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  1. Christsfreeservant

    By Faith, Not by Feelings

    Panting for The Lord Psalm 42:1-4 ESV “As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? My tears have been my food day and night, while they say to me all the day long...
  2. Christsfreeservant

    But for the Will of God

    Suffering in The Flesh 1 Peter 4:1-2 ESV “Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of...
  3. ZNP

    Luke 13 -- The Lord's Goal

    Jesus explains what the leaven of the Pharisees is. He presents Himself as the Lord of the Sabbath and we see what that means. He tells us what His goal is, and He tells us that when He is raised from the grave He will arrive at His goal and we can enter into His rest.
    • ZNP
    • Blog entry
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    • holocaust jerusalem suffering the lord's goal
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    • Category: General
  4. Christsfreeservant

    A Life with Purpose

    Steadfast in Purpose Acts 11:21-23 ESV “And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord. The report of this came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he...
  5. Christsfreeservant

    Don't Stuff the Pain

    Psalm 119:25-28 ESV “My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word! When I told of my ways, you answered me; teach me your statutes! Make me understand the way of your precepts, and I will meditate on your wondrous works. My soul melts away for sorrow...
  6. URA

    Embracing Discomfort (Video)

    This video addresses forgiveness as coming too soon, being used as a way to escape discomfort, instead of allowing us & our world to be changed by the discomfort. While he addresses Christians, I want people from any or no religion to discuss what he brings up, as it is all very relevant to our...
  7. M

    Christian Suffering

    It should be known as a stated fact that as Christians we are going to suffer, just like Jesus Christ suffered. We can suffer from just doing what we think would be the right thing to do, and others call in to question about how they may have handle the situation or accuse us for something that...
  8. Christsfreeservant

    Mind of Man vs. Mind of God

    Mark 8:31-32 ESV “And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again. And he said this plainly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him." When we...
  9. profoundgrace

    Why doesn't God answer prayer?

    For example, we had a dog... he was still young. I prayed God would heal him and God didn't. I have a basement suite across from mine and I prayed God will bring good neighbour. Previously there were two crack addicts living there. Then, God sent a new neighbour who was worse and someone who...
  10. Christsfreeservant

    Strength and Courage

    Ephesians 3:7-10 ESV “Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God's grace, which was given me by the working of his power. To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to bring...
  11. URA

    The best class for my faith

    I have been a theology major at a Catholic university for a year now, after transferring from a different college I attended for 2 years. I started pondering which of my classes had the biggest impact on my faith life. Intro to New Testament taught me more about God's word; Sacraments taught...
  12. Christsfreeservant

    Soldiers of Christ Jesus

    2 Timothy 2:1-2 ESV “You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.” Do the trials of this life ever get to you? Communications break...
  13. Christsfreeservant

    Fear or Faith?

    Romans 8:18-21 ESV “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because...
  14. Christsfreeservant

    Confident Assurance

    Job, A Righteous Man Summary Job, chapters 1-18 Job was a righteous man, blameless and upright before God. He was one who feared God, and who turned away from evil. But one day, when Satan presented himself before the Lord, the Lord asked him if he had considered the Lord’s servant Job. Satan...
  15. Christsfreeservant

    Being Justified by Faith

    Romans 5:1-2 ESV “Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.” Literally this should read, “Therefore...
  16. Christsfreeservant

    Those Who Call Evil Good

    Isaiah 5 ESV Summary As Applied to Today Wild Grapes Those of us who have trusted in Jesus Christ to be Lord and Savior of our lives are the beloved of God. And he, Jesus Christ, is our beloved. For, he gave his life up for us on a cross so that we could be delivered out of our slavery to sin...
  17. Christsfreeservant

    It's For Your Comfort

    2 Corinthians 1:3-7 ESV “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God...
  18. Christsfreeservant

    Holy Spirit, Our Helper

    Provided We Suffer Romans 8:16-18 ESV “The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him. For I consider that the...
  19. Reborn1977

    Thoughts About A Godly Grateful Heart

    A special Thanksgiving Posting – an outtake from a book discussion I am doing – Find out what a godly grateful heart actually is and reflects. GodsTruthInLove.org
    • Reborn1977
    • Blog entry
    • 1 min read
    • attitude blessings contentment god godliness gratitude suffering thanksgiving
    • Category: General
  20. G

    Why does God allow suffering? Good suffering or bad suffering?

    Hi there, This was not my discovery - a friend of mine at TAFE (Technical And Further Education) coined the idea and I was so impressed I made sure he knew I would remember it. The question is: Why does God allow suffering? The return question is: Good suffering or bad suffering? It...
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