“For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to learn about your faith, for fear that somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor would be in vain.” 1 Thessalonians 3:5 ESV Reflection: how can our faith in Christ be challenged? It can be real hard to figure out and […]
“And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers.” 1 Thessalonians 2:13 ESV Reflection: how can we
“For you know how, like a father with his children, we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and charged you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.” 1 Thessalonians 2:11-12 ESV Reflection: is salvation a current or a future thing? If current, what are
“For we never came with words of flattery, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed—God is witness. Nor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, though we could have made demands as apostles of Christ.” 1 Thessalonians 2:5-6 ESV. Reflection: why do people flock to some churches while
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“let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.”Hebrews 10:22 ESV Reflection: which is worse: being enslaved by sin, or by works of religion? Most nations have a day where they celebrate the founding of
“For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you,” 1 Thessalonians 1:4 ESV Reflection: why does God “choose” some and not others? In my early management career in high tech, a woman from a different department kept asking me about the possibility of working in my group. And even if I didn’t
“We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers, remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father,” I Thessalonians 1:2-3 NKJV Reflection: how can faith become “work”, in a
““For I know their works and their thoughts. It shall be that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come and see My glory.” Isaiah 66:18 NKJV Reflection: how can we participate in spreading the gospel among the nations? It is amazing, when you stop think about it. The good news about
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“Thus says the Lord: “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool; what is the house that you would build for me, and what is the place of my rest? All these things my hand has made, and so all these things came to be, declares the Lord. But this is the one
““For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind.” Isaiah 65:17 ESV Reflection: what kind of future do you want? Being responsible for strategy for a large, multinational business, I learned to look at macro trends in many facets of world and
