[:en]THE BEST PORTION OF ALL If we focus on other’s possessions, jealousy often results. God’s Word can lift our eyes to something of greater worth than earthly possessions. The psalmist wrote: “You are my portion, Lord; I have promised to obey your words. I have sought your face with all my heart” (Ps. 119:57) The… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (9/19/19)[:]
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[:en]WATCH THE CONDUCTOR Joshua Bell is a world-renowned violinist who conducts a forty-four member chamber orchestra. While conducting, he also plays his violin. And the orchestra members understand all kinds of direction and signals when he is dipping his violin, drawing his bow or raising his eyebrow. They know the sound that Joshua is looking… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (9/18/19)[:]
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[:en]REMOVING THE BARRIERS Onesimus was a run-away slave of Philemon. When he met Paul and came to faith in Christ, Paul sent him back to Philemon with a letter urging him to receive Onesimus “no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a dear brother” (Phil. 1:16) Philemon had a choice to… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (9/17/19)[:]
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[:en]PLEASURES ARE MEANINGLESS: Solomon tested his heart with PLEASURES – wine & women (vs. 1-3, 10a), PROJECTS – house, vineyards, garden, parks (vs. 4-6, 10b), acquisition of WEALTH – herds, flocks, silver & gold (vs. 7-9) but discovered that they did not bring him full satisfaction. They only brought him certain amount of enjoyment and… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Ecclesiastes 2[:]
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[:en]ANGER MANAGEMENT Everyone will experience anger. That is why apostle Paul wrote: In your anger do not sin: do not let the sun go down while you are still angry” (Ephesians 4:26). When you are angry, provide a “time limit” to keep anger in check. Do not confront while you are angry. Do not explode… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (9/16/19)[:]
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[:en]INTRODUCTION: Ecclesiastes weas weritten by King Solomon. in this book, he wanted to answer the question: “Is life worth living?”. He considered wisdom, pleasures, work, power, riches, religion and others can have lastiing value only if God is at the center of man’s life. Apart from God, life is indeed vanity. Solomon advised us to… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Ecclesiastes 1[:]
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[:en]WHAT’S YOU FATHER’S NAME The Israelites believed in the importance of ancestry and were proud of their patriach Abram. In their opinion, their human ancestry was connected to their spiritual family. But when Jesus was talking with the Jews, he pointed out that although Abraham was their earthly ancestor, but if they did not love… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (9/15/19)[:]
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[:en]WE HAVE A KING! After the death of Moses, Joshua led the Israelites into the promised land. Under his leadership, the Israelites served the Lord (Jud. 2:7). But after Joshua and the generation that outlived him died, the Israelites forgot God and everyone did as they saw fit. (Jud. 21:25) Later, the Lord raised up… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (9/14/19)[:]
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[:en]STAY AWHILE Hebrews 11 is often called “the faith chapter of the Bible. It mentioned 19 people by name who traveled a road of diffculty and doubt, yet chose to obey God. “All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (9/13/19)[:]
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[:en]TAKING THE FIRST STEP “God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And He has committted to us the message of recondiliation” (2 Cor. 5:19) In this world, there are jeaslousy, hatred, misunderstanding among people. The apostle Paul wrote that we are to “try to persuade others” about… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (9/12/19)[:]