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It is impossible to know what is in people's hearts merly by glancing at their outward appearances. When we marginalize the poor just because they are ragged or dirty, we make be ignoring the strength of their character or the richness of their faith. Conversely, when we honor someone because they are smartly dressed or be jeweled, we maybe elevating people of poor character to a place of honor, people who take advantage of others and are undeserving of special recognition. In James's example, the believers had honored those who oppressed them, and dragged them into court.  They may have been rich in the temporary things of wealth, but what really matters is faith in God and love for others

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Two guest joined the regular attenders for the meeting. Both apparently were new to the meeting because they needed help knowing where they should sit. Their newness was not the only thing that made them stand out. Neither of them conformed to the normal socioeconomic standing of everyone else. One was outlandishly rich' and the other was desperately poor. The distinctions between these two men may have been obvious, but it was not our place to shine a light on those distinctions. When we do so, James asked rhetorically, do we "become judges of evil thoughts?" As we hold on to our faith in Christ, we trust Him, obey Him, and live like Him. God does not show partiality and neither should we....

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Jame 2 1-13 Faith on Display in Your Relationship 

Racism and prejudice are far more common than they should be among those who agree that "all are created equal." Whether the distinctions we make are racial, socioeconomic, religious, or political, we often treat people differently because they are different from us or cannot do something fo us. James pointed to a better way. He taught that we should treat everyone the same...Amen

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Reading: James 2:1-13 

Poverty and riches can both be a trial. Poverty is a trial for obvious reasons. People need clean water, nutritious food, adequate shelter, and warm clothing. If they do not have these thing they will suffer. Those in poverty as constantly reminded of their dependence on God, providing them with nonstop opportunities to exercise their faith. The wealthy can have deep needs that money cannot meet, or their money may have created problems they never had before. The wealthy make a dire mistake if they think their greatest resources are what they own. Those resources are temporary, at best

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James 1:1-12 Faith on Display in Hard times  

God uses trials to mature your faith   Amen

James used a word that compares believers' various trials with a refiner's fire, which burns away impurities (1Pet. 1:6-7) God's ultimate goal in testing is that our faith becomes "mature and complete." If you want to stop being tossed about, rely on God to show you what is best for you. Ask him for wisdom, and trust that he will give it to you. Then your decision will be sure and solid!!

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James 1:1-12      The Point:  GOD USES TRIALS TO MATURE YOUR FAITH!!!

James used a word that compares believers various trials with a refiner's fire, which burns away impurities (1 Peter 1:6-7) Difficult days function to refine our faith. Trials purify a believer's faith. God's ultimate goal in testing is that our faith becomes "mature and complete."

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Reading: James 1:1-12

We can live with joy even as we go through disastrous, difficult moments. It is easier for most people to offer help to others than it is to ask for help. If you are experiencing a difficult trail, reach out to a close friend, your Bible study leader, or your Bible study group and ask for their help. James wrote to encourage the "Twelve Tribes" that was scattered around the world as they would experience "Various Trials". James instructed believers to "Consider" it a 'GREAT' JOY!!!!

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What a year we had, it was so much going on that I stop coming on my Podcast so that I can sit back an rejuvenate and find my Peace!!. The news was full of so much that in this episode I speak of several topics...

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You may ask yourself why learn of Angels? Well in this word Dr. Tony Evans breaks it down of why we have Angels and they are real. If you want to get into the deepnest of why we should learn of Angels, here are a few scriptures that can help you alone the way:

Job 38:4,  Colossians 1:16 -  Angels are created beings

Hebrews 1:14, 13:2 - Angels are spiritual beings

Luke 15:10, 1 Peter 1:2, 2 Peter 2:4 - Angels are personal beings

Daniel 10:5-6 Ezekiel 28:12-13, 14-15 - Angels are glorious beings

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Church is the life-support system for individual Christians. Spiritual growth is a group project, which should be good news to you, it means you don't have to do it all yourself

Dr. Tony Evans - Life Essential Bible Study

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We all know what it is like to get down on our knees with the best of intentions, but either fall asleep, run out of things to say, or find our minds wandering after a just a few minutes.

Dr. Tony Evans teaches us in Day 3 Prayer and Access to God

Reading 

Hebrews 4:14-16

Matthew 6:4-7

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In order to grow from infant Christians to mature Christians, we must learn discernment. We must train our conscience, our senses, our mind, and our body to distinguish good from evil. Can you recognize temptation before it trap you? Can you tell the difference between a correct use of Scripture and a mistaken one?

