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How Do You Hear?

Though many will hear God’s Word be preached, few who hear it will be saved. This is the purpose of the Parable of the Sower. So be careful how you hear God’s Word; Does it fail to take root because of distractions or doubts? Does it wither when it encounters trials? Is it choked out by worldly worries? Or does it take root and ultimately bear good fruit?

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Content in Christ in All Circumstances

Paul learned to be content in all circumstances, in Christ, but that involved much hardship. God provided for him, most often through his own hard work or generous saints. Paul could do all things, but in context, these were hard things, God’s things, the specific assignments God had for Paul.

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Now Is the Son of Man Glorified

The second half of John 13 is the darkest “tenth” of this apostle’s record of Jesus’ last supper. Yet it is full of glory for and through the Son of Man.

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Doing Beautiful Truth

There is no great blessing or benefit from merely thinking about great things. God commands us to practice them. This is God’s long-range strategy for changing His world … truth-changed people living out those truths boldly in sinful, lost, and broken societies, as happy warriors.

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Thinking, Then Doing

Paul clearly believes that orthodoxy produces orthopraxy; do you?! What we think (about) leads to a certain practice of life, yielding a blessing or worse to ourselves and those around us. So it is time for us to invest more into what we are telling ourselves than “listening to inner voices.” All for Jesus.

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Do Not Be Anxious, But…

Don’t be anxious; instead … stop, seek (the Lord), celebrate (with thanks), supplicate, shalom, share, and shield (against further attacks via worry).

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You Do Not Understand Now

Jesus is not primarily rude, but His commitment to truth leads Him to express how little we understand. This is especially evident during His “Last Supper.” Here is a special appeal for us to pay attention.

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Famous, For Our Forbearance?!

Seeking fame for itself would be problematic, but God says Christians should be well-known for something … our gentleness or forbearance. Too often we are known instead for fighting, about big & little things. “The Lord is near” reminds us to take this charge seriously.

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The Search for Meaning in Life

The author of Ecclesiastes, in his reflection on life in a fallen world, asks, “What is ultimately meaningful in life?” Attempting to find meaning in wisdom, pleasure, or our labors for their own sake is ultimately vanity. It is only when we find our meaning in God that we find true fulfillment in these things.

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Joy, To This World, Today?!

In a world-age like ours, with so many troubles, how can we find joy?! Chapters 1-3 of the epistle to the Philippians gave us many reasons to know that God is for us, then comes this clear command TO rejoice. We must. The joy of the Lord will come out of us too, as part of our public witness, a stark contrast to common despair.

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