Monthly Archives: January 2014

Planning for the future

Genesis 15:14 – 16:6 14 But I will bring judgment on the nation that they are enslaved in, and after that they will come out with great property. 15 As for yourself, you will go to where your fathers are … Continue reading

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Sky Kingdom prayer

Matthew 6:5-9 5 “And when you pray, you must not be like the actors. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, so that they may be watched by others. Honestly, I tell … Continue reading

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Fear of the future

Genesis 15:1-13 1 After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not fear the future, Abram, I am your present shield; your future wages will be very great.” 2 But Abram said, “O … Continue reading

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Sky Kingdom charity

Matthew 6:1-4 6:1 “But be careful that when you display your righteousness before other people, you do not do it in order to be seen by them, for then you will earn no wages from your Father who is in … Continue reading

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God Most High

Genesis 14:10 -24 10 Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and when the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some fell into the pits, and the rest escaped to the hill country. 11 So the enemy … Continue reading

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Doing more

Matthew 5:43-48 43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You should love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may … Continue reading

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The promise of permanence

Genesis 13:14 – 14:9 14 The LORD said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, “Lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, to the north and south and east and west, 15 because all … Continue reading

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Getting even

Matthew 5:38-42 38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye in exchange for an eye and a tooth in exchange for a tooth.’ 39 But I tell you, Do not retaliate when evil happens. Instead, when someone slaps … Continue reading

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The important questions

Genesis 13:1-13 So Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the Negev. 2 Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold. 3 And he … Continue reading

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Nothing but the truth

Matthew 5:33-37 33 “Another example: you have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, ‘You should not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’ 34 But I tell you, Do not take an … Continue reading

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