Words: Blessing and Curse - Idlewild Presbyterian Church
... No, words can hurt us, and they can also heal us. Why do words matter so much for James, and for us? After all, he’s the one who is so concerned with how we behave, what we do. “Faith without works is dead,” he writes. But words matter. First of all, it’s a matter of integrity. You can say you’re a ...
... No, words can hurt us, and they can also heal us. Why do words matter so much for James, and for us? After all, he’s the one who is so concerned with how we behave, what we do. “Faith without works is dead,” he writes. But words matter. First of all, it’s a matter of integrity. You can say you’re a ...
“The hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will
... But the startling fact is that all these things can be done in vain. They can be pointless and useless and empty. This is the warning of Jesus in Matthew 15:8–9 when He devastates the Pharisees with God’s word from Isaiah 29:13: “This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; ...
... But the startling fact is that all these things can be done in vain. They can be pointless and useless and empty. This is the warning of Jesus in Matthew 15:8–9 when He devastates the Pharisees with God’s word from Isaiah 29:13: “This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; ...
The Fruit of the Holy Spirit - Part 3
... It says that even our own righteousness is as filthy rags before the Lord. That we're saved by grace, not by works, because by works we can't attain salvation. Jesus being raised from the dead, ascending into heaven--God was stating the fact that no one will ever see heaven unless they have the same ...
... It says that even our own righteousness is as filthy rags before the Lord. That we're saved by grace, not by works, because by works we can't attain salvation. Jesus being raised from the dead, ascending into heaven--God was stating the fact that no one will ever see heaven unless they have the same ...
How blessed do you think you are? How well do you reckon God
... How blessed do you think you are? How well do you reckon God has prospered you … not just financially, but in your health, your friends, and concerning the many issues of life? … I often wonder if we fully appreciate what God has done for us through the work of the Lord Jesus Christ. I know that wha ...
... How blessed do you think you are? How well do you reckon God has prospered you … not just financially, but in your health, your friends, and concerning the many issues of life? … I often wonder if we fully appreciate what God has done for us through the work of the Lord Jesus Christ. I know that wha ...
In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost +
... are weak, where you need to improve, where you need to struggle and do better? Or are you smug and content, do you say, eh, I’m a pretty good person? Or, even worse, do you not look at all – are you so concerned with the things of this life that you don’t even pause to examine your spiritual life – ...
... are weak, where you need to improve, where you need to struggle and do better? Or are you smug and content, do you say, eh, I’m a pretty good person? Or, even worse, do you not look at all – are you so concerned with the things of this life that you don’t even pause to examine your spiritual life – ...
Women in Leadership FCA - Fellowship of Christian Assemblies
... Timothy advice about dealing with some heretical teachings and practices specifically involving women in the church at Ephesus. The heresy may have been so serious that he had to say about the Ephesians’ women, “I am not allowing women to teach or have authority over a man.” Other passages show that ...
... Timothy advice about dealing with some heretical teachings and practices specifically involving women in the church at Ephesus. The heresy may have been so serious that he had to say about the Ephesians’ women, “I am not allowing women to teach or have authority over a man.” Other passages show that ...
John Wisdom*s Parable of the Gardener
... The Parable of the Gardener • Wisdom asks us to consider the following parable: two people see a neglected garden. One person notices the flowers and the organisation of the plants and takes this as evidence that someone has been caring for the garden. The other person notices the weeds and the dis ...
... The Parable of the Gardener • Wisdom asks us to consider the following parable: two people see a neglected garden. One person notices the flowers and the organisation of the plants and takes this as evidence that someone has been caring for the garden. The other person notices the weeds and the dis ...
Dealing With the Angry God, Powerpoint
... Fire comes forth from God and kills them but doesn’t burn them up. Their relatives remove their bodies in their tunics. Apparently, they were in the Most Holy Place. Does this mean that they died because “no one can see [God’s] face and live? This raises the question the Day of Atonement is su ...
... Fire comes forth from God and kills them but doesn’t burn them up. Their relatives remove their bodies in their tunics. Apparently, they were in the Most Holy Place. Does this mean that they died because “no one can see [God’s] face and live? This raises the question the Day of Atonement is su ...
