Tag Archives: Jesus

True Fasting

Posted on February 15, 2013 by billtonnis

Isaiah 58:6-7 “This, rather, is the fasting that I wish: releasing those bound unjustly, untying the thongs of the yoke; setting free the oppressed, breaking every yoke; Sharing your bread with the hungry, sheltering the oppressed and the homeless; Clothing … Continue reading →

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Let Go and Live

Posted on February 14, 2013 by billtonnis

Luke 9:23-24 Jesus said to all, “If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his … Continue reading →

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Dying to Self

Posted on February 13, 2013 by billtonnis

Matthew 6:2 “When you give alms, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets to win praise of others.” As we enter into the season of Lent…many Christians will receive … Continue reading →

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Nothing Shall I Want

Posted on February 8, 2013 by billtonnis

Hebrews 13:5 Let your life be free from love of money but be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never forsake you or abandon you.” Are we striving to make more money and gain more … Continue reading →

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Drop Your Attachments

Posted on February 7, 2013 by billtonnis

Mark 6:8 He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick–no food, no sack, no money in their belts. Jesus says many things that turn our ways of thinking upside down. In today’s scripture verse Jesus … Continue reading →

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Love Endures

Posted on February 5, 2013 by billtonnis

Hebrews 12:3-4 Consider how he endured such opposition from sinners, in order that you may not grow weary and lose heart. In your struggles against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood. Sometimes life is … Continue reading →

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Love Frees Us

Posted on February 4, 2013 by billtonnis

Hebrews 2:14-15 …through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and free those who through fear of death had been subject to slavery all their life. By becoming human Jesus showed … Continue reading →

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Source of Joy

Posted on February 1, 2013 by billtonnis

Psalm 37:4 Find your delight in the Lord who will give you your heart’s desire. That deep yearning inside you is the groaning of “your heart’s desire.” The trouble is…our egos want to satisfy that yearning with physical or material … Continue reading →

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Transforming Struggle

Posted on January 28, 2013 by billtonnis

2 Timothy 1:8 …bear your share of hardship for the gospel with the strength that comes from God. If you follow Jesus you are called to make love, mercy, forgiveness and compassion your motivations in life. Others who are motivated … Continue reading →

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The Way to Freedom

Posted on January 25, 2013 by billtonnis

Mark 3:13 He went up the mountain and summoned those whom he wanted and they came to him. Jesus called his apostles and they followed him. He called them to a new way of life. They left whatever lives they … Continue reading →

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