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Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. -Galatians 6:2 (KJV) Christians are to bear one another’s burdens.  It is the way of Christ.  That’s what He did, right? Remember WWJD? Was that just a fad? Or, did you really take that to heart? Bear ye one another’s burdens. . . [...]

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He touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to wait on him. – Matthew 8:15 (NIV) Then he touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith let it be done to you” – Matthew 9:29 (NIV) But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And he touched the [...]

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“A life has value according to how much love it has.”- Dietrich Bonhoeffer Where is the love? It is a common question.  It is the type of question that causes the common Christian to ponder whether he or she has truly loved like Christ.  Then, after considering the question further, it is the type of [...]

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6 With what shall I come before the LORD and bow down before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? 7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams,  with ten thousand rivers of olive oil? Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the [...]

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For we will destroy this place, because the outcry against them has grown great before the face of the Lord, and the Lord has sent us to destroy it. – Genesis 19:13 (NKJV) Sodom was bound for destruction. Gomorrah was bound for destruction.  The men who visited the city appeared to Lot, the relative of Abraham, and [...]

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Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” And he said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”-Genesis 4:9 (NASB) Am I my brother’s keeper?   It is an age-old question.  Ever since this early sibling rivalry, the question has loomed among mankind. Some have only asked it.  Others have [...]

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12 Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. 13 But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, [...]

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I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.- John 10:11 (NASB) Jesus is the ultimate shepherd.  He states in John 10 that he is the Good Shepherd.  Those who pastor and lead Christian churches are to lead them under the leadership of Christ, the Good Shepherd, for He [...]

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There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.- Galatians 3:28 (NLT) There are some who consider their congregations “open,” but their reality is something entirely different.  However, some of the churches that come out of a background of putting [...]

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The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,but the mouth of the fool gushes folly. -Proverbs 15:2 (NIV) The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life,but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit. -Proverbs 15:4 (NIV) The Word provides a contrast between the wicked and the wise when it comes to conversation. Each conducts himself [...]

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