Category: devotional
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The Word of Life
1 John 1:1-4 “That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal…
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Doers, Not Just Hearers
To be enabled to do God’s Word is to be freed from the chains that have shackled my miserable soul. This freedom in the doing is the blessing!
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True and False Teachers
(Galatians 6:11-18) INTRODUCTION: One of the most important lessons that Paul teaches about the gospel is the fact that justification (your being accepted by God as righteous) is not by our keeping of the law (reliance on self) but by simple faith in Christ and in what he has done to save us (Gal. 3:10-14).…
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Temptation
“Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when…
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Walking in the Spirit
This devotional is based on Galatians 5:25-6:10. Salvation is not only about justification, it is also about sanctification. Because we belong to Jesus Christ, we have his Spirit dwelling in us (Rom. 8:9). He is the one who does the work of sanctification in our lives in order for us to become more and more…
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Blessed Endurance
“Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.” (James 1:12) A trial is a difficulty that is meant to test our faith in God in order for us to grow stronger…
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The Fruit of the Spirit
Galatians 5:22–26 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the…
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Flesh versus Spirit
“But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.…
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The Works of the Flesh
Galatians 5:19–22 [19] Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, [20] idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, [21] envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of…
PHILIPPINE THEO LAW GEE 