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If your desire is to have the qualities listed in Galatians 5:22,23 then you know that the Holy Spirits is leading you. At the same time, be careful not to confuse your subjective feelings with the Spirit's leading. Being lead by the Holy Spirit involves the desire to hear, readiness to obey God's Word, and the sensitivity to discern between your feelings and his promptings.

Live each day controlled and guided by the Holy Spirit

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The beginning point of faith is believing in God's character: He is who he says. The end point is believing in God's promises: He will do what he says. God will not settle for mere acknowledgment of his existence. He wants your faith that leads to a personal dynamic relationship

Life Application Study Bible verse Hebrew 11:1-6

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People may hesitate to give generously to God because they worry about having enough money left over to meet their own needs. the person who gives only a little will receive only a little in return. Don't let a lack of faith keep you from giving cheerfully and generously. He is pleased when we who are created in his image give generously and joyfully....Amen

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All sins make us sinners, and all sins cut us off from our holy God. All sins, therefore, lead to death (because they disqualify us from living with God), regardless of how great o small they seem. Don't minimize "little" sins over rate "big" sins. They all separate us from God, but they all can be forgiven.....Amen

By: Dr. Tony Evens

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Read: Romans 3:23 

How have our old selves been crucified with Christ? Legally, God looks at us as if we had died with Christ. Because our sins died with him, we are no longer condemned. Relationally, we have become one with Christ, and his experiences are ours. Our Christian life began when, in unity with him, we died to our old life. In our daily life, we must equally crucify sinful desires that keep us from following Christ. This, too, is a kind of dying with him Amen

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What does it means to grow spiritually? Why does it seems so hard to grow? How long does it take? these are questions that can create an enormous amount of confusion on the matter of how Christians grow spiritually. Understanding the purpose of spiritual growth is critical to our development as Christians. Second Peter encourages us to "grow" in grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

This milestone begins our journey. We will explore the importance of spiritual growth in the life of a Christian

Key Verse: like newborn babes, long for the pure milk of the word, that by it you may grow in respect to salvation....... -1 Peter 2:2

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Moses' mother knew how wrong it would be to destroy her child. But their was little she could do to change Pharaoh's new law. Her only alternative was to hid the child and later place him in a tiny papyrus basket on the river. God used her courageous act to place her son, the Hebrew of his choice, in the house of Pharaoh. Do you sometimes feel surrounded by evil and frustrated by how little you can do about it? When faced with evil, look for ways to act against it. Then trust God to use your effort, however small it seems in his war against evil. Special opportunities may come your way unexpectedly. Don't let the fear of what might happen cause you to miss an opportunity. Be alert for the opportunities God give you and take full advantage of them.

Take time to look at the following passages:

Genesis 6:14; Exodus 2:2-9; Psalm 55:22; Proverbs 3:5-6; Matthew 11:28; and Ephesians 3:20

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The Message of the Good News comes to focus in this verse. God's love is not static or selfcentered; it reaches out and draws others in. Here God sets the pattern of true love, the basis for all relationships - when you love someone dearly,  you are willing to give freely to the point of self-sacrfice. God paid dearly with the life of his Son.

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In Psalm 23, David wrote about a time when he was sure that he would lose his life. It was a season when he walked through the valley of the shadow of death

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Can you appreciate how Hannah must have felt? Even though her situation didn't change she put her trust, hope and belief in God

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Part 2 Worry Box - Will a worry box make your problems go away? Probably not. But it will do is shift the weight of those problems off of you and back onto God. He is strong enough to carry that burden for you Let Him.

 Part 2 Identity Theft - Satan uses our legitimate need for acceptance in an illegitimate way that can result in us living under false identity. God, who does not change, loves you with an everlasting love

Mathew 11:28-30

Psalm 56:3

Mathew 6:1, 16

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Part 1 and 2 

Part 1 - DO NOT WORRY

             WORRYING IS POINTLESS

 1/2 OF PART 2    A WORRY BOX

THERE ARE STRUGGLES IN LIFE THAT CAN BECOME EMOTIONAL STRONGHOLDS - things that hold you hostage and keep you from wholeheartedly serving and trusting God and experiencing the abundant life He has promised. Worrying is pointless - Jesus put worrying in perspective asked in Mattherw 6:27 (READ). If we do all we can and then entrust the outcome to God, worry is pointless.  There are two days you should never spend a lot of time thinking about - yesterday and tomorrow.  If you are prone to struggle with the strongholds of worry, I suggest that you make yourself a worry box by cutting a hold in a shoes box. When Satan drives you to worry, write your worry down on a slip of paper and talk to the Lord about and give it to him through that cut in that shoebox and leave it.

