22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 (ESV) 4 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant 5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable […]
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Have you ever experienced the following? You have an encounter with someone that does not go well. Later, you run it through your mind. While doing so, you come up with all sorts of clever, snappy comebacks. I have spent hours obsessing this way. Does Jesus want us to spend all our mental time and
Love. Isn’t that the great subject that floats out there in front of us and never seems to go away. To be loved is probably the most innate and basic of human needs. Nobody is exempt from its yearning. We long for people to love us in a sincere unconditional manner. But, someone to love
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The church has a reputation for killing its wounded. Whether or not this is true, love is often lacking. This is clear to us all. We are sometimes the victim, but probably as often, we are a perpetrator Philippians 2:1-4 (ESV) 2 So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the
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I once heard a definition of the difference between obedience and submission. A child is obedient if he/she obeys you when in your presence. A child is submitted if he/she obeys you when you are absent. Another way to think about this? Do your children fight like crazy every time you are absent? Philippians 1:27-28
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