Tag Archives: kingdom

Reflection and Action

Posted on March 7, 2013 by billtonnis

Jeremiah 7:23 This rather is what I commanded them: Listen to my voice; then I will be your God and you shall be my people. Walk in all the ways that I command you, so that you may prosper. “The … Continue reading →

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Let Love Guide You

Posted on March 1, 2013 by billtonnis

Matthew 21:43 “Therefore, I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that will produce its fruit.” The only ones whom Jesus repeatedly reprimanded for “not getting it” were the … Continue reading →

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Radical Grace

Posted on February 25, 2013 by billtonnis

Luke 6:36-37 “Be merciful, just as [also] your Father is merciful. Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven.” The world has not changed. Humans continue … Continue reading →

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Be Renewed

Posted on February 20, 2013 by billtonnis

Psalm 51:12 A clean heart create for me, God; renew in me a steadfast spirit. Whatever you have done to turn away from God…is in the past. That time no longer exists. As St. Paul says in 2 Corinthians 6:2, … Continue reading →

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Your Kingdom Come

Posted on February 19, 2013 by billtonnis

Matthew 6:8-10 “Your Father knows what you need before you ask him. This is how you are to pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven.” A … Continue reading →

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Wonderfully Made

Posted on February 11, 2013 by billtonnis

Psalm 104:24 How varied are your works, Lord! In wisdom you have wrought them all. God has made all things and deemed them “good.” Scripture says that we are all made in God’s image. That means you! But that also … Continue reading →

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Commanded to Love

Posted on January 10, 2013 by billtonnis

1 John 4:21 This is the commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother. Who is the one person that you just don’t want to have to deal with? Who is that one person that … Continue reading →

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Path to Wholeness

Posted on January 7, 2013 by billtonnis

Matthew 4:23 He went around all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and illness among the people. What is the “gospel of the kingdom”? Just before this statement…Matthew wrote that … Continue reading →

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Blind Faith

Posted on December 7, 2012 by billtonnis

Matthew 9:28-29 When he entered the house, the blind men approached him and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I can do this?” “Yes, Lord,” they said to him. Then he touched their eyes and said, “Let it … Continue reading →

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Now Is the Kingdom

Posted on November 15, 2012 by billtonnis

Luke 17:20-21 Asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he said in reply, “The coming of the kingdom of God cannot be observed, and no one will announce, ‘Look, here it is,’ or, ‘There it is.’ … Continue reading →

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