WHAT THE “WORTHY LIFE” IS NOT
on April 3rd, 2024
March 6, 2023“Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of life. They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity.” – Ephe...  Read More
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CHRIST’S MAKEOVER
on April 3rd, 2024
March 5, 2023“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” – 2 Corinthians 5:17One of the most popular shows on HGTV is Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. On this show, designers have one week to completely renovate an old house and make it into a home for some lucky family. The show is usually very uplifting and emotional, especially at...  Read More
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KINDNESS & FORGIVENESS
on April 3rd, 2024
March 4, 2023“Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” – Ephesians 4:31-32What would it look like if we as believers replaced bitterness and anger with kindness and forgiveness? Can you imagine what it would be like if the church would pract...  Read More
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APPRECIATING THE HOLY SPIRIT
on April 3rd, 2024
March 3, 2023“And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.” – Ephesians 4:30When we try to “walk this walk” alone without the power of God, it grieves the Spirit of God. That’s what today’s key verse is saying. Paul was explaining that when we d...  Read More
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CONSTRUCTIVE NOT DESTRUCTIVE
on April 3rd, 2024
March 2, 2023“Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.” – Ephesians 3:29Do you believe God is really paying attention to what we say? Our words may seem insignificant at times… but the Bible tells us that the words we speak are a big deal to God. And I think they’re a big deal because w...  Read More
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BUILDING HIS KINGDOM
on April 3rd, 2024
March 1, 2023“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” – Matthew 6:33Over the last two days, we have talked about greed and generosity. When we steal, it comes from a sinful seed inside of us. That could be a seed of entitlement, coveting, or straight-up greed. Whatever it is, we want something that does not belong to us. While generosity...  Read More
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YOUR NEW NORM
on April 3rd, 2024
February 28, 2023“Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.” – Luke 12:33Yesterday, we looked at why we shouldn’t steal. Stealing always stems from a sinful source. We steal when we don’t feel like we’re getting what we deserve. We steal whe...  Read More
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A SINFUL SEED
on April 3rd, 2024
February 27, 2023“Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.” – Ephesians 4:28 When I was around 5 years old, I’m pretty sure I was a kleptomaniac in the making, but thankfully I got caught. I can remember walking through the candy aisle in our local drug store, seeing all the candy bars...  Read More
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A FOOTHOLD
on April 3rd, 2024
February 26, 2023“Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil.” – Ephesians 4:26-27We are going to become angry at times throughout our lives, but if you look closely at today’s key verse of Scripture, you’ll notice that Paul never says, “don’t be angry.” Instead, he says, BE ANGRY…but do it the right way. That is his second directive in ...  Read More
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BE ANGRY
on April 3rd, 2024
February 25, 2023“Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil.” – Ephesians 4:26-27Do you have anger in your heart? Has someone done something to you that has made you angry, and you just can’t forget about it? Paul addresses anger in Ephesians 4. He gives us a warning! Ephesians 4:26-27 says, “Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun ...  Read More
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TRUTH-TELLING
on April 3rd, 2024
February 24, 2023“Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.” – Ephesians 4:25As we looked at yesterday, you can’t be changed by Jesus and remain the same. When you walk a new walk and replace your old life with the new life that is available through Christ, you will naturally live a different kind of life. In Eph...  Read More
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DIFFERENT
on April 3rd, 2024
February 23, 2023“To put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.” – Ephesians 4:22-24 DIFFERENT. When you hear the word, what do you think? Maybe you think of someone who is a little DIFFERE...  Read More
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