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… yet firm and consistent in rebuke and discipline. Know the Scriptures, which are "useful for teaching, rebuking, … to experience failure along the way. Will we ever know Scripture well enough, pray faithfully enough, be wise …
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… family situation. There should be a time of reading the Scripture. This helps everyone in the family to realize the … As we hear the Word we should always be aware the “All Scripture is God breathed and is useful for teaching, …
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… includes such considerations as budgets, faithfulness to Scripture, faithfulness to the theological tradition, worship … a congregation believing that it teaches faithful to the Scripture, I can’t imagine that he could not become a member …
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… theological issues around the subject of homosexuality in Scripture. At the same time, I recognize that some do not … of the truth, we ought to have confidence that opening the scripture and listening together will be a joint act of …
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… call. The second way is the way of the gentle push. The Scripture I like to use along this way of receiving a call is … hesitate, say we are too busy, or are afraid of the cost. Scripture invites us to take up the challenge and bless our …
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… families. Others can threaten our interpretation of Scripture. Still others threaten the comfortable life we … lives in so many ways. I am reminded of two phrases in Scripture: “fear God” and “perfect love casts out fear.” The …
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… “Scripture makes musicians of all of us, and, just as in the …
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… of the Christian life. The daily habit of prayer and scripture reading at the table changed as children began to … few suggestions: The practice of an active engagement with Scripture (daily devotional or study) – because we live by …
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… They need to see you regularly. Encourage them, read Scripture with them, pray with them. Do whatever you can to …
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… sharing. If you ask weak, ailing, or aged persons what Scripture they would like to hear, many of them will request … care how much you know until I know how much you care.” Scripture Reflections Matthew 26:6-45 vv. 6-7: While Jesus …
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… wheat into my barn." I am reminded of another passage of Scripture. This one from Isaiah 42:3 "a bruised reed he will …
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… have stood before the congregation and vowed to uphold the Scriptures and the Confessions of the church to sign the Form … is an ordinary part of an elder’s life. Learning Scripture, paying closer attention to the movement of the …