Acts 1.8 (NLT)
You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

 

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Matthew 28.18-20 (NLT)
18 Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. 19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. 20 Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

 

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ALL those people, in all those places, with all those differences, have ONE thing in common: THEY ALL NEED JESUS.

 

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  • RU Church in Tampa, FL
  • Christ Reaching Asia Ministries
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  • Sojourn Collegiate Ministry
  • Ignite Campus Ministry
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  • Greg Lane

 

Romans 10:13-15 (NLT)
13 For “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”  14 But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them? 15 And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is why the Scriptures say, “How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!”

 

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Luke 14: 25-27 (NLT)
25 A large crowd was following Jesus. He turned around and said to them, 26 “If you want to be my disciple, you must, by comparison, hate everyone else—your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple. 27 And if you do not carry your own cross and follow me, you cannot be my disciple.

 

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Romans 15:30 (NLT)
Dear brothers and sisters, I urge you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to join in my struggle by praying to God for me. Do this because of your love for me, given to you by the Holy Spirit.  

 

Romans 10:13-15 (NLT)
13 For “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” 14 But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them? 15 And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is why the Scriptures say, “How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!”

 

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Helping Find & Follow JESUS.

 

Will you live on mission?

 

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is free, but is costly.

 

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“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to, gain what he cannot lose.”

  • Jim Elliot

 

What are you willing to give up for Jesus and his mission?

 

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Share everything.
Play fair.
Don’t hit people.
Put things back where you found them.
Clean up your own mess.
Don’t take things that aren’t yours.
Say you’re sorry when you hurt somebody.

 

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Matthew 7:12 (NIV)
So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

 

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Matthew 6:14-15 (NIV)
For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

 

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Matthew 5:38-39 (NIV)
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.

 

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Matthew 5:38-42 (NIV)
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also. And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well. If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles. Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

 

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Matthew 5:43 (NIV)
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’

 

Matthew 5:43-48 (NIV)
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

 

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2 Peter 3:9 (NIV)
The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

 

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Our everyday encounters in the .

 

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The second arena is in the .

 

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– one more arena

 

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Share everything.
Play fair.
Don’t hit people.
Put things back where you found them.
Clean up your own mess.
Don’t take things that aren’t yours.
Say you’re sorry when you hurt somebody.

 

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Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

 

John 4:6-14 (NLT) 
Jesus, tired from the long walk, sat wearily beside the well about noontime. Soon a Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, “Please give me a drink.”  He was alone at the time because his disciples had gone into the village to buy some food. The woman was surprised, for Jews refuse to have anything to do with Samaritans. She said to Jesus, “You are a Jew, and I am a Samaritan woman. Why are you asking me for a drink?”  10 Jesus replied, “If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water.”  11 “But sir, you don’t have a rope or a bucket,” she said, “and this well is very deep. Where would you get this living water? 12 And besides, do you think you’re greater than our ancestor Jacob, who gave us this well? How can you offer better water than he and his sons and his animals enjoyed?”  13 Jesus replied, “Anyone who drinks this water will soon become thirsty again. 14 But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.

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John 7:37-38 (NLT) 
37 On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, “Anyone who is thirsty may come to me! 38 Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, ‘Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.’”

 

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Revelation 22:17 (NLT)
17 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” Let anyone who hears this say, “Come.” Let anyone who is thirsty come. Let anyone who desires drink freely from the water of life.

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We need the living water of Jesus to .

 

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“Like a dog returns to its vomit, so a person returns to their folly.” Prov. 26:11

 

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“It would seem that our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.” – C.S. Lewis

 

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Acts 22:16 (NLT)
16 What are you waiting for? Get up and be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on the name of the Lord.

 

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Water can be a source of life and a source of death – and with baptism, it’s .

 

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Romans 6:3-4 (NLT)
Or have you forgotten that when we were joined with Christ Jesus in baptism, we joined him in his death? For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives.

 

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The water of baptism and the Living Water of Jesus can our lives.

 

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Galatians 5:19-21 (NLT)
19 When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, 21 envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

 

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Galatians 5:22-23 (NLT)
22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!

 

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What will change in your life to replace the muddy water and allow living water to flood in?

 

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Acts 22:16 (NLT)
16 What are you waiting for? Get up and be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on the name of the Lord.’

 

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Matthew 9:35-38 (NIV)
Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

 

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It starts with .

 

Matthew 9:38 (NIV)
So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.

 

“Lord, send workers.”

“Lord, send workers and send me.”

 

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1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NLT)
Never stop praying.

 

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The field is ready.

 

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is the difference-maker. 

 

Matthew 9:35-36 (NIV)
Jesus traveled through all the towns and villages of that area, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd

 

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– to be moved as to one’s bowels.

 

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Is the Difference-Maker

 

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How many of us are walking around today, carrying the weight of yesterday? 

 

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Hebrews 4: 13 (NIV)
Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

 

Hebrews 4: 15-16 (NIV)
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

 

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God is not holding onto your

 

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Hebrews 11: 1 (NIV)
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

 

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Hebrews 11: 39 (NIV)
These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised

 

Hebrews 11: 40 (NIV)
since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.

 

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God isn’t rushing us to our .

 

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GOD ISN’T HOLDING ON TO YOUR

GOD ISN’T RUSHING YOU TO

GOD IS INVESTED IN WHO YOU ARE

 

Hebrews 12: 28-29 (NIV)
Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our “God is a consuming fire.”

 

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God is invested in who you are .

 

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Sometimes God sends the right person to hardest place – not because they’re perfect, but because they’re

 

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Isaiah 6: 8 (NIV)
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”

 

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Everyone else saw an . Jesus saw an to extend grace.