The Cycle of Redemption
... unfaithful to the Covenant, although there are a few shining exceptions (Hezekiah and Josiah, for example). The end result is a return to step 2 of the cycle of redemption as both kingdoms fall to foreign invaders, and large segments of the population are killed or taken into captivity. While in cap ...
... unfaithful to the Covenant, although there are a few shining exceptions (Hezekiah and Josiah, for example). The end result is a return to step 2 of the cycle of redemption as both kingdoms fall to foreign invaders, and large segments of the population are killed or taken into captivity. While in cap ...
RELB 160 Jesus and the Gospels Name: Final Examination /173
... 8. Which of the following is not a major theological theme highlighted in the eucharistic words of Jesus? ...
... 8. Which of the following is not a major theological theme highlighted in the eucharistic words of Jesus? ...
Text - Fredericksburg Bible Church
... days later and after 37 more days He ascended to heaven and sat down at the right hand of the Father, then the Father and the Son sent the Spirit on the day of Pentecost and the Church began. From that period forward Christ could have come at-any-moment. It’s like an event just hanging overhead, jus ...
... days later and after 37 more days He ascended to heaven and sat down at the right hand of the Father, then the Father and the Son sent the Spirit on the day of Pentecost and the Church began. From that period forward Christ could have come at-any-moment. It’s like an event just hanging overhead, jus ...
2. how the holy spirit works
... That's the performance plan. And to earn it you only have to do this: never sin and always do what's right for the entire time that you live. Just be perfect. Since none of us qualify for Plan A, God came up with Plan B, which is this: You trust Jesus Christ when he says, "I am the way, the truth an ...
... That's the performance plan. And to earn it you only have to do this: never sin and always do what's right for the entire time that you live. Just be perfect. Since none of us qualify for Plan A, God came up with Plan B, which is this: You trust Jesus Christ when he says, "I am the way, the truth an ...
Meek SEREMON notes Feb 5 2017 dcm
... CHURCH LETS MOVE TOWARD MEEKNESS HOWNone of us is as meek or gentle as we ought to be. 1. Find someone who will speak to the truth in love to you, and ask him or her, “Am I gentle?” ...
... CHURCH LETS MOVE TOWARD MEEKNESS HOWNone of us is as meek or gentle as we ought to be. 1. Find someone who will speak to the truth in love to you, and ask him or her, “Am I gentle?” ...
11340U END OF YEAR STUDY - 1984 NEHEMIAH
... could say it's the Psalm 85, 'mercy and truth have kissed each other', they're compatible principles, God has made them so; mercy and truth have kissed each other! they can be compatible, but you and I, b&s, could never do that perfectly; 'bless His glorious Name', that's all we need to say, we need ...
... could say it's the Psalm 85, 'mercy and truth have kissed each other', they're compatible principles, God has made them so; mercy and truth have kissed each other! they can be compatible, but you and I, b&s, could never do that perfectly; 'bless His glorious Name', that's all we need to say, we need ...
Ecumenical Pro-Life Prayers - 40 Days For Life Pensacola
... is true that we live in an age of grace, and yet this passage (among many other texts which express similar sentiments) should give every thinking Christian pause. Christians, of all people, entrusted with the Word of God as we are, must take a stand. We must speak out. We must do all that we can to ...
... is true that we live in an age of grace, and yet this passage (among many other texts which express similar sentiments) should give every thinking Christian pause. Christians, of all people, entrusted with the Word of God as we are, must take a stand. We must speak out. We must do all that we can to ...
David Dancing Before the Ark Because of His
... The effect of this truth upon David was also that, as the Lord had become the great influence of his life, and the great object of his adoration, so He was to him his supreme Lord. Mark well the language of the twenty-first verse, “The Lord which chose me to appoint me ruler over the people of the L ...
... The effect of this truth upon David was also that, as the Lord had become the great influence of his life, and the great object of his adoration, so He was to him his supreme Lord. Mark well the language of the twenty-first verse, “The Lord which chose me to appoint me ruler over the people of the L ...
Thy%rd is a, lamp untomy feet,andalight unto my path. of the Lord is
... love-above all we can ask or think ; yes, exceedingly, abundantly above all we can ask or think . We have never seen a lovely day nor smelled a sweet perfume compared to that which we will see and smell when the gladsome kingdom of God rolls in and we have this power over all nature delegated to us ...
