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Don’t Gloat Over Your Fallen Enemies; Help Them Instead
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘(17) Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice, (18) or the Lord will see and disapprove and turn his wrath away from them.’ (Proverbs 24:17-18); (43) ‘<Je...
Speak The Truth, No Matter The Cost
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘(16) These are the things you are to do: Speak the truth to each other, and render true and sound judgment in your courts; (17) do not plot evil against each other, and do not love to swear falsely. I hate...
Your Church’s Persona Should Reflect The Truth, & Not Mask It
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘(14) <Jesus said, to the ‘Church of Pergamum’>, “Nevertheless, I have a few things against you: There are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to entice the Israe...
See a red flag? RUN
I learned long ago, either in a class in college/seminary or through a pamphlet of the Home Mission Board (now known as the North American Mission Board), a simple way to be alert for the signs or red flags of a cult. T...
Don’t Be Complacent & Lukewarm; Get Hot & Challenge Your Spirit!
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘Watch out that you do not lose what we (or you) have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully.’ (2 John 1:8); ‘<Jesus said to the Apostle John,>”Those whom I love I rebuke and discip...
When The Replacement Is Better Than OEM
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son.’ (Genesis 22:13); ‘For Christ also suf...
There’s No Compromising In Salvation
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘(19) Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, (20) and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And sure...
Being Christian, Supporting Israel Is Supporting A Family Member
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘(2) <God said to Abram (later Abraham), “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. (3) I will bless those who bless you, and w...
Being Righteous Is Better Than Being Popular
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘Do not be misled: <the Greek philosopher Menander is quoted as saying,> “Bad company corrupts good character.” (1 Corinthians 15:33); ‘Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of...
Follow What The Lord Says, Even Over What Men May Direct
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘(97) Oh, how I love Your law! I meditate on it all day long. (98) Your commands are always with me and make me wiser than my enemies. (99) I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on Your s...
Count Your Blessings!
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘(7) “But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. (8) They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes;...
Rejoice For Life – It Comes From The Lord!
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘For as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.’ (1 Corinthians 11:12); ‘(1) There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: ...