 

“Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace…” (Mark 5:34)

 

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1 Corinthians 1: 27 (NLT)
Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful.

 

God’s not looking for the polished or the privileged – He’s looking for the and the

 

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2 Corinthians 5: 18 (NIV)
All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation

 

Is there a relationship you need to ?

 

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Romans 8: 31 (NIV)
What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

 

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Philippians 1: 6 (NLT)
And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.

 

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Ephesians 2: 10 (NIV)
“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works…”

 

2 Corinthians 12: 9 (NIV)
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.

 

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God can do extraordinary things with the of our lives.

 

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Everyone has a story.

 

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Amount of suffering that some people have experienced can create that feeling of

 

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For others, it’s not hopelessness that takes residence in our hearts and minds, it’s

 

Cynicism has in the life of a Jesus follower.

 

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Luke 10: 30-34 (NIV)
In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him.

 

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Matthew 25: 35-36, 40 (NIV)
For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

 

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> hopelessness or cynicism

 

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Galatians 6: 9 (NIV)
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

 

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Colossians 3: 23-24 (NIV)
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

 

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God calls us to see people with , not judgement.

 

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Proverbs 14:20 (NLT)
The poor are despised even by their neighbors, while the rich have many “friends.”

It is a sin to belittle one’s neighbor; blessed are those who help the poor.

 

Our inability to help everyone is no excuse for helping someone. 

 

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What do you do when the right call is the hardest call to make?

 

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James 1:5 (NLT)
If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.

 

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1 Samuel 16:7 (NLT)
But the LORD said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The LORD doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”

 

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locks us in a prison of our own making. 

 

1 John 1:9-10 (NLT)
But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts.

 

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2 Timothy 4:8 (NLT)
And now the prize awaits me—the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on the day of his return. And the prize is not just for me but for all who eagerly look forward to his appearing.

 

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John 16:33 (NLT)
I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”

 

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Our world is under the curse of .

 

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Romans 8: 20-21 (NLT)
Against its will, all creation was subjected to God’s curse. But with eager hope, the creation looks forward to the day when it will join God’s children in glorious freedom from death and decay.

 

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James 1: 14-15 (NIV)
but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.

 

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What “Turkish Delights” in your life are drawing you away from God?

 

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Psalm 103: 12 (NIV)
as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

 

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always comes before .

 

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Repent. Return. And be restored.

 

Love sacrifice.

 

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Romans 5:8 (NIV)
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

 

Jesus didn’t lose His life – He gave it. 

 

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Isaiah 53: 4-6 (NLT)
Yet it was our weaknesses he carried; it was our sorrows that weighed him down. And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God, a punishment for his own sins! But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed. All of us, like sheep, have strayed away. We have left God’s paths to follow our own. Yet the LORD laid on him the sins of us all.

 

1 Corinthians 15: 54-57 (NIV)
When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.” “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

 

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The Lion of Judah reigns.

 

Jesus is the true and better Aslan.

 

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1 Timothy 6:1-2 (NLT)
All slaves should show full respect for their masters so they will not bring shame on the name of God and his teaching. If the masters are believers, that is no excuse for being disrespectful. Those slaves should work all the harder because their efforts are helping other believers who are well loved.

 

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1 Timothy 6:2b-5 (NLT)
Teach these things, Timothy, and encourage everyone to obey them. Some people may contradict our teaching, but these are the wholesome teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. These teachings promote a godly life. Anyone who teaches something different is arrogant and lacks understanding. Such a person has an unhealthy desire to quibble over the meaning of words. This stirs up arguments ending in jealousy, division, slander, and evil suspicions. These people always cause trouble. Their minds are corrupt, and they have turned their backs on the truth. To them, a show of godliness is just a way to become wealthy.

 

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In God’s House, Jesus and His mission of and the lost takes center stage.

We are only, but we are not the Christians.

 

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1 Timothy 6:6-7 (NLT)
Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth. After all, we brought nothing with us when we came into the world, and we can’t take anything with us when we leave it.

 

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1 Timothy 6:8-10 (NLT)
So if we have enough food and clothing, let us be content.

But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

 

In this house, we live with .

 

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1 Timothy 6:11-16 (NLT)
11 But you, Timothy, man of God; so run from all these evil things. Pursue righteousness and a godly life, along with faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight for the true faith. Hold tightly to the eternal life to which God has called you, which you have declared so well before many witnesses. 

13 And I charge you before God, who gives life to all, and before Christ Jesus, who gave a good testimony before Pontius Pilate, 14 that you obey this command without wavering. Then no one can find fault with you from now until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again. 15 For,

At just the right time Christ will be revealed from heaven by the blessed and only almighty God, the King of all kings and Lord of all lords. 16 He alone can never die, and he lives in light so brilliant that no human can approach him. No human eye has ever seen him, nor ever will. All honor and power to him forever! Amen.

 

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Jesus has the Father to us.

 

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1 Timothy 6.17-19 (NLT)
17 Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment. 18 Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be rich in good works and generous to those in need, always being ready to share with others. 19 By doing this they will be storing up their treasure as a good foundation for the future so that they may experience true life.

 

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In this house, we treasure what .

 

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Jesus gave his for people. What will we give?

 

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In this house, we are radically on God.

 

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1 Timothy 6:20-21 (NLT)
20 Timothy, guard what God has entrusted to you. Avoid godless, foolish discussions with those who oppose you with their so-called knowledge. 21 Some people have wandered from the faith by following such foolishness.

May God’s grace be with you all.

 

In this house, we put King Jesus on .

 

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