Tag Archives: Jesus

Trust Your Heart

Luke 5:11 When they brought their boats to the shore, they left everything and followed him. These were expert fishermen. It was all they knew to make a living. It was their identity. After catching nothing all night, Jesus gave them some … Continue reading

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Christ Follower

Luke 4:42-43 At daybreak, Jesus left and went to a deserted place. The crowds went looking for him, and when they came to him, they tried to prevent him from leaving them. But he said to them, “To the other towns … Continue reading

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Let Love Shine

1 Thessalonians 5:5-6 For all of you are children of the light and children of the day. We are not of the night or of darkness. Therefore, let us not sleep as the rest do, but let us stay alert and sober. … Continue reading

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Death Leads to Life

1 Thessalonians 4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose, so too will God, through Jesus, bring with him those who have fallen asleep. St. Paul’s message here is truly Good News. Jesus showed us the way. Dying does … Continue reading

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Called to Wholeness

1 Thessalonians 4:7-8 For God did not call us to impurity but to holiness. Therefore, whoever disregards this, disregards not a human being but God, who also gives his holy Spirit to you. Sometimes we get hung-up on the word “holiness.” It … Continue reading

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Now Is the Time

Matthew 24:42 “Stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come.” Jesus wants to jar His audience awake. He wants them to go from spiritual unconsciousness to consciousness. The truth is…many people are wandering around completely unconscious…unaware of … Continue reading

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Kingdom of God

Matthew 23:13 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You lock the kingdom of heaven before human beings. You do not enter yourselves, nor do you allow entrance to those trying to enter.” When it comes to what many “religious” people … Continue reading

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Listen to Your Heart

Matthew 22:36-39 “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” He said to him, “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and … Continue reading

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You Are Invited

Matthew 22:9-10 “Go out, therefore, into the main roads and invite to the feast whomever you find.” The servants went out into the streets and gathered all they found, bad and good alike, and the hall was filled with guests. Jesus … Continue reading

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Love Restores

Matthew 20:4 “You too go into my vineyard, and I will give you what is just.” Jesus told the parable of the landowner who hired laborers to work in his vineyard at the start of the day…during the middle of the … Continue reading

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