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A Few Thoughts About the Beatitudes

A Few Thoughts About the Beatitudes Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount—The Beatitudes as found in Matthew 5:1-12 WEL Matthew 5:1 Seeing the large crowds, he went up to a mountain, and after sitting down, his disciples came to him, 2 And opening his mouth, he started teaching them saying, 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs. 4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5…

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A Few Thoughts About Ephesian Church and First Love

A Few Thoughts About Ephesian Church and First Love Revelation 2:4 Nevertheless, I have [something] against you, because you have forsaken your first love. First love = the most important love. This love has the highest priority and more important than anything else. Other loves in the Scriptures: B1 Money C1 Luke 16:13 NIV No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted…

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A Few Thoughts About Colossians 3:12-14

A Few Thoughts About Colossians 3:12-14 Colossians 3:12-14 CSB Therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and dearly loved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another if anyone has a grievance against another. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you are also to forgive. Above all, put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity. A1 When the Scriptures say we are to put…

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A Few Thoughts About Colossians 1:9

A Few Short Thoughts About Colossians 1:9 Colossae is in modern Turkey and was an important Roman city. Epaphras visited, preached, and started a church there (Colossians 1:7) in the early 60s A.D. It is one of the prison epistles. Paul was in near-by Ephesus at the time (Acts 19). Colossians 1:9 WEL Also, for this reason, since we heard, we do not stop praying for you and asking that you might be filled with…

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A Few Thoughts about Luke 20:41-44

Luke 20:41-44 WEL 41 He said to them, “How can it be said that Christ is David’s son? 42 “David himself says in the book of Psalms, ‘The Lord [Hebrew Yahweh] said to my lord,’ “Sit at my right hand, 43 “Until I make your enemies your footstool [Psalm 110:1],”’ 44 “Therefore, David calls him, ‘lord,’ how is he then his son?” Jesus is speaking to the Jewish crowd in particular to the Jewish leaders—the…

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Titus Part 10

Titus 3:12-15 Final Greetings Final Greetings 12 When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, be diligent to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have determined to winter there. 13 Help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos in any way you can, so that they are lacking nothing. 14 Also, let ours learn to keep up good works for essential needs, so that they won’t be unfruitful. 15 All that are with me greet you.…

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Titus Part 9

Titus 3:9-11 Avoid Some Things To Avoid 9 Avoid foolish questions, genealogies, big arguments and battles over the law, for they are not beneficial and useless. 10 Reject a heretic—after the first and second warning— 11 Knowing that such a person is twisted and sins, being self-condemned. Notes B1 Actions to avoid C1 The actions D1 Foolish questions E1 Some cross references F1 2 Timothy 2:23 WEL Avoid foolish and stupid questions, knowing that they…

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Titus Part 8

Titus 3:3-8 What We Were, and How God Changed Us What We Were and How God Changed Us 3 We ourselves were also at one time foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various evil desires and pleasures, passing our time being spiteful, envious, obnoxious, and hating one another. 4 But as soon as the kindness and love of God our Savior toward mankind appeared, 5 He saved us, not by works of righteousness, which we have done,…

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Titus Part 7

Chapter 3 Titus 3:1-2 Dealing with non-Christians Dealing with non-Christians 1 Remind them to be under the authority of rulers and authorities, to comply with [their rules], to be ready for every good work, 2 Not to insult anyone, or be contentious, [but to be] gentle, showing a complete meekness to all people. Notes: B1 Government authorities C1 As much as possible, we are to follow the law of our government. C2 There is no…

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Titus Part 6

Titus 2:11 God Wants All to Be Saved and Titus 2:12-15 Preach Godliness God Wants All to Be Saved 11 For the saving grace of God has appeared to all people, Preach Godliness 12 Teaching us that by refusing ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live in this present world with self-restraint, righteously, and pleasingly to God. 13 Looking for that blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, 14…

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