Monthly Archives: June 2019

“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver. Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.”   (Proverbs 25:11-12)  A word fitly spoken is the right word at the right time, just as it is needed.   It can bring encouragement to those around them.  A word fitly spoken can have powerful implications.   When Jesus was dying on the cross, and the man on the…..

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What does it look like to “reign triumphant even at the gates of hell” (Matthew 16:18b, Voice)?  One interpretation can be that when we feel like everything is against us, the Lord is working good in our lives.   We will gain victory even in what appears to be our greatest failure.   Another interpretation would be that when we move forward in faith, God will prevail against all opposing forces. An example from the first scenario of God working good when…..

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Jesus tells the Pharisees in Luke 11:40-41, “You guys don’t get it [referring to a comment he made about cleaning the outside of the cup but not the inside].  Did the potter make the outside but not the inside too?  If you were full of goodness within, you could overflow with generosity [kindness, openhandedness, bigheartedness]  from within, and if you did that, everything would be clean for you.” Another translation says, “give as alms the things that are inside of…..

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