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Following Jesus Requires Real Commitment
What are you willing to do for love? An instructor for the Perspectives on the World Christian Movement course shared with a class the major hang-up he had to get over before asking his wife to ma... -
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Marriage and Commitment
A committed person is giving her word and placing a piece of herself in another person’s keeping. The word “commitment” derives from the Latin mittere, which means “to send.” She is sending herself ou... -
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If I get married, I want to be very married. -
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For years, Bible scholars have danced around
For years, Bible scholars have danced around the matter by saying slavery in Rome was far different from slavery in the first few centuries of American history. No doubt their observations carry a mea... -
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It’s been said home is the place where
It’s been said home is the place where they have to let you in. While it’s a reach to say I’m friends with each of my family members, our relationships thrive because we share a mutual, understood res... -
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Yes, Jesus, I want to be on your right
Yes, Jesus, I want to be on your right side or your left side, not for any selfish reason. I want to be on your right or your best side, not in terms of some political kingdom or ambition, but I just ... -
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A team is a group of people who may not be equal in experience, talent, or education but in commitment. -
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When we say to people, 'I will pray for you,' we make a very important commitment. The sad thing is that this remark often remains nothing but a well-meant expression of concern. -
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The essential thing “in heaven and earth” is... that there should be long obedience in the same direction; there thereby results, and has always resulted in the long run, something which has made life... -
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When I eventually met Mr. Right I had no idea that his first name was Always. -
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Being Careful Not to Commit
I say my prayers, I read a book of devotion, I prepare for, or receive, the Sacrament. But while I do these things there is, so to speak, a voice inside me that urges caution. It tells me to be carefu... -
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“My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far I’ve finished two bags of M&Ms and a chocolate cake. I feel better already.” -
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Deciding Requires a Death
To decide requires a death, a dying to a thousand options, the putting aside of a legion of possibilities in order to choose just one. De- cide . Homo- cide . Sui- cide . Patri- cide . The root word d... -
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I Knew You would Come
Though Jim was just a little older than Phillip and often assumed the role of leader, they did everything together. They even went to high school and college together. After college they decided to jo... -
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Advent Blessings: Serve the Lord
Pastor: Go now in Advent hope. The God who created the universe dwells with you as you keep watch for the One whose Advent is promised. People: Amen. Pastor: As we await our coming ... -
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How quickly our loyalties fade, oh God.
How quickly our loyalties fade, oh God. We proclaim you are our Lord, but lives do not reflect that truth. We pay you homage when it’s easy, but live our own way when we feel like it. We praise you to... -
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Gracious God, We build walls to protect
Gracious God, We build walls to protect ourselves, but it leads to isolation. We make independence the highest value, instead of complete dependence on You. Forgive us for our inability to surrender e... -
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“Divorce? Never, But Murder, Often”
The British actress Sybil Thorndike was married to Sir Lewis Casson another prolific actor. Their marriage was rather tumultuous at times, and after his death, she was once asked, “Did you ever think ... -
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Was I Supposed to Agonize Over Commitment?
Too many young guys are waiting for writing in the sky before they make a relational commitment. It doesn’t have to be that complicated. My grandpa DeYoung met my grandma on his paper route. Then they... -
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[A Retreat is] a generous commitment to our friendship with God. -
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God's love entails a covenant commitment on the part of with us, and that covenant commitment means a promise to be with us and for us, and God's covenant is shaped toward our redemption. -
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The power of love is in the sacrifice and commitment it requires. Sacrifice and commitment always travel with love and action. Love looks like showing up with hands to help even when we don’t know wha... -
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Sanctification means more than being freed from sin. It means the deliberate commitment of myself to the God of my salvation, and being willing to pay whatever it may cost. -
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Jesus said, "Any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple" (Luke 14:33). We must honestly face the question, "Am I willing to give up a certain practice or ha... -
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Embodying a Decision
Billy Graham had a weekly radio show titled The Hour of Decision. Normally it was a tape recording of the service and message he’d given at a recent evangelistic rally. And at the conclusion of every ... -
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A Wedding & A Reaffirmation of Covenant Love
Baptism is like a wedding. It is a covenant act, a relationship-making agreement, in which commitments are made. A couple may love one another. But feelings can go up and down. That is why marriage is... -
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Signed & Sealed
Think of a contract. Think perhaps of an employment contract or a memorandum of sale or an IOU. What you hold in your hand is a sheet of paper with a series of commitments written on it. This is what ... -
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In sharp contrast with our culture, the Bible teaches that the essence of marriage is a sacrificial commitment to the good of the other. That means that love is more fundamentally action than emotion.... -
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Scripture Guide Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16
Ancient Lens What can we learn from the historical context? From Noah to Abraham Last week, we looked at the story of Noah and how God became angry with the wickedness of the people, but decided ... -
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Scripture Guide, 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
A Game of "Who's the Best Preacher?" What is preached matters far more than how it is preached or who preaches it. In Paul’s first letter to the church in Corinth, he addresses a troubl...
