Monthly Archives: March 2012

1 Thessalonians 4:3-6

It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control your own body in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the … Continue reading

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Ephesians 3:10-11

His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, according to his eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord. The … Continue reading

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Titus 1:15

To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted. This passage is revolutionary in how we perceive the world around … Continue reading

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John 17: 21, 22

As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be in us… so that they may be one as we are one. Marriage is an earthly replica of the divine Trinity – three persons who … Continue reading

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2 Corinthians 2:14-15

But thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ’s triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere. For we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those … Continue reading

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1 Corinthians 1:17

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel—not with wisdom and eloquence, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power Sometimes we make the gospel too complex. In our quest for more information, … Continue reading

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Romans 1:8

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world. What an amazing statement. Rome was the center of the Gentile world, and the church was flourishing in … Continue reading

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Acts 4:27-30

“Indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed. They did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen. … Continue reading

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1 Corinthians 7:17

Each one should retain the place in life that the Lord assigned to him and to which God has called him. Sometimes single people are given the impression that marriage is the ultimate goal of life for the Christian.  That … Continue reading

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Psalm 22:1-2

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish? My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, but I … Continue reading

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