How are your relationships? Have you ever “hit it off” with someone you met for the first time? Did you continue to be friends? How do you continue to foster good relationships? Are you willing to listen to others? Or do you prefer to speak? Relationships rely on many things to continue to flourish. ItContinue reading “Relating to One Another”
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Show Hospitality
How is your hospitality? Do you think of hospitality as being a host of a big party? Are you only hospitable to people you know? Are you only willing to be hospitable who can repay you at some point later? Have you ever invited a stranger into your home? Hospitality is taken to a highContinue reading “Show Hospitality”
Hypocrites
Yesterday, we discussed whether certain activities, places, or artifacts were sacred or holy. I didn’t give answers but intended to cause people to consider what they think is sacred. Why? Well, let’s take a look at how Jesus answered the synagogue leader’s reaction to yesterday’s passage. Remember that yesterday Jesus healed a woman who hadContinue reading “Hypocrites”
Demonstrated Love
How do you show your love? Or do you only voice your love? Is your love demonstrated through your actions? Or do your words ring hollow? Do you think love is shown by giving gifts? Or do you make an effort to show your love by serving others? Love can be challenging for some peopleContinue reading “Demonstrated Love”
Increase Others Faith
Do you earnestly seek to see people you care about? Do you long to strengthen their faith? Are you continually praying for them? Do you plan to visit with them and provide what they need to hear to increase their faith? Would you want someone to do that for you? It can be challenging toContinue reading “Increase Others Faith”
Use Freedom Wisely
Do you a “know-it-all?” Does it frustrate you to no end that they always think they know the answer? Have you purposely tried to trip them up? Were you successful? Do you come across to others as a “know-it-all?” Do you know that no one knows everything? We all have encountered someone who thinks theyContinue reading “Use Freedom Wisely”
Gather
What does it mean to you to meet with people you care about? Do you enjoy family gatherings? Is it a joy to meet with close friends for lunch? Are you willing to make a special trip for a class reunion? How do you feel about meeting for worship? We meet with a variety ofContinue reading “Gather”
Wonderful Differences
Do you try to force people to fit into the mold you have in your mind? Do you look oddly at those who are different than you expect? Do you determine people are right or wrong based on your paradigm? Do you know that God has purposely created people to be different? We see differentContinue reading “Wonderful Differences”
Complete Unity
What does unity mean to you? Are you willing to stick together through thick and thin? Are you willing to overlook shortcomings to remain unified in purpose? Will you seek to train your mind to focus on what is most important? Will you choose to focus on the reason for living? Depending on what organization,Continue reading “Complete Unity”
Be Like Jesus
Have you noticed how awful our cultural behavior has become? Have you seen people become angry at the drop of a hat? Do you hear them slandering one another? Have you become just like all those people you abhor? It is easy to sit back and pick apart the behavior of someone else. We areContinue reading “Be Like Jesus”
Marty Pressey 