Examining Scripture: "Be not overcome of evil,but overcome evil with good."Romans 12:21 Evaluating Soil: It is my prayer that everyone has been having a pleasant, peaceful, and happy holiday season. As we wrap up another three hundred and sixty-five days, and our look at Romans 12, let’s consider this year’s harvest. Did we reap good or evil fruit from our life’s garden? Were we ...
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Living Peacefully in Our Harvesting
Examining Scripture: “If it be possible, as much as lieth in you,live peaceably with all men.Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves,but rather give place unto wrath:for it is written, Vengeance is mine;I will repay, saith the Lord.Therefore if thine enemy hunger,feed him; if he thirst, give him drink:for in so doing thou shaltheap coals of fire on his head.”Romans 12:18-20 Evaluating ...
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Examining Scripture: ““Be of the same mind one toward another.Mind not high things,but condescend to men of low estate.Be not wise in your own conceits.Recompense to no man evil for evil.Provide things honest in the sight of all men."Romans 12:16-17 Evaluating Soil: Amazing things can be accomplished when we put our minds together, treat each other the same, show kindness to difficult ...
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Examining Scripture: “Bless them which persecute you:bless, and curse not,Rejoice with them that do rejoice,and weep with them that weep."Romans 12:14-15 Evaluating Soil: After a long hot summer like we’ve had, it’s nice to see a possible end to the heat. This year, we’ve had a run of higher temperatures than we’ve seen in a while, and for a longer period of time. This has made laboring ...
Continue ReadingDistributing to the Necessity with Our Harvesting
Examining Scripture: “Distributing to the necessity of saints;given to hospitality."Romans 12:13 Evaluating Soil: In God’s Word, we see instructions and themes that involve love, grace, fruitfulness, and sharing. It’s pretty obvious that, in following Christ’s example, we as Christians should be the most sensitive, selfless, sharing, and sacrificial people our family, friends, church, ...
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