Category: Love Your Neighbor
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Start Right Where You Are
“We have to take initiative where we are, not where we have not yet been.” – Oswald Chambers Imagine helping everyone else except for those whom you love. You offer strangers and others more than your own children and loved ones, even your closest friends. That would sound sort of strange, right? That would make…
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Keeping It Real Like Jesus Did
Keep it Real (Urban Dictionary) Definition: to not inhibit yourself or pretend to be something you are not. (One of many definitions on this page) Jesus must have been a realist. How else do you explain His words and ways? He used parables to bring the point home. He compared and contrasted what people have…
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Our Merciful God Loves His Children
When Israel was a child, I loved him,and out of Egypt I called my son.The more they were called,the more they went away;they kept sacrificing to the Baalsand burning offerings to idols.Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk;I took them up by their arms,but they did not know that I healed them.I led…
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Voices of Victory
In 1967, our vision was to reach Los Angeles. This vision broadened to include California, then all of America, then the entire world. – from The History of Victory Outreach International As Christians, we are to be in a position of ambassadors of Christ to others. We can be a bridge between people and the…
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Help for the Harvest
Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” – Matthew 9:37-38 (ESV) Jesus expects us to have compassion on the sight of those who look like sheep without a shepherd. He also…
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Shared Words
Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed. – Proverbs 15:22 (NIV) Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety. – Proverbs 11:14 (KJV) Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters. – Romans 14:1 (NIV) We who are…
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Serve by Sharing Him
For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. – Mark 10:45 (NIV) Outreach is delivered best personally. Jesus showed us a personal example of conducting outreach, demonstrating before delegating. Jesus showed the way. He called us to serve…
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Walking in Agreement
Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?- Amos 3:3 (NKJV) We should be in agreement. Our calling as Christians reveals that we at least agree on our belief in Christ as Lord and Savior. Perhaps, if we took it more seriously or earnestly, we would spend a lot more of our time seeking what…
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Contending with Our Contempt
3Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. 4Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud. Truly, this psalm hits home for a lot of us. Let’s keep it real. We can do…
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Love is Worthwhile
“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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