Change is a constant, even in the Kingdom of God. Why do we feel uncomfortable with it now but look forward to it when we meet Christ face to face? 1 Corinthians 15:51-55 says: Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in
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Distress is common to all people. How common are you? Psalm 71:20 says: You who have shown me many troubles and distresses will revive me again, and will bring me up again from the depths of the earth. I drive by homes regularly that look like they should be in Beirut. When I see them,
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Has God planted a seed of discontent within you? 1 Timothy 6:7-8 says: For we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content. Discontent has many forms. When money rules our discourse, discontent rears its ugly
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How can you show respect to someone when you don’t want to? Matthew 12 says: 33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for the tree is known by its fruit. 34 You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are
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Are You Smarter Than a Rock? If you won’t praise God, someone or something else will. Why shouldn’t it be you who gives praise to God? Luke 19 says: 37 As he was drawing near—already on the way down the Mount of Olives—the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a
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Contentment and God never leaving you; will God leave you if you’re not seeking contentment in Him? Hebrews 13 says: Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” No, God doesn’t leave us when we get
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Diligent people rule the world. Proverbs 12:24 says: The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor. Diligent people aren’t evil because of their diligence. Diligent people aren’t evil people who’ve found out how to rig the system. They’re people who don’t take no for an answer. Diligent
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Could wars be avoided by a simple game of Rock, Paper, Scissors? Proverbs 18:18 says: The lot puts an end to quarrels and decides between powerful contenders. I have often wondered what it would be like to have an international dispute settled by a game or means such as casting lots in the Bible. What
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As I do more and more ministry in the downtown Akron area and have the opportunity to share in the lives of those around me, the more sensitive I am to the hardships many people experience when they feel they have no place in society. Society almost assumes that you should have a job, and
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We all make excuses. As we talked about on Sunday, the chief thing you tell people when you make excuses for not accepting an invitation is that your priorities are more important than someone else’s hospitality. Excuses are a means to hide fault. Excuses before God are a way of saying that what God has
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Did God at one time allow unbelievers into Heaven? Acts 17 says: 29 Being then God’s offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man. 30 The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere
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Sometimes you know adversity is coming; many times you don’t. Does it make it easier to deal with if you know it’s coming, or is that just more time to worry, agonize, and plan a way out of having to deal with it? Proverbs 24:10 says: If you faint in the day of adversity, your
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How do you think Mary felt to have other people invite other people to peek in on her family right after she gave birth? Luke 2 says: 15 When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened,
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