Post Archive
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Don’t Enable: 2 Thessalonians 3:10
“For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.”” – 2 Thessalonians 3:10 NIV This passage speaks to people being lazy and not working not being enabled by being fed by the congregation. It may seem harsh to not give someone food
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Week 22: May 28th – June 2nd, 2023
Alright, this week I have still been struggling with self control. It’s been better in some areas and worse in others. I talked with my mentor about it in passing today. Honestly, I just need to button up my life and be disciplined about it. I cannot let the flesh dominate my spiritual walk and
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Miracles, a Bad Indicator of Godliness?: 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12, Galatians 5:22-23, and James 3:14-16
“The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie, and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.
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No Need for Vengeance: 2 Thessalonians 1:6
“God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you” – 2 Thessalonians 1:6 NIV This is something one can use to remind those who seek vengeance. We have no reason to seek to correct or “right” the wrongs done to us using our own power because God has promised that he
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Focus on God: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV This passage is great advice for having a proper healthy mindset in Christ. Using this advice we are able to combat all sorts of mental spiritual issues. This includes depression, anger,
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Do We Go to Heaven Immediately After We Die?: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17
“But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as indeed the rest of mankind do, who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose from the dead, so also God will bring with Him those who
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How Prayer Ought to Look: 1 Thessalonians 3:11-13
“Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus clear the way for us to come to you. May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy
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Week 21: May 21st – May 27th, 2023
It’s been a bit. I missed last weeks post for failure to be disciplined. An update on the situation with YouTube: Since cutting it out I’ve had less issues with media altogether, however, I’ve still found ways to skirt and find excuses to not do, or procrastinate, personal work like Elders Academy. This is an
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