The Bible does not say you are God’s appliance; it says you are his masterpiece. Appliances get mass-produced.
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Anand Thakur
The Bible does not say you are God’s appliance; it says you are his masterpiece. Appliances get mass-produced.
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God wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.
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We must assess our thoughts and beliefs and reckon whether they are moving us closer to conformity to Christ or farther away from it.
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Real question is not who was this man (Jesus), but who is this man?
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True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
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We tend to be preoccupied by our problems when we have a heightened sense of vulnerability and a diminished sense of power. Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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The good news as Jesus preached it is not just about the minimal entrance requirements for getting into heaven when you die. It is about the glorious redemption of human life-your life.
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Passion for our work is not usually a subterranean volcano waiting to erupt. It is a muscle that gets strengthened a little each day as we show up – as we do what is expected of us, and then some.
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Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.
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The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.
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Waiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God.
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You have a “turn” every time you have an opportunity to choose. But most of us only see a tiny fraction of the choices we have.
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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
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The church is in the hope business.
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There is a world of difference between being friendly to someone because they’re useful to you and being someone’s friend.
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