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- Retreat (26)
- Returning to God (41)
- Revelation (93)
- Revenge (23)
- Right Relationships (25)
- Righteousness (137)
- Risks (45)
- Romantic Love (38)
- Romantic Relationships (33)
- Routines (21)
- The Resurrection and the Life (36)
- The Risen Lord (59)
- The Rock (24)
- The Roman Empire (29)
S
- Sabbath (141)
- Sacrifice (184)
- Sacrificial Giving (22)
- Sacrificial Living (22)
- Sacrificial Love (72)
- Safety (34)
- Salt and Light (23)
- Salvation (306)
- Sanctification (157)
- Satan (74)
- Satisfaction (31)
- Saved by Grace (30)
- Savior (155)
- School (35)
- Science (77)
- Science and Religion (77)
- Scripture (139)
- Sea (40)
- Seasons (28)
- Secularism (24)
- Security (33)
- Seeking God (78)
- Seeking the Kingdom (24)
- Seeking the Truth (41)
- Segregation (24)
- Self-Absorption (23)
- Self-Awareness (90)
- Self-Centeredness (94)
- Self-Control (51)
- Self-Deception (46)
- Self-Destruction (23)
- Self-Image (29)
- Self-Love (25)
- Self-Reliance (46)
- Self-Renunciation (30)
- Self-Righteousness (55)
- Self-Sacrifice (39)
- Selfishness (124)
- Sermon on the Mount (38)
- Sermons (27)
- Servant Leadership (26)
- Servanthood (88)
- Service (115)
- Sex (56)
- Shalom (30)
- Shame (78)
- Sheep (47)
- Shepherd (29)
- Shepherds (40)
- Sickness (46)
- Sight (50)
- Signs (35)
- Silence (96)
- Sin (219)
- Sinfulness (67)
- Singing (39)
- Sinners (37)
- Sins (112)
- Skepticism (30)
- Slavery (57)
- Smart Phones (39)
- Social Justice (26)
- Social Media (51)
- Soil (31)
- Solitude (68)
- Son of God (22)
- Sorrow (54)
- Speech (52)
- Spiritual Battles (36)
- Spiritual Blindness (22)
- Spiritual Disciplines (60)
- Spiritual Formation (60)
- Spiritual Gifts (26)
- Spiritual Growth (78)
- Spiritual Hunger (56)
- Spiritual Leadership (28)
- Spiritual Maturity (34)
- Spiritual Nurture (31)
- Spiritual Practices (26)
- Spiritual Thirst (36)
- Spiritual Transformation (42)
- Spiritual Warfare (27)
- Sports (61)
- Stars (37)
- Status Quo (26)
- Staying Humble (27)
- Steadfast Love (54)
- Stewardship (122)
- Stillness (23)
- Stories (82)
- Storms (66)
- Storytelling (40)
- Strength (119)
- Stress (60)
- Struggles (38)
- Struggles with Prayer (22)
- Submission (28)
- Success (110)
- Suffering (196)
- Surgery (22)
- Surrender (74)
- Sustainer (27)
- Sweetness (34)
- The Sacraments (71)
- The Saints (54)
- The Second Coming Of Christ (29)
- The Soul (96)
- The Spiritual Life (36)
T
- Talking (22)
- Teaching (24)
