Tag Archives: sacrifice

Being A Christian

Posted on July 14, 2014 by billtonnis

Isaiah 1:16 Make justice your aim: redress the wronged, hear the orphan’s plea, defend the widow. The prophet Isaiah said that God was not interested in the people’s sacrifices…their attempts to win favor…to somehow merit more of God’s love. God’s … Continue reading →

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Make Me a Channel of Your Peace

Posted on July 2, 2014 by billtonnis

Psalm 50:14 Offer praise as your sacrifice to God; fulfill your vows to the Most High. Making sacrifices for God is a worthy gesture…if our hearts are in the right place. What is our motivation? Are we truly “giving up … Continue reading →

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God Is Love

Posted on March 12, 2014 by billtonnis

Psalm 51:18-10 For you do not desire sacrifice; a burnt offering you would not accept. My sacrifice, God, is a broken spirit; God, do not spurn a broken, humbled heart. We’re all broken in some way…messed-up somewhere inside. But most … Continue reading →

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Fulfillment

Posted on January 23, 2014 by billtonnis

Psalm 40:7, 17 Sacrifice and offering you do not want; but ears open to obedience you gave me. But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Making sacrifices and giving things up are in and of … Continue reading →

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The Heart of the Matter

Posted on July 19, 2013 by billtonnis

Matthew 12:7 If you knew what this meant, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned these innocent men. Jesus’ followers were picking beads of grain and eating them on the Sabbath. Such “reaping” on the Sabbath was … Continue reading →

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Greatest Commandment

Posted on March 8, 2013 by billtonnis

Mark 12:32-34 The scribe said to Jesus, “Well said, teacher. You are right in saying, ‘(God) is One and there is no other than he.’ And ‘to love him with all your heart, with all your understanding, with all your … Continue reading →

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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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God’s Love Is All You Need

Posted on January 24, 2013 by billtonnis

Psalm 40:7,17 Sacrifice and offering you do not want; but ears open to obedience you gave me. But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Making sacrifices and giving things up are in and of themselves … Continue reading →

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More Mercy Needed

Posted on July 20, 2012 by billtonnis

Matthew 12:7 “If you knew what this meant, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned these innocent men.” A legalistic mind has a hard time with ‘mercy.’ The religious leaders (Pharisees) had just criticized Jesus’ disciples for … Continue reading →

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