A good God and bad wealth

Luke 15:1-10 Heavenly people trump earthly wealth The tax collectors and nonreligious Jews were remaining close enough to Jesus to listen to Him speak, Luke 15:1. The religious Jews, that being those in leadership, began to grumble among themselves at the behavior of Jesus. The leaders didn’t believe it was a good thing for Jesus to spend His time with people they viewed as unconcerned about the...
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Wander or Worship

If your life means so little that you are content to wander through life and come together each week to “worship,” then you haven’t freely given your life to God as a true worshiper.   Worship alone brings unity in the diversity of life Individually, we are very complex. God made each of us individually so unique. I love the diversity in life. I love it very much. I love the different...
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Biblical Discipleship

Biblical Discipleship – to teach the believing student how to think as a believer before God, training them to have a sound relationship with the God of the Scriptures; to discover their expression in the Lord Jesus Christ.   Armor and Discipleship If someone doesn’t trust you, they will want you to wear their armor. That is what king Saul did to David on the battlefield before he faced...
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Living Proof of the Living Lord Living in Me

Following are excerpts from the study in James. To obtain the entire study, please email Rick at rick@seed4life.net or call him at 812-319-4907 for more information.   Excerpt from the Introduction: James is good news. When I think about James, I think this is a guy to whom Christendom has not given near enough credit. I know in my own past, around 1984, I gave instruction from this letter,...
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The Law of Liberty

Jesus and the Law of Liberty In Matthew 17:24-27 we have a good example of Jesus living by the law of liberty, that which is going on inside of the believer through the Spirit of God, James 1:25, 4:10 – the giving of the message from God, James 1:19-21. On the basis of Exodus 30:13-14, every Jewish male twenty years of age and older must pay an annual tax that was used to maintain the temple....
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