- Teamwork (24)
- Tears (23)
- Technology (91)
- Telling the Truth (27)
- Temptation (120)
- Ten Commandments (24)
- Testing (23)
- Thankfulness (45)
- Thanksgiving (General) (150)
- Thanksgiving (Holiday) (35)
- The Temple (43)
- The Transfiguration (23)
- The Trinity (138)
- The Twelve Disciples (54)
- Theology (32)
- Third Third of Life (33)
- Thirst (23)
- Thought (33)
- Thoughts (46)
- Time (91)
- Tired (25)
- Tongue (37)
- Tradition (27)
- Tragedy (25)
- Training (37)
- Transformation (145)
- Transgressions (26)
- Trauma (22)
- Travel (25)
- Treasure (66)
- Trees (41)
- Trials (54)
- Trinity Sunday (28)
- Trouble (80)
- True Worship (30)
- Trust (182)
- Trust in God (80)
- Trust in Jesus (26)
- Truth (178)
V
W
- The Weak (32)
- The Wicked (22)
- The Wild (27)
- The Will (23)
- The Work of the Holy Spirit (48)
- Waiting (128)
- Waiting on God (56)
- Wandering (32)
- War (90)
- Water (39)
- Waters (25)
- Ways (33)
- Weakness (121)
- Wealth (101)
- Weariness (35)
- Weddings (34)
- Weeping (24)
- Western Culture (59)
- Wholeness (24)
- Wickedness (36)
- Wilderness (85)
- Wisdom (196)
- Wisdom of God (36)
- Witnesses (50)
- Wonder (61)
- Word of God (30)
- Words (87)
- Words vs. Actions (23)
- Work (167)
- Work and Rest (30)
- Work-Life Balance (30)
- Works-Righteousness (22)
- World (142)
- World Leaders (30)
- World Peace (32)
- Worldliness (22)
- Worldly Power (41)
- Worldview (42)
- Worry (55)
- Worship (207)
- Wounds (47)
Search by Reference
Genesis
- Gen 1 (215)
- Gen 2 (131)
- Gen 3 (86)
- Gen 4 (31)
- Gen 5 (2)
- Gen 6 (8)
- Gen 7 (1)
- Gen 8 (17)
- Gen 9 (12)
- Gen 11 (34)
- Gen 12 (62)
- Gen 13 (9)
- Gen 14 (4)
- Gen 15 (20)
- Gen 16 (12)
- Gen 17 (12)
- Gen 18 (24)
- Gen 19 (2)
- Gen 21 (7)
- Gen 22 (36)
- Gen 23 (1)
- Gen 24 (2)
- Gen 25 (5)
- Gen 26 (2)
- Gen 27 (12)
- Gen 28 (16)
- Gen 29 (7)
- Gen 32 (20)
- Gen 33 (4)
- Gen 35 (2)
- Gen 36 (1)
- Gen 37 (24)
- Gen 38 (1)
- Gen 39 (12)
- Gen 41 (8)
- Gen 42 (2)
- Gen 44 (1)
- Gen 45 (15)
- Gen 47 (1)
- Gen 49 (2)
- Gen 50 (47)
Exodus
- Exod 1 (16)
- Exod 2 (14)
- Exod 3 (122)
- Exod 4 (23)
- Exod 5 (7)
- Exod 6 (6)
- Exod 7 (3)
- Exod 8 (3)
- Exod 9 (1)
- Exod 10 (3)
- Exod 12 (28)
- Exod 13 (23)
- Exod 14 (58)
- Exod 15 (17)
- Exod 16 (55)
- Exod 17 (23)
- Exod 18 (18)
- Exod 19 (17)
- Exod 20 (82)
- Exod 21 (2)
- Exod 22 (6)
- Exod 23 (9)
- Exod 24 (14)
- Exod 25 (5)
- Exod 26 (1)
- Exod 27 (1)
- Exod 28 (2)
- Exod 29 (4)
- Exod 30 (5)
- Exod 31 (14)
- Exod 32 (58)
- Exod 33 (36)
- Exod 34 (44)