Key Verses:

Philippians 4:6-7

! Peter: 5:6-7

Philippians 4:19

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Jesus will always rescue us if we call out to Him - Jesus won't let us sink. Matthew 14:32 And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. You see, Jesus lifted Peter up and went back into the boat again. Maybe you are sinking right now. You are gripped by fear, worry, or defeat. You need to follow Littlefaith's example and say, LORD SAVE ME!!!

When you call out to Jesus, He will not turn you away. Look at Matthew 14:31. 

an immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and caught him, and said to him O you of little faith, why did you doubt. I love that it was immediate. Jesus didn't leave Peter there to flounder or to take in some water. He reached down and pulled him up.

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Matthews 14:31

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Failure isn't always a bad thing. It is OK to try and fail, because you are to make mistakes in life. It is often failure that precedes sucess. Often the doorway to successes entered through the hallway of failure and then there's the saying If at first you don't succeed, relax; you are just like the rest of us. But listen, nobody else had the guts or the courage to try something like Peter said

Matthew 14:27-28

Matthew 14:30

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Listen, whatever you are facing right now, Jesus says, "I know. I have been through it. In Proverbs 15:3 says the eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good. HE is watching over you. Caring for you.

Getting Through the Storms of Life

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Sometimes we bring upon ourselves unnecessarily, as a result of our own disobedience. The perfect example of this is Jonah. Do you remember him? He was called by God to go and preach to the city of Nineveh. Go read about how stubborn and scared Jonah was.

Matthew 14:22

Book of Jonah

Mark 4

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Our ultimate hope when we are experiencing terrible illness, persecution, or pain is the realization that this life is not all there is - there is life after death. Knowing that we will live forever with God in a place without sin and suffering can help us live above the pain that we face in this life. Our troubles should not diminish our faith or disillusion us.

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Getting Through the Storms of Life by Greg Lauier

I wonder if this describes you right now. Maybe you are in the middle of a storm. But you ae looking at this big giant storm and you are wondering if you are ever going to get through it.

The good news is this: God is always with you in every storm you are going to face in life, you don't have to be afraid!!

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Here at the end of Philippians, the apostle Paul ends by thanking those at Philippi for being so generous with him.   He connects joy to generosity, and there's a message for us... Amen

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God Supples us with more so that we can give more. In addition, giving helps us gain a right perspective on our possession

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Imagine never worrying about anything!! It seems impossibility; we all have worries, on our job, in our homes at school. But Paul's advice is to turn our worries into prayers...Amen

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Ultimate joy comes from Christ dwelling with us Christ is near, and the second coming we will fully realize this ultimate joy. He who lives within us will fulfill his final purposed for us......

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Living as Citizens of Heaven, In the last several weeks we have looked at Paul's pas (Phil 3:1-11), and his current circumstances (Phil 3:12-16). Now we look at his future (Phil 3:17-21)

Paul was the very model of what a Christian minister should be. He was a watchful Shepard over the flock. He did not simply preach to them and consider that he had done all his duty when he had delivered his message, but his eyes were always upon the Churches, marking their spiritual welfare, their growth in grace, or their declension in godliness. He was the unsleeping guardian of their spiritual welfare. When he was called away to other lands to proclaim the everlasting gospel, he seems always to have kept an eye up those Christian with the torch of truth, he did not fail to trim the lamps already burning

Philippians 3:17-21

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Philippians 3:12-14

"Forgetting what is behind" means you identify past failures, but you say, "These don't stop me from the reality of Christ." Jesus' blood washed away your sin. What would be your judgement and what God would rightly hold against you, Christ took care of on the cross. You can forget what is behind because Jesus has made you his own.   Amen

To God be the Glory!!!

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In order to share in Christ's life and in His power, we must also share in His suffering. Therefore, Paul wants to know the fellowship of sharing in his suffering. Not only that, but Paul also wants to become like (Christ) in his death. This has two meanings. First, Paul wants his old sinful self to be crucified with Christ. Second Paul is ready every day to die with Christ. Paul wrote: We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus (2 Corinthians 4:10-11) Paul is ready to lose his life for Jesus' sake (Mark 2:34-35)

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Jesus Christ was humble, willing to give up his rights in order to obey God and serve people. Like Christ, we should have a servant's attitude, serving out of love for God and for others, not out of guilt or fear. Remember, you can choose your attitude. You can approach life expecting to be served, or you can look for opportunities to serve others. See Mark 10:45 for more on Christ's attitude of servant hood.

To A More Joyful Life 

By Dr. Bryan Chapell, Unlimited Grace

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When God sent His son through the power of the Holy Spirit, He created and confirmed a lasting presence for those who call Him Lord.

