Philippians 4 is one of my very favorite Bible chapters. Grab some coffee, get alone and just park here to absorb some incredible passages! Verse 9 caught my eye; “Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice.” Paul was an influencer but he wanted his guidance … Read More
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Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: Pages 205-207
As we finish up this book, I sense the Spirit calling me to highlight the author’s final prayer. Take a few moments, get alone, go to a quiet place and then pray this prayer, knowing that this journey has not ended it has only begun…all for your blessing and God’s glory. “Lord after reading this … Read More
Ephesians 2:8-9
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
Hebrews 4:15-16
15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Galatians 6:6-18
6 Let the one who is taught the word share all good things with the one who teaches. 7 Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. 8 For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit … Read More
Galatians 5:26-6:5
26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. Bear One Another’s Burdens 6 Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. 2 Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. 3 For if anyone thinks he is something, when he … Read More
Galatians 5:16-25
Keep in Step with the Spirit 16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to … Read More
Galatians 5:1-15
Christ Has Set Us Free 5 For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. 2 Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you. 3 I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that he is obligated to keep the whole law. 4 You are severed from … Read More
Galatians 4:21-31
Example of Hagar and Sarah 21 Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not listen to the law? 22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave woman and one by a free woman. 23 But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, while the son of the free woman … Read More
Galatians 4:8-20
Paul’s Concern for the Galatians 8 Formerly, when you did not know God, you were enslaved to those that by nature are not gods. 9 But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary principles of the world, whose slaves you want to be once … Read More