- Exod 35 (9)
- Exod 40 (6)
- Exod 58 (1)
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Nehemiah
Job
- Job 1 (37)
- Job 2 (16)
- Job 3 (14)
- Job 4 (2)
- Job 5 (3)
- Job 6 (3)
- Job 7 (6)
- Job 8 (1)
- Job 10 (3)
- Job 11 (7)
- Job 12 (17)
- Job 13 (5)
- Job 14 (8)
- Job 15 (1)
- Job 19 (11)
- Job 23 (16)
- Job 24 (1)
- Job 26 (1)
- Job 27 (2)
- Job 28 (2)
- Job 30 (2)
- Job 31 (2)
- Job 33 (3)
- Job 34 (1)
- Job 36 (1)
- Job 37 (2)
- Job 38 (37)
- Job 39 (1)
- Job 40 (2)
- Job 42 (19)
Psalm
- Ps 1 (78)
- Ps 2 (20)
- Ps 3 (5)
- Ps 4 (14)
- Ps 5 (12)
- Ps 6 (7)
- Ps 7 (4)
- Ps 8 (57)
- Ps 9 (16)
- Ps 10 (12)
- Ps 11 (4)
- Ps 12 (5)
- Ps 13 (9)
- Ps 14 (13)
- Ps 15 (17)
- Ps 16 (53)
- Ps 17 (6)
- Ps 18 (23)
- Ps 19 (99)
- Ps 20 (8)
- Ps 22 (54)
- Ps 23 (157)
- Ps 24 (36)
- Ps 25 (49)
- Ps 27 (106)
- Ps 28 (8)
- Ps 29 (14)
- Ps 30 (36)
- Ps 31 (12)
- Ps 32 (62)
- Ps 33 (32)
- Ps 34 (207)
- Ps 35 (1)
- Ps 36 (19)
- Ps 37 (86)
- Ps 38 (8)
- Ps 39 (9)
- Ps 40 (19)
- Ps 41 (6)
- Ps 42 (84)
- Ps 43 (3)
- Ps 44 (4)
- Ps 45 (3)
- Ps 46 (134)
- Ps 47 (9)
- Ps 48 (4)
- Ps 49 (8)
- Ps 50 (8)
- Ps 51 (225)
- Ps 52 (3)
- Ps 53 (3)
- Ps 54 (4)
- Ps 55 (19)
- Ps 56 (13)
- Ps 57 (10)
- Ps 59 (1)
- Ps 60 (2)
- Ps 61 (6)
- Ps 62 (26)
- Ps 63 (39)
- Ps 64 (2)
- Ps 65 (11)
- Ps 66 (13)
- Ps 67 (5)
- Ps 68 (11)
- Ps 69 (5)
- Ps 70 (4)
- Ps 71 (10)
- Ps 72 (24)
- Ps 73 (36)
- Ps 74 (5)
- Ps 75 (1)
- Ps 76 (2)
- Ps 77 (15)
- Ps 78 (22)
- Ps 79 (1)
- Ps 80 (6)
- Ps 82 (40)
- Ps 84 (13)
- Ps 85 (19)
- Ps 86 (21)
- Ps 87 (1)
- Ps 88 (6)
- Ps 89 (10)
- Ps 90 (63)
- Ps 91 (36)
- Ps 92 (13)
- Ps 93 (4)
- Ps 94 (9)
- Ps 95 (27)
- Ps 96 (35)
- Ps 97 (1)
- Ps 98 (15)
- Ps 99 (3)
- Ps 100 (36)
- Ps 101 (2)
- Ps 102 (2)
- Ps 103 (147)
- Ps 104 (46)
- Ps 105 (5)
- Ps 106 (8)
- Ps 107 (20)
- Ps 109 (1)
- Ps 110 (10)
- Ps 111 (13)
- Ps 112 (10)
- Ps 113 (9)
- Ps 115 (14)
- Ps 116 (24)
- Ps 117 (5)
- Ps 118 (54)
- Ps 119 (182)
- Ps 121 (55)
- Ps 122 (8)
- Ps 123 (3)
- Ps 124 (12)
- Ps 125 (1)
- Ps 126 (18)
- Ps 127 (44)
- Ps 128 (10)
- Ps 130 (52)
- Ps 131 (9)
- Ps 132 (4)
- Ps 133 (49)
- Ps 135 (4)
- Ps 136 (31)
- Ps 137 (4)
- Ps 138 (8)
- Ps 139 (164)
- Ps 140 (1)
- Ps 141 (10)
- Ps 142 (4)
- Ps 143 (6)
- Ps 144 (6)
- Ps 145 (52)
- Ps 146 (34)
- Ps 147 (66)
- Ps 148 (13)
- Ps 149 (1)
- Ps 150 (15)
Proverbs
- Prov 1 (19)
- Prov 2 (16)
- Prov 3 (201)
- Prov 4 (47)
- Prov 5 (8)
- Prov 6 (13)
- Prov 7 (2)
- Prov 8 (12)
- Prov 9 (7)
- Prov 10 (14)
- Prov 11 (43)
- Prov 12 (27)
- Prov 13 (11)
