King
… and he began to teach them.
Summary: It is important to understand who it is who is teaching us the Lord’s Prayer. Jesus is more than an itinerant rabbi, he also happens to be a king.
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Creator
… and he began to teach them.
Summary: More than a man, people who meet Jesus face-to-face are looking into the eyes of the being who made everything we know and experience possible.
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God
… and he began to teach them.
Summary: The weird truth about Jesus is that he also happens to be God.
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Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them.
Summary: Learning about God is a tricky business. It is easy to fall into the trap of depending on someone else’s description of God rather than listening to God directly.
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There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance (Ecclesiastes 3: 1, 4)
Summary: A brief update on my schedule for the next few weeks.
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And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Summary: Whether we like it or not, the question of death is lurking in the back of our mind. Having a loved one pass from this life to the next challenges everything we believe.
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Proverbs 13:7 — Keeping Up Appearances
One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing;
another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
Summary: This proverb is not really about being rich or poor. Instead, it is about pride and humility.
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Righteousness guards the person of integrity,
but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
Summary: Today’s proverb invites us to peek into the difference between what we do and who we are.
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The righteous hate what is false,
but the wicked make themselves a stench
and bring shame on themselves.
Summary: Stenches are a funny thing. To some people they stink but to others they smell good.
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