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07Sep 2022 by Slinkwords

When God Says Go, Believe and Move – Joshua 24

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Then Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He summoned the elders, leaders, judges and officials of Israel, and they presented themselves before God. Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your ancestors, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates River and worshiped other gods. 3 But I took your father Abraham from the land beyond the Euphrates and led him throughout Canaan and gave him many descendants...So I gave you a land on which you did not toil and cities you did not build; and you live in them and eat from vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant.Joshua 24:1-3,13 Can you think of a significant event in Joshua’s…

29Aug 2022 by Slinkwords

Working Together as a Single Christian Entity – Matthew 18

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Today's scripture challenges us to work together as a single Christian entity and use our individual talents to reach out to the lost of the world. Whatever your specific talents, and shortcomings, happen to be, team up with others who can complement that talent to plant spiritual seeds in our community and grow God's flock. I find that it is easiest to learn and remember using stories, or modern parables. Let’s examine a potentially controversial event - the decision to renovate a building in the church. We are going deep into imagination, for this church at least. In the meetings, there are varied strong opinions and a few heated discussions. In spite of your strong opinion, your belief is that it is a Christian’s right to disagree with others as…

28Aug 2022 by Slinkwords

Honor and Enjoyment In Today’s Church – 1 Cor

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The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty, while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it, so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.1 Corinthians 12:21-26 Let's…

27Aug 2022 by Slinkwords

We All Have A Purpose In The Body Of Christ – 1 Corinthians 12

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I have a couple of illustrations for you. Paul says, "If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be?" and then he says "If the whole body were hearing, where would the sense of smell be?" Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many. Now if the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If…

26Aug 2022 by Slinkwords

Melchizedek, Real Person Or Symbol Of God? Hebrews 5

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And no one takes this honor on himself, but he receives it when called by God, just as Aaron was. In the same way, Christ did not take on himself the glory of becoming a high priest. But God said to him,“You are my Son; today I have become your Father.”And he says in another place,“You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.”Hebrews 5:4-6 No one takes this honor on himself. The position of High Priest was not a sought after position such as CEO or President. In its original design, the calling of High Priest was passed from father to son. Later, politics and royalty got involved and messed up this perfect system. Jesus, although not from the lineage of Aaron, received the highest appointment possible from His Father.…

25Aug 2022 by Slinkwords

Approaching God With Confidence – Hebrews 5:1-3

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How are we able to approach God with great confidence? Because Jesus stands in our place as intercessor. We do not need to go through a priest or through the Virgin Mary, we have a direct connection into the Holy of Holies. It is because of this direct connection that we can have such confidence to approach God. Have you ever been in a situation where your prayer was answered immediately? It may have been an impending auto accident which involved a quick prayer for safety and an immediate answer to that prayer. Some prayer answers may have involved an entire church or community focused on a sick child. After an extended prayer vigil the child's health begins to improve. Whatever the situation, and whatever the outcome, we know that…

24Aug 2022 by Slinkwords

Jesus’ Forty Days of Fasting-Matthew 4

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Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”Matthew 4: 1-4 Put yourself in this physical situation. You have eaten nothing for forty days. You are hungry. In this fantasy, you have superhuman powers and can create bread out of rocks. Would you succumb to the hunger and use your powers to meet physical needs? Without being prompted by satan, would there have been anything wrong with Jesus saying "Man,…

23Aug 2022 by Slinkwords

Jesus As Our Defense Attorney

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At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him. But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first…

22Aug 2022 by Slinkwords

Position of Importance – Luke 14:7-11

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When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable: “When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited. If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then, humiliated, you will have to take the least important place. But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all the other guests. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will…

23Jul 2022 by Slinkwords

The Bethlehem Gazette

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I have been interviewing those who participated in the last meal that this man provided. Nobody that I have talked to saw the stash of food that seemed to be present.your reporter Jesus Feeds 4,000 It has happened again! This time the teacher they call Jesus has fed 4,000 people in the towns of Decapolis. As promised, your reporter has been heavily on the case for these past nine days trying to find the answer behind this magician’s capabilities. I have been interviewing those who participated in the last meal that this man provided. Nobody that I have talked to saw the stash of food that seemed to be present. Also, though, nobody will admit to seeing this food magically duplicate itself. Your reporter heard that people were gathering around…

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