Category Archives: commitment

physical matters

1 Corinthians 6:15-17 1Co 6:15 Do you not yet get it — the fact that our bodies are parts of Christ? Should someone take the parts of Christ and make them parts of a prostitute? Absolutely not! 1Co 6:16 Do … Continue reading

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significance in service

COMMITMENT, NOT COMPARISON 1 Corinthians 3:7-9 7 So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is significant, only God who is causing you to grow.   8 But the one planting and the one watering work together … Continue reading

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the last word

DON’T LOSE PERSPECTIVE Ecclesiastes 12:9-14 9 Since he had the advantage of being a wise man, the collector also taught the people knowledge; and he compared, searched out and arranged many proverbs. 10 The collector sought to find appropriate words … Continue reading

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you never know

STAY AT IT UNTIL THE JOB IS DONE Ecclesiastes 11:4-6 4 A watcher of the wind never plants and someone looking at the clouds never harvests. 5 In the same way that you do not know what path the wind … Continue reading

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staying diligent

QUIT YOUR LAZINESS AND COMPLAINING Ecclesiastes 10:18-20 18 Going soft makes the roof sag, and due to idle hands the house springs leaks. 19 People make bread for laughing times, and wine to gladden lives, and making money keeps us … Continue reading

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cockeyed karma

WHAT GOES AROUND… Ecclesiastes 7:13-15 13 Watch what God is doing, because who can make straight what he has bent? 14 In those times when you are flourishing — be joyful, but in those times when you face misfortune think … Continue reading

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not number one

WHOSE REPUTATION MATTERS MOST? Ecclesiastes 5:4-7 4 If you actually promise something to God, do not wait to make good your promise, because he is not pleased by such foolishness. Pay what you promise. 5 In fact, it would be … Continue reading

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happened already

WHAT IS REALLY WORTH STRIVING FOR? Ecclesiastes 1:9-11 9 Whatever has happened is what will happen, and whatever has been done is what will be done, and there is not anything new under the sun. 10 Is there a thing … Continue reading

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the women who stayed

WHERE WILL YOU BE TOMORROW? Mark 15:40-41 40 There were also women watching it from a distance, among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James (the younger one) and of Joses, and Salome. 41 When he had … Continue reading

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unforgettable visit

WHAT WOULD IT TAKE? Mark 15:21-25 21 And they forced a passer-by, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross. 22 And they brought him to the place … Continue reading

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