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Jesus: The Good News

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2024/03/07

1 Corinthians 4:1-7 Bad news. It seems like that’s all we hear these days. It might be a devastating hurricane, another shooting, political mudslinging, or trusted Christian leaders failing. Should we be shocked that the enemy of this world is trying to thwart the work of God Almighty? The enemy is prowling about like a […] The post Jesus: The Good News first appeared on Reflecting God - Embrace Holy Living.

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Partnering Gets More Done

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2024/03/06

1 Corinthians 3:16-23 A county fair held a horse-pulling contest. The first-place horse ended up moving a sled weighing 4,500 pounds. The second-place horse pulled 4,000 pounds. The owner of those two horses decided to see what the horses could pull together. He hitched them up and found that the team could pull 12,000 pounds. […] The post Partnering Gets More Done first appeared on Reflecting God - Embrace Holy Living.

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Foundation Problems Are No Joke

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2024/03/05

1 Corinthians 3:11-15 My son Alex’s house had foundation problems. The house was settling and becoming unstable because of age and unsteady soil. The interior doors didn’t close properly. Cracks developed on some of the walls. The steps into the house were crooked. He called a company, who came to inspect and measure the damages. […] The post Foundation Problems Are No Joke first appeared on Reflecting God - Embrace Holy Living.

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Shallow End Believers

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2024/03/04

1 Corinthians 3:1-10 There were plenty of opportunities for me to learn to swim—I just never learned. At a campground that I attended as a child, my time at the lake was spent playing in the shallow waters. I couldn’t swim out to the dock like the other kids. It became increasingly unsatisfying as I […] The post Shallow End Believers first appeared on Reflecting God - Embrace Holy Living.

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The Call of Creation: All For One

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2024/03/03

Psalm 133:1-3 When Eve and Adam ate the apple and were expelled from the garden, God set in motion a plan to reconcile all of humanity to Godself. It is natural to wonder why God would not just destroy everything and start over. God loved us. God loves us still! The Trinity is proof that […]The post The Call of Creation: All For One first appeared on Reflecting God - Embrace Holy Living.

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Peace Is Not a Last Resort

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2024/03/02

Ephesians 4:1-7 Over the years, there have been many attempts to establish peace in the Middle East. The Hebrew word for peace is shalom, and it entails much more than an absence of conflict. It describes a life of wholeness, reconciliation, and restoration. That is the “peace” God wants for us. Life is full of […] The post Peace Is Not a Last Resort first appeared on Reflecting God - Embrace Holy Living.

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Love Over Legalism

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2024/03/01

Galatians 5:1-6 Life is ordered by rules. Most of us are comfortable with some degree of black and white. The objective of rules is to make society orderly. The church is also ordered, but not in the same way that our daily lives are. Yes, we have the Ten Commandments, and we are given instructions […] The post Love Over Legalism first appeared on Reflecting God - Embrace Holy Living.

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When Love Comes Out

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2024/02/29

1 Corinthians 1:26-31 At the end of Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, he widens the lens a little from talking about unity. While we need to be unified in Christ and be fools in the process, it is God who authored it all. God chose. God chose a baby and a cross to reconcile […]The post When Love Comes Out first appeared on Reflecting God - Embrace Holy Living.

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A Fool For Love

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2024/02/28

1 Corinthians 1:18-25 Who wants to be a fool? I can think of a few people. Mother Teresa, for example, could be considered a fool for spending her life surrounded by poverty, disease, and death. Dietrich Bonhoeffer is another one, a German pastor who stood up in opposition to Adolf Hitler and was hanged by […] The post A Fool For Love first appeared on Reflecting God - Embrace Holy Living.

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Unique and Unified

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2024/02/27

1 Corinthians 1:10-17 If we are united in Christ, why is there so much division in the church? We sometimes offer the world an embarrassing look into our dysfunctional family. The truth is believers do argue and disagree about politics, worship styles, leadership, and a thousand other things. “This is normal,” you say. People are […] The post Unique and Unified first appeared on Reflecting God - Embrace Holy Living.

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The Scandal of Allegiance

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2024/02/26

1 Corinthians 1:1-9 It is quite a challenge for us to separate the word “allegiance” from our own political leanings, whatever they may be. The term does have associations with loyalty toward a government, country, or specific cause. The church in Corinth also understood allegiance. Christians there understood that their lives and livelihoods were directly […] The post The Scandal of Allegiance first appeared on Reflecting God - Embrace Holy Living.

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The Scandal of Allegiance

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2024/02/26

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Rise Up and Stand Firm

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2024/02/25

Psalm 20:1-9 Everyone wants to be successful. Some are successful by the world’s standards. They have the modern equivalent of “horses and chariots,” things that symbolize status, power, and wealth. It can be hard for such people to trust in God, having convinced themselves that their good fortune is a result of their own competence […] The post Rise Up and Stand Firm first appeared on Reflecting God - Embrace Holy Living.

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A Virtue and Direction

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2024/02/24

1 Peter 5:1-11 Humility is not only about refraining from boasting about ourselves and our accomplishments. Humility also expresses itself through godly submission to others. The apostle Peter urges his fellow elders to lovingly watch over those under their care, humbly and willingly, serving as examples to the flock. In the same way, younger believers […] The post A Virtue and Direction first appeared on Reflecting God - Embrace Holy Living.

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We Have the Mind of Christ

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2024/02/23

James 1:19-27 There is kindness and good in the world, but there is also a lot of anger and hate. James observes that human anger does not produce the kind of righteousness that God desires. When we are quick-tempered and harsh-tongued, we create an environment in which love and grace cannot flourish. James urges believers […] The post We Have the Mind of Christ first appeared on Reflecting God - Embrace Holy Living.

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Winning Vs Losing

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2024/02/22

Hebrews 10:32-39 The author of Hebrews encouraged believers who had experienced persecution not to lose heart; their confidence in Christ was not in vain and would be rewarded in due time. There are times when it is difficult to sense God’s nearness or understand why our prayers are not being answered. Other times, we can […] The post Winning Vs Losing first appeared on Reflecting God - Embrace Holy Living.

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Call To Repentance

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2024/02/21

Romans 2:1-11 Salvation is a free gift from God; we are saved by grace, not by our own works, so that no one of us may boast of our own righteousness (Ephesians 2:8-9). Yet, our good deeds are not without value or meaning. Indeed, we were “created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which […] The post Call To Repentance first appeared on Reflecting God - Embrace Holy Living.

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