James 1:27, “Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.” There are three particular items God really blesses and labels as pure religion, visiting the fatherless, visiting the widows, and keeping oneself pure. This type
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Jesus, during His earthly ministry, said in Mark 10:42-45, “But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister: And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to
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Mission trips are awesome! They are life-changing! If you have ever participated in a solid, service-oriented (not one of those “youth group vacation” ones) mission trip you know exactly what I’m talking about! Every mission trip ought to be planned and designed to glorify God (1 Cor. 10:31), function as an extension of the sending
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Here are the other 3 features that Timothy models as a faithful servant of Jesus Christ from Philippians 2:19-24. . . 4) A Faithful Servant is Trustworthy (v.22a) – When studying other New Testament passages about Timothy you find that he verified (“proved”) his faithfulness. In other words, he came through on the task. He was tried
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A conductor was once rehearsing with a large orchestra and hundreds of singers. The piccolo player felt that amid the thunder of the organ, the roll of the drums, and the music of the other instruments that he didn’t need to play, so he stopped. But the great conductor threw up his arms and shouted,
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