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SERVANTHOOD2 Corinthians 10 “You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am. Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. Very truly I …
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LUST AND PRIDEProverbs 11, 1 John 2 and James 4 “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree …
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When I prepared my sermon on 1 John 5, I wrote out an overview of John’s argument in the first 4 chapters as a backdrop to his conclusions in chapter 5. In the end I had to take it out because the sermon was too long. However, the call to pray would make better sense …
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REST AND FREEDOMLeviticus 25 and Luke 4 “Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat food from it all the days of your life. It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your brow you will eat …
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THE BLESSING OF THE SABBATH RESTExodus 20 and Luke 6 “By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating …
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Sexual drive is powerful and should be kept manageable; otherwise immoral behaviour may result. In Paul’s mind, bottling things up and keeping a tight lid on the sexual drive is the wrong approach. This means that he acknowledges that there is nothing wrong with our sexual drive, whether strong or weak; but it needs to …
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GOD’S WILL1 Corinthians 7 and 8 “Be careful, however, that the exercise of your rights does not become a stumbling block to the weak.” In chapters 7 and 8, Paul shares his mind with us to help us think through matters where there are no clear lines between right and wrong. In the matter of …
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I preached this sermon on Sunday. The sermon took a turn I did not expect, focusing on prayer both for our own spiritual health as well as for our brothers and sisters but it made a lot of sense. While John had emphasised that righteousness and love must be the hallmark of our Christian life …
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PRIORITIES1 Corinthians 7 “I say this as a concession, not as a command.” In this section of Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, Paul issues commands that must be followed (To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord)), gives practical advice (To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord)) …
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THE TEMPLEPsalm 133, 134, 1 Corinthians 6 “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.” The Temple that was built by Solomon was, …
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