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Introduction: 38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ 39 But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40 And if anyone would sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as…

1 Samuel 17:1-11 Whatever giant you are facing today please know that with God it can be conquered. Now most giants are stronger than we are alone - Satan is much more powerful than any of us - but the Bible says: Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in…

Jesus the way maker Makes a way for peace with God Justification and reconciliation ( Rom5:1 ) Makes a way to have peace with mankind By breaking down any dividing walls ( Eph2:14-17 ) Makes a way to have peace with oneself One that surpasses all understanding ( Php4:6-7 ) Makes a way to have peace in…

Corrie Ten Boom Story: the former Nazi 38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ 39 But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40 And if anyone would sue you and take your tunic,…

44 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 34 And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments. 303 occurences From Hebrew in ESV 32 occurences in Greek in ESV 30 of 32 occurences of enemy is “echthros”…

Last week I pointed out that the first four "you have heard it said" statements cast us as the ones who commit murder, adultery, divorce and who claim god-like abilities to determine the future. We were the abusers. We were the enemy to God and to others. In the fifth statement, the tables turn. We are…

Matthew 6:1-4

Intro Week 5 of 6 Series looking at what it means to “be a living sacrifice” as Paul lays out in Romans 12 Therefore, brothers and sisters, in view of the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your true worship. Do not be conformed…

For more then 3000 years the mighty have been falling, how can you avoide it?

In Psalm 3, King David recalls the bitterness of the terrible time when his son Absolom turned against him, but also the way that he reacted to that in the presence of God. We, too, are betrayed, and we can learn much from David's reaction. Let's reflect on this beautiful poem from the pen of King David.

Christians are at war with the world,the flesh and the devil. Satan enpowers the world to attack believers externally ,persecuting ,deceiving and seducing them. Internally, sinfulness frustrates the efforts of believers to serve God fully.

Jesus commands us to love and pray for our enemies. He uses the example of God’s common grace, actively loving His enemies. Jesus Himself is the example, incarnate and headed for the cross to die for enemies like us. The most Christmas-y thing we can do is actively love our enemies. Jesus gives us a…

Frenemies At night my step-son Drew has been asking for stories. And after camp where my brother Jono was a counselor, he is asking for very specific stories. “DaddyMack, tell me a story about you and uncle Jono!” So I told him the story where I almost died falling out a treehouse… and Jono just laughed…

We have a reason to lament over the wickedness of the world, but we also having a loving God that provides us great comfort from His Word.

What is it that you have learned about your glorious, saving, reviving, refining, prayer-answering God? Then tell that to others who need to hear what He has done!

Amalek This weeks Torah portion begins with Yisrael leaving Mitsrayim and the events that immediately follow. At the very end of this portion we read about the Amalekites and the forever war that we fight. For some background Amalek is either the son of Eliphaz the son of Esav, Yakov’s twin, or another…

Weekly Theme : God Defends His Message Word for the Week is Enemies (Believers): Christians must expect to face many enemies on account of their faith. Jesus Christ made it clear that such opposition was the inevitable result of commitment to him. Nevertheless, Christians are called upon to love their…

The past couple of weeks we have seen the enemies of Israel come and do all they can to put a stop to the work that God gave Israel to do, to build a temple in Jerusalem. There were many different groups that were trying to bring an end to the work. They all worked for evil but God turned it for good…

Relentless battle, The mission of our enemy, We are sent out, Proclaim the word of truth, Wise counsel, How far are you willing to go?, How far are you willing to preach to?, Remember that each conversation is in the hand of the Lord,

When God commands Hosea to "prophesy" about how He loves his wayward people, he doesn't give Hosea a metaphor. He commands Hosea to be a living metaphor of the love of God. This is incarnational love. God has always written his love on the pages of history, working through the brokenness and weakness of His people to redeem the broken and weak. God has commanded us to love as He loves, and we may be the only Hosea/Yeshua folks ever see. God with skin on. God's love is most evident in us when we love those who are hardest to love. Find your enemy, find your Gomer, love them supernaturally.