God's favor does not automatically bring instant success of fame. His blessing on Mary, the honor of being the Mother of the Messiah, would lead to much plan; her peers would ridicule her; her fiance would come close to leaving her; her son would be rejected and murdered. But through her son would come the world's only hope and this is why Mary has been praised by countless generation .

Isaiah 7.14

Luke 1:30-35

John 14:16-17

John 16:7

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In Jesus, we find the provision, protection, and guidance we desperately need.

Jesus is always by our side. Let's listen for His voice, having full confidence that He is close, and that he leads us to good pastures

Matthew 2:6

Matthew 18:12-14

Philippians 4:19

John 10:11

Luke 13:34

John 10:27-30

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Genesis 4:1-13

A Closing Throught

The focus of this lession is the undeserved mercy of God as illustrated in the life of Cain. Why He chose tp spare Cain, a condemned murderer, is not revealed in the text. Instead, God's warning and judgment show Him to be the God of mercy and grace. He has given His Word, warning us to avoid sin and keeep if from controling our lives. Ultimately, God gave His Son to bear the penalty for human sin and to provide the way to reconciliation and spiritual fruitfullness through faith. God still granst undeserveed mercy to the contrite and repentant

Take an inventory of your walk with the Lord this week. When have you allowed anger and an unforgiving attitude to control you? Are you guilty of approaching God with with unacceptable worship? If so, confess it, repent and praise Him for the undeserved mercy He continues to bestow on you.

Despite the turmoil in our world, God expects us to be our brothers' and sisters's keepers. Doing so requires forgiving others and accepting them as those created in the image of God. Just as God continues to grant undeserved mercy to you, extend it to someone (e.g., a family member, employer, employee, neighbor, or member of your congregation) who may have offended you intentionally,

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Even before the birth of Jesus, God provided us with the answer to any and every worry we may have through the Lordship of His Son.

Isaiah 9:6

John 16:33

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU, 

MAY GOD SEND YOU BLESSING UPON BLESSING, MAY HIS LIGHT ALWLAYS SHINE ON YOU

MUCH LOVE

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When we choose to follow Jesus, we are adopted into God's family, and, as His children, we enjoy all the benefits of living under His care

In this story, the father watched and waited. He was dealing with a human being with a will of his own, but he was ready to greet his son if he returned. In the same way, God's love is constant and patient and welcoming. He will search for us and give us opportunities to respond, but he will not force us to come to him. Like the father in this story, God waits patiently for us to come to our senses

Amen!!!

Isaiah 9:6

Matthew 7:9-11

James 1:17

Hebrews 13:8

Luke 15:11-32

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Jesus, foretold as Mighty God was coming to earth, and His power would change everything...

God not only wants to move powerfully in your life, but He also wants to move powerfully through you to reach others. How humbling that the God of the universe chooses to use us to expand His Kingdom.

Isaiah 9:6

John 14:12

Acts 2:41

Acts 20:24

Ephesiams 3:20-21

Philippians 3:7-13

May His Word add a blessing to the listners thoughout this world

Amen

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In Jesus, we not only have someone who can empathize with our struggles, but someone who is always ready and willing to walk through them with us.

Isish 9:6

Hebrews 4:15-16

Psalms 139:1-3

Proverbs 3:5-6

Name of the Messiah:   Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Price of Peace

Good Day Everyone

We can walk confidently in the freedom of knowing that Jesus has broken the ruule of sin and death off our lives and devlivered us from a debt we could nevery pay...

ToDay is Christmas Eve I hope that you have finish all of your shopping and gift buying and now you are enjoying your family...JUST REMEBER

JESUS IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!

Jesus Teaches about Worry on Sermon on the Mount

Because of the ill effects of worry, Jesus tells us not to worry about those needs that God promises to supply.  Worry may:

1. damage your health

2. Disrupt your productivity

3. Negatively affect the way you treat others

4. Reduce your ability to trust in God

How may ill effects of worry are you experiencing? Here is the diffence between worry and genuine concern-worry immobilizes, but concern moves you to action.

Seven reason not to worry:

Matthew 6:25-34

6:25 - The same God who created life in you can be trusted with details of your life

6:26 - Worrying about the future hampers your efforts for today

8:27 - Worrying is more harmful than helpful

6:28-30 - God dose not ignore those who depend on him

6:31,32 - Worrying shows a lack of faith in and understanding of God

6:33 - Worrying keeps us from real challenges God wants us to pursue

6:34 - Living one day at a time keeps us from being consumed with worry