midst of the difficulties and suffering of this life. God has given us the Holy Spirit to help us as we go through the process of sanctification. …
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Into The Gray
And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice – the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. Romans 12:1-2 Do you struggle with the gray areas of life? What are some gray areas that come to your mind? Read…
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Belief And Behavior
. And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice – the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. Romans 12:1-2 What do you take off and put on in your daily life? Read Romans 13:11-14. We put off the…
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Frogs And Butterflies
And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice – the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. Romans 12:1-2 What area in your life would you like to see the transformation? How would this change impact your closest relationships?…
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Change That Last: Part Two
And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice – the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. Romans 12:1-2 Do you find it hard to not conform to this world? Is it easy to do the opposite of what…
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The Family Plan
. If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved. Romans 10:9-10 Do you or did you have plans one day of having a family? We can make plans but God determines the steps. In chapter 11 of Romans, Paul gives a brief summary of God’s family plan. God chose Israel and grafted the gentiles. God knew from the beginning His family plan. Read Romans 11:1-10. According to…
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Beautiful Feet
. If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved. Romans 10:9-10 Read Romans10:14-21. 14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? 15 And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those…
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Frienship Beyond Rules
If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved. Romans 10:9-10 Do you struggle with trying to be a good Christian, never making mistakes? Trying each day to never sin? Did you ever think the moment you choose to follow God, you had to be perfect? Read Romans 10:1- 13. According to this portion of scripture who does Paul, wish would be saved? How does He…