Category: Character of God
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The Overflow of Your Heart
When we open the Old Testament we find that Israel worshipped God through various required religious sacrifices and offerings. The thanksgiving offering was different from the others because it was not an obligation. No one was required to do this sacrifice. People gave to God out of the overflow of…
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Love – the Soul’s Passion
23 Jesus answered, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. John 14:23 So far, we have learned that we need to build our lives on a deep and solid rock foundation and when…
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Can I Trust God?
Some people would look at this title and thing, well yeah, but have you ever asked this very serious question? We know we can not trust satan or the world, but can we trust God? HOw can we know God really has our best intentions at heart? Let us look…
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Temptations
There is always this changing process going on inside of me. God is constantly changing my perspective, but the world wants to distract me and get me sidetracked from the best of what God has for me. 23 “‘This is what the Lord says:The wise person should not boast in his wisdom;the strong…
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Knowing God
In order for God to transform You and I, we need to know Him. We can not simply know ABOUT Him, but really know Him personally. Many of us only know about Him. It is like knowing a really famous person. You can google a bunch of information and know…
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Dos and Don’ts or Spiritual Transformation?
Have you ever been in a church service where the preacher goes on and on about “do this, don’t do that?” Can we honestly say that God only cares about our behavior? Does God only care about us behaving correctly? Can we honestly tell ourselves that we are “okay” with…
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Honest Justice
16 Do not give false testimony against your neighbor. Exodus 20:16 Most of us tell ourselves, when we read this commandment, Okay God, you do not want me to lie, and tell the truth. This is true. God wants us to live honest lives. But it goes much deeper than that.…
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Work and Generosity
15 Do not steal. Exodus 20:15 Stealing is based in one question: What if God is holding out on me? This fear can make us stop trusting in God to provide for us. God provides to us in two different ways: work and generosity. It is easy to forget work is…
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Following a Faithful God
14 Do not commit adultery. Exodus 20:14 Physical adultery is sex between a married person and a person that is not their spouse. It causes a world of hurt. It breaks hearts, rips apart relationships, and causes division in families. This is why God forbids adultery, but it goes deeper than…
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Living in Unity
Death is a horrible thing! 13 Do not murder. Exodus 20:13 It entered into the world with sin. Sin invaded the goodness God created and broke the unity between humans and God. So when God commands us to not murder, we can understand because all of life is treasured by Him.…
It Starts Small 