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The Truth Will Set You Free
John 8:32 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
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Thanksgiving and Prayer
Ephesians 1:16-17 16 I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. 17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. “Paul prayed for the believers to know God…
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The Narrow and Wide Gates
Matthew 7:13-14 13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
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Praise to the God of All Comfort
2 Corinthians 1:8-10 8 We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about the troubles we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself. 9 Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But…
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Run with Perseverance
Hebrews 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,
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Differences Between 1 and 2 Corinthians
The two letters to the Corinthian church that we find in the Bible are very different, with different tones and focuses. 1 Corinthians/Practical Focuses on the character of the Corinthian church Deals with questions on marriage, freedom, spiritual gifts, and order in the church Paul instructs in matters concerning the church’s well-being Contains advice to…
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Experiencing Difficulties That Help Us Grow
Romans 5:3-4 3 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. James 1:3-4 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not…
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Rejoice in Suffering
1 Peter 4:12-13 12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13 But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.
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A Privilege to Suffer for Christ
Philippians 1:29 29 For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him, Philippians 3:10 10 I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
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Praise to the God of All Comfort
2 Corinthians 1:6-7 6 If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer. 7 And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings,…