... love-above all we can ask or think ; yes, exceedingly, abundantly above all we can ask or think . We have never seen a lovely day nor smelled a sweet perfume compared to that which we will see and smell when the gladsome kingdom of God rolls in and we have this power over all nature delegated to us ...
56-1230 Joseph Meeting His Brethren
... you to pray the prayer of faith. We'll do all we can. Another thing we want to say this morning with not only bowed head, but hearts, to one of the loyalist men that I've--one of them that I've ever met in my life is our Brother Higgenbotham. His--our beloved sister has gone to be with the Lord Jesu ...
... you to pray the prayer of faith. We'll do all we can. Another thing we want to say this morning with not only bowed head, but hearts, to one of the loyalist men that I've--one of them that I've ever met in my life is our Brother Higgenbotham. His--our beloved sister has gone to be with the Lord Jesu ...
fallen asleep - Spurgeon Gems
... In his sleep, the prisoner in the dungeon forgets his manacles; the slave in the galley forgets his bondage; the poor man forgets his poverty, and he who dreads the approach of danger, drinks a draught of the waters of Lethe, and remembers his fears no more. What a blessing sleep is to this poor, we ...
... In his sleep, the prisoner in the dungeon forgets his manacles; the slave in the galley forgets his bondage; the poor man forgets his poverty, and he who dreads the approach of danger, drinks a draught of the waters of Lethe, and remembers his fears no more. What a blessing sleep is to this poor, we ...
Talk Three: The Practice of Christian meditation
... with God. In order to come into this holy and mysterious communion with the word of God indwelling within us, we must first have the courage to become more and more silent. In a deep, creative silence, we meet God in a way which transcends all our powers of intellect and language. We have to listen, ...
... with God. In order to come into this holy and mysterious communion with the word of God indwelling within us, we must first have the courage to become more and more silent. In a deep, creative silence, we meet God in a way which transcends all our powers of intellect and language. We have to listen, ...
Biblical Languages, Texts and Translations V.
... elephant"). There are other possibilities of translation here, but I think this makes the point in question. 2) Is this some sort of cultural accommodation? Our Lord is always being criticized for calling the mustard seed "the smallest". But after all, if everyone of His contemporaries thought it wa ...
... elephant"). There are other possibilities of translation here, but I think this makes the point in question. 2) Is this some sort of cultural accommodation? Our Lord is always being criticized for calling the mustard seed "the smallest". But after all, if everyone of His contemporaries thought it wa ...
Homegrown Murderers in the US
... above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, nor shadow of turning. 18 He chose to father us with the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits of his creatures. 19 So, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger ...
... above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, nor shadow of turning. 18 He chose to father us with the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits of his creatures. 19 So, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger ...
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... Spiritual Development in Catholic schools (a starting point for discussion) Impact: pupils who are developing spiritually are likely to be developing some or all of the following characteristics: ...
... Spiritual Development in Catholic schools (a starting point for discussion) Impact: pupils who are developing spiritually are likely to be developing some or all of the following characteristics: ...
31 Days of Prayer for your Spouse
... identity in Christ as a radical part of God’s plan to share the Gospel with the whole world! In short – Paul wanted these men & women to see that their life was – and had always been – aimed with a PURPOSE. Our marriages sometimes get like the church in Ephesus. We get wrapped up in the world – we g ...
... identity in Christ as a radical part of God’s plan to share the Gospel with the whole world! In short – Paul wanted these men & women to see that their life was – and had always been – aimed with a PURPOSE. Our marriages sometimes get like the church in Ephesus. We get wrapped up in the world – we g ...
KS1 Why do Christians say the Holy Spirit is important.pub - Stir-Up!
... What is peace? Enjoy together one of Jill Murphy’s books such as “Peace at Last” or “Five Minutes Peace”. What does “peace” mean in these books? Can the word mean more than this? In circle time talk about “What peace means to me”. • Listen to a setting of the ancient Gaelic Blessing “Deep Peace”. Ho ...
... What is peace? Enjoy together one of Jill Murphy’s books such as “Peace at Last” or “Five Minutes Peace”. What does “peace” mean in these books? Can the word mean more than this? In circle time talk about “What peace means to me”. • Listen to a setting of the ancient Gaelic Blessing “Deep Peace”. Ho ...