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Wondering about Mary and the KingdomGod begins with what seems tiny or hidden, and that small start grows into His full purpose. -
Walking in ObedienceThank you so much for sharing this part of your testimony. It is hard when we see those we love bound by the chains of sin, and it does take God... -
Walking in ObedienceWhat a wonderful post. I have a friend who got into drugs pretty bad. He didn't really care about "Yielding Himself" a servant to obey God, and...
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If They Say, "Come With Us"SJL, Thank you for your time in response. Mine was not a wolf in sheep's clothing but my own father, who knew the real Truth. Yet, I am still...
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Romans 12:14-21 ESV
“Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight. Repay no one evil for evil, but give...
Romans 12:9-13 ESV
“Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in...
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Psalms 43:1-5 ESV
“Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause
against an ungodly people,
from the deceitful and unjust man
deliver me!
For you are the God in whom I take refuge;
why have you rejected me?
Why do I go about mourning
because of the oppression of the...
When we are thinking about the relationship between our "faith" in Messiah Jesus and our "works",
it helps to consider the words that Jesus said to the Apostle Paul:
Acts 26:17-18
I am sending you to [the Gentiles] to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from
the power of...
Remembering those who gave their lives
To share the truth, and not the lies,
Who sacrificed their lives so we
From sin and self, we would be free.
They served us well, if truth be told.
They spoke the truth, and they were bold.
They were not liked, not by the many.
They were the few, and not...
Acts 28:25-28 ESV
And disagreeing among themselves, they departed after Paul had made one statement: “The Holy Spirit was right in saying to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:
“‘Go to this people, and say,
“You will indeed hear but never understand,
and you will indeed see but never...
Psalm 25:15 (NIV, 1984)
...according to your love
remember me,
for you are good, O Lord.
Think of us only by way of your love,
manifest presence, in us, covenant.
Why else the exertion to raise Jesus up,*
He ascending, then sending his promise, your Dove?
Wafting, the fragrance of our praises...
The Church Under Fire
Chapter Seven
Majority Versus Minority
May 28, 2023
I am still reading in the book of Acts. And Paul had just finished giving his defense to King Agrippa. Then the king rose, and the governor and Bernice and those who were sitting with them. And when they had withdrawn...
The Church Under Fire
Chapter Six
Crazy for Jesus
May 27, 2023
Acts 26:24-29 ESV
And as he was saying these things in his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Paul, you are out of your mind; your great learning is driving you out of your mind.” But Paul said, “I am not out of my mind...
The Church Under Fire
Chapter Five
Now Faithful to the Calling
May 27, 2023
I am still reading in the book of Acts. Recap: Paul was on the road to Damascus to persecute and perhaps to put to death even more Christians (followers of Jesus Christ) when Jesus met him in a vision while he was on...
The Church Under Fire
Chapter Four
Hear My Case
May 27, 2023
I am now reading in Acts 25. The Apostle Paul was being held in custody under the authority of the governor Felix. And during this time, Felix would visit him on occasion and would listen to Paul sharing about his faith. And this...
The Church Under Fire
Chapter Three
We're Not All the Same
May 27, 2023
Acts 21,22,23 and Acts 24:1-23 Summary
The apostle Paul was now in Jerusalem, and he was being accused by some Jews of things he did not do. And so the tribune arrested him and ordered him to be bound with two chains...
The Church Under Fire
Chapter Two
Be Aware
May 26, 2023
Acts 23:12-21 ESV
“When it was day, the Jews made a plot and bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. There were more than forty who made this conspiracy. They went to the chief priests and elders...
Two Steps Forward, Three Steps Back
December 4—“When you have entered into light, you will comprehend. Until then, you will just feel your way in truth:
you will be able to take love only little by little; otherwise your mortal eyes would be wounded. But when the eye of your inner vision...
It was a fly much like any flies such as houseflies, but it was distinctly larger, and made a sound they all heard as it flew around.
Deseradar said, "I would rather we wait before we make good use of this fire for us, heating food we brought, until this pest would fly away, as I hope it will...
So it is with us, all of us
When we love, we become vulnerable to the beloved.
To love is to invite a certain species of suffering into our lives.
Jesus was fearless, even to the point of going through the passion without turning away.
We know the outcome, it was victory, but the path to...
The Church Under Fire
Chapter One
My Background
May 26, 2023
My name is Sue Love. I am 73 years old. I have been married to my husband Rick Love for over 50 years. We are both originally from Akron, Ohio, USA, and we met each other in University Singers at the University of Akron. We have...
I sense the Lord Jesus leading me to write an internet book called, “The Church Under Fire,” which will be written and posted one chapter at a time, so this is the first installment, and we will see how the Lord leads in this.
The Church Under Fire
Forward
We are now living in the last days...
Acts 20:18-27 ESV
“You yourselves know how I lived among you the whole time from the first day that I set foot in Asia, serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews; how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that...