Category: Devoted
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Rooting Out Pride: Humble Yourself
Pride comes before a fall. Did you know that saying comes from the bible? Proverbs 16:18 “Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.” There are many verses in the bible that talk about how much God HATES pride. Isaiah 2:12 “For the LORD of hosts has a day against all that is proud…
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The Word
“The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple. The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.” Psalm 19:7-8 (NIV) Tweet Have you heard that saying ‘the…
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Devoted to God: Part 4 | Love your neighbour, love yourself
<< Devoted to God: Part 3 – How to love with all So it’s been a while (have been a little busy lately to say the least…) but I thought that it was about time to finally wrap up this mini blog series on devotion to God, what it means and what true devotion is…
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Devoted to God: Part 3 | How to love with all
After pointing us back to the very reason for our devotion, love, Jesus next outlines for us what that devotion looks like (Matt 22). He highlights important areas of our life that need to be submitted to God in order to love him as the Lord of our lives – our God. He instructs us…
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Devoted to God: Part 2 | Love the Lord, Your God
<< Devoted To God: Part 1 – Motivated By Love In response to the question of which is the greatest commandment (Matt. 22) the first words that Jesus speaks points us back to the reason for our devotion in the first place. Understand who it is that you are devoted to and from this everything else…
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Devoted To God: Part 1 | Motivated By Love
If you are anything like me when you hear the words devoted to God, a list of dos and don’ts probably springs to mind. Do read your bible. Don’t swear. Do devote x amount of time to prayer. Don’t have sex outside of marriage. Do tithe. Don’t use the Lord’s name in vain. Etc. Etc.…