- Prov 14 (48)
- Prov 15 (56)
- Prov 16 (75)
- Prov 17 (43)
- Prov 18 (57)
- Prov 19 (48)
- Prov 20 (16)
- Prov 21 (31)
- Prov 22 (55)
- Prov 23 (15)
- Prov 24 (20)
- Prov 25 (20)
- Prov 26 (14)
- Prov 27 (37)
- Prov 28 (29)
- Prov 29 (26)
- Prov 30 (6)
- Prov 31 (52)
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon
Isaiah
- Isa 1 (130)
- Isa 2 (19)
- Isa 4 (4)
- Isa 5 (25)
- Isa 6 (112)
- Isa 7 (46)
- Isa 8 (3)
- Isa 9 (123)
- Isa 11 (26)
- Isa 12 (9)
- Isa 14 (5)
- Isa 15 (2)
- Isa 16 (1)
- Isa 21 (1)
- Isa 23 (2)
- Isa 24 (1)
- Isa 25 (30)
- Isa 26 (43)
- Isa 27 (2)
- Isa 28 (10)
- Isa 29 (19)
- Isa 30 (69)
- Isa 31 (2)
- Isa 32 (5)
- Isa 33 (10)
- Isa 34 (1)
- Isa 35 (10)
- Isa 37 (1)
- Isa 38 (2)
- Isa 40 (227)
- Isa 41 (104)
- Isa 42 (44)
- Isa 43 (116)
- Isa 44 (15)
- Isa 45 (23)
- Isa 46 (7)
- Isa 47 (2)
- Isa 48 (11)
- Isa 49 (38)
- Isa 50 (16)
- Isa 51 (6)
- Isa 52 (18)
- Isa 53 (191)
- Isa 54 (15)
- Isa 55 (216)
- Isa 56 (11)
- Isa 57 (27)
- Isa 58 (92)
- Isa 59 (14)
- Isa 60 (55)
- Isa 61 (100)
- Isa 62 (7)
- Isa 63 (3)
- Isa 64 (38)
- Isa 65 (18)
- Isa 66 (24)
- Isa 70 (1)
- Isa 85 (1)
- Isa 2021 (1)
Jeremiah
- Jer 1 (31)
- Jer 2 (22)
- Jer 3 (3)
- Jer 4 (1)
- Jer 5 (4)
- Jer 6 (10)
- Jer 7 (6)
- Jer 8 (2)
- Jer 9 (22)
- Jer 10 (9)
- Jer 11 (2)
- Jer 12 (4)
- Jer 14 (1)
- Jer 15 (4)
- Jer 16 (4)
- Jer 17 (91)
- Jer 18 (5)
- Jer 19 (1)
- Jer 20 (8)
- Jer 22 (14)
- Jer 23 (22)
- Jer 29 (94)
- Jer 30 (12)
- Jer 31 (60)
- Jer 32 (9)
- Jer 33 (11)
- Jer 35 (1)
- Jer 36 (1)
- Jer 50 (1)
- Jer 51 (1)
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Obadiah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zechariah
Matthew
- Matt 1 (79)
- Matt 2 (102)
- Matt 3 (52)
- Matt 4 (134)
- Matt 5 (412)
- Matt 6 (343)
- Matt 7 (151)
- Matt 8 (44)
- Matt 9 (57)
- Matt 10 (62)
- Matt 11 (159)
- Matt 12 (41)
- Matt 13 (102)
- Matt 14 (67)
- Matt 15 (30)
- Matt 16 (100)
- Matt 17 (52)
- Matt 18 (125)
- Matt 19 (59)
- Matt 20 (48)
- Matt 21 (70)
- Matt 22 (94)
- Matt 23 (101)
- Matt 24 (42)
- Matt 25 (196)
- Matt 26 (69)
- Matt 27 (39)
- Matt 28 (166)
Mark
Luke
John
Acts
- Acts 1 (86)
- Acts 2 (160)
- Acts 3 (31)
- Acts 4 (66)
- Acts 5 (29)
- Acts 6 (7)
- Acts 7 (17)
- Acts 8 (35)
- Acts 9 (90)
- Acts 10 (33)
- Acts 11 (13)
- Acts 12 (11)
- Acts 13 (20)
- Acts 14 (14)
- Acts 15 (14)
- Acts 16 (46)
- Acts 17 (71)
- Acts 18 (10)
- Acts 19 (4)
- Acts 20 (52)
- Acts 21 (1)
- Acts 22 (2)
- Acts 24 (8)
- Acts 25 (1)
- Acts 26 (4)
- Acts 27 (5)
- Acts 28 (9)