Category Archives: genuineness

unique — so genuine

1 Corinthians 9:1-7 1Co 9:1 Am I not free? Am I not a missionary? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord? 1Co 9:2 If to others I am not a missionary, at … Continue reading

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network management

WE NEED MORE ON THE LIST AND LESS ON THE ROLL 1 Corinthians 5:9-13   1Co 5:9 In the previous letter, I wrote to you not to network with those who commit sexual sins– 1Co 5:10 not everyone in the … 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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misdirected unity

UNITY AT ANY COST? Mark 14:53-56 53 And they escorted Jesus to the high priest. And all the high ranking priests and the elders and the scribes came together. 54 And Peter had followed him at a distance, right into … Continue reading

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love and respect

IS YOUR REGARD FOR JESUS MERE PRETENCE? Mark 14:43-46 43 Just then, while Jesus is still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrives. With him is a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and scribes … Continue reading

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unity and joy

WHAT WOULD YOU SACRIFICE FOR UNITY AND JOY? Mark 14:10-11 10 Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests in order to give him over to them. 11 When they heard it, they rejoiced, and promised … Continue reading

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the enduring one

WHAT DOES A TRUE CHRISTIAN LOOK LIKE? Mark 13:9-13 9 “But see to yourselves; because they will apprehend you for appearance at Sanhedrins;[1] and you will be flogged in synagogues; and you will stand before governors and kings because of … Continue reading

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proceed with caution

BEWARE OF DR. DOUBT! Mark 12:38-40 38 In the context of his teaching, he said, “Be cautious of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and to be saluted in the marketplaces, 39 and to have the … Continue reading

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when religion becomes robbery

ARE YOU WORSHIPPING ON WALL STREET? Mark 11:15-19 15 Then they came to Jerusalem. And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling and those who were buying in the temple, and he overturned the … Continue reading

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empty vending machine

ARE YOU DELIVERING WHAT YOUR WORSHIP PROMISES? Mark 11:12-14 12 On the next day, when they had come from Bethany, he was hungry. 13 Seeing a fig tree in leaf in the distance, he went to see whether he might … Continue reading

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