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Phil. 1:3-5 "I thank my God ... because of your partnership." It is a response to help received, and it says, "I was/am unable." "Thank you," or "Thankful" is another word of gratitude. We say, "thank you," when someone does what we cannot do. Gratitude can occupy the...

The people who shape our lives come in many forms. Best friends may leave the strongest mark, but over a lifetime, God also places quieter people in our path. They are more than acquaintances, though not always our closest friends. They may not talk to us every day,...

Romans 14 warns us against having a critical heart toward others. Paul uses the example of eating and drinking to show that believers may make different choices as they seek to honor God. In verse 4, he asks, “Who are you to condemn someone else’s servants? They are...

First and foremost, I thank God for the life and grace He has granted you, keeping you safe up to this very moment as you read this message. Secondly, I thank God for your prayers, which enabled us to conduct evangelism and witnessing training sessions in various...

My husband had a friend in college whose father was a very simple man who’d made it big in the cotton ginning business. Over the years, Buford had acquired ownership of a number of gins in West Texas. Despite his wealth, he continued to believe in working hard. ...

In 1 Chronicles 22:7-8, David says it had been his heart’s desire to build a temple for God, but the Lord did not permit him to do so because David had fought many wars and shed much blood. God chose someone else for the task. David must have been deeply disappointed...

Although they are mostly associated with the biblical Proverbs, quotable bits of wisdom are also included in the book of Ecclesiastes. Some of these sayings are well-known to the astute Bible student, but the more casual reader most probably assumes all proverbs are...

Jesus says in Matthew 5:17 that “He did not come to abolish the law, but to fulfill it.” One of the commands He gives to show that is in 5:39, “But I say to you, do not show opposition against an evil person, but whoever slaps you on the right cheek, turn the other...

Jesus said in Luke 6:31, “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” In context, the word “others” was referring to our enemies. If Jesus commanded us to treat our enemies in this way, how much more so our brothers and sisters in Christ. Paul speaks of our...