Dear Daughter,
Unity means choosing “we” over “me” every day 🎶
Decide together. Pray together. Face life as one.
'That they may be one as we are one' (John 17:22).
What decision will you make as a team soon?
#DearDaughter #MarriageUnity #StrongMarriage
Unity means choosing “we” over “me” every day 🎶
Decide together. Pray together. Face life as one.
'That they may be one as we are one' (John 17:22).
What decision will you make as a team soon?
#DearDaughter #MarriageUnity #StrongMarriage
Don’t grow weary in loving well! 💪❤️
Your faithfulness is producing beautiful fruit — keep going! Gal 6:9 ❤️
Where do you need fresh endurance this week? #StrongMarriage #July
@StudyBibleFam
Your faithfulness is producing beautiful fruit — keep going! Gal 6:9 ❤️
Where do you need fresh endurance this week? #StrongMarriage #July
@StudyBibleFam
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My whole theology can be condensed into four words: Jesus died for me.
Spurgeon
Spurgeon
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And God said, Let us make mankind in our image, according to our likeness.
Genesis 1:26
Humanity, has a sacred and moral origin, with a tremendous value.
Genesis 1:26
Humanity, has a sacred and moral origin, with a tremendous value.
I will not question my spiritual estate and condition for every sin.
—Puritan William Bridge, Works 4:237
When you fall into sin do not raise the whole question of your justification again.
—Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Exposition of Romans V. 8, Pg. 100
—Puritan William Bridge, Works 4:237
When you fall into sin do not raise the whole question of your justification again.
—Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Exposition of Romans V. 8, Pg. 100
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Guys, enough with the man-child epidemic. Get off the couch, put down the controller, and put down your phone. Stop wasting your life chasing comfort, laziness, and p*rn.
Be strong and courageous. Lead your wife. Raise your children. Serve your church. Fight your sin.
Christ didn't call men to a life of passive entertainment, but He calls them to the battlefield.
Be strong and courageous. Lead your wife. Raise your children. Serve your church. Fight your sin.
Christ didn't call men to a life of passive entertainment, but He calls them to the battlefield.
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July 22: Showing Kindness to a Stranger
#Devotional
2 Samuel 9:1–10:19; 1 Peter 5:1–14; Psalm 138:1–8
When I was a teenager, I became serious about showing unsolicited kindness while working through a 30-day intensive devotional. The devotional required me to record an act of kindness each day. My efforts included things as mundane as taking out the trash before being asked and closing schoolmates’ lockers to prevent them from becoming the victims of pranks. Although the acts were simple, and mostly meaningless, the effort taught me a discipline. Kindness should be intentional, not random. But what if your kindness stems from guilt?
In 2 Samuel 9, King David shows intentional kindness to Ziba, Saul’s servant, and Mephibosheth, Jonathan’s son, by offering them Saul’s land after Saul and Jonathan have died. It’s hard to know why David does this, especially since it puts him at risk—his association with the previous regime could anger his warriors, who fought against Saul. Is David merely being a good guy? Does he feel guilty because Jonathan, who had been so loyal to him, died in battle? Is he trying to establish that he is a merciful ruler? Does he have other political motives? The question of David’s motive evokes another one: Why do we treat others well?
Peter addressed this question of motive in his first letter, in which he exhorts ministers to “Shepherd the flock of God among you [being the people of the church], exercising oversight not by compulsion but willingly, in accordance with God” (1 Pet 5:2). He points out that if we are moved by compulsion, our motives are probably wrong.
There are times I wonder whether I treat others well because I subconsciously think that it will earn me points with them or with God. I battle this—it’s something we should all fight against. The state of the heart when helping others is every bit as important as the act itself.
What motivates your acts of kindness? What pure, kind, and intentional act can you perform today?
#Devotional
2 Samuel 9:1–10:19; 1 Peter 5:1–14; Psalm 138:1–8
When I was a teenager, I became serious about showing unsolicited kindness while working through a 30-day intensive devotional. The devotional required me to record an act of kindness each day. My efforts included things as mundane as taking out the trash before being asked and closing schoolmates’ lockers to prevent them from becoming the victims of pranks. Although the acts were simple, and mostly meaningless, the effort taught me a discipline. Kindness should be intentional, not random. But what if your kindness stems from guilt?
In 2 Samuel 9, King David shows intentional kindness to Ziba, Saul’s servant, and Mephibosheth, Jonathan’s son, by offering them Saul’s land after Saul and Jonathan have died. It’s hard to know why David does this, especially since it puts him at risk—his association with the previous regime could anger his warriors, who fought against Saul. Is David merely being a good guy? Does he feel guilty because Jonathan, who had been so loyal to him, died in battle? Is he trying to establish that he is a merciful ruler? Does he have other political motives? The question of David’s motive evokes another one: Why do we treat others well?
Peter addressed this question of motive in his first letter, in which he exhorts ministers to “Shepherd the flock of God among you [being the people of the church], exercising oversight not by compulsion but willingly, in accordance with God” (1 Pet 5:2). He points out that if we are moved by compulsion, our motives are probably wrong.
There are times I wonder whether I treat others well because I subconsciously think that it will earn me points with them or with God. I battle this—it’s something we should all fight against. The state of the heart when helping others is every bit as important as the act itself.
What motivates your acts of kindness? What pure, kind, and intentional act can you perform today?
July 22 - The Convincing Nature of Jesus’ Healing Ministry
#LifeOfChrist
“This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: ‘He Himself took our infirmities and carried away our diseases’” (Matthew 8:17).
Jesus Christ died for the sins of all who trust Him, yet believers still sin. By His resurrection He conquered death, yet Christians still die. He overcame suffering and illness, yet believers still have pain and disease. Jesus’ main purpose in the atonement was to conquer sin and death, not just to conquer physical suffering. That latter fulfillment is still in the future (cf. Rom. 8:22–25; 13:11).
It is hard to argue that Jesus’ healing ministry and crucifixion now mean that Christians should no longer expect illness. If that argument is true, then we should expect not to die—but that’s false. Again, the gospel is all about forgiveness from sin, not deliverance from disease (cf. 1 Peter 2:24).
In view of the convincing nature of Jesus’ healing ministry, it’s hard to understand why anyone who heard or saw any of those miracles would not receive Him. It is especially hard to fathom that God’s own people, with all their special blessings—the law, the prophets, the covenant—would mostly reject the Son of their God. But from the outset of Christ’s incarnation, John speaks of this rejection: “Those who were His own did not receive Him” (John 1:11).
Any denial of Jesus flies in the face of the facts, whether such unbelief was by people in Jesus’ day or by skeptics today. As His healing ministry progressed, the proofs of His divinity, power, mercy, and goodness became obvious beyond contradiction. They all demand a saving faith in the one true Savior and Lord.
Ask Yourself
How do you think you would have responded to the ministry of Christ, had you been there to witness it firsthand? Are the reasons for doubting Him today any different than they were then?
#LifeOfChrist
“This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: ‘He Himself took our infirmities and carried away our diseases’” (Matthew 8:17).
Jesus Christ died for the sins of all who trust Him, yet believers still sin. By His resurrection He conquered death, yet Christians still die. He overcame suffering and illness, yet believers still have pain and disease. Jesus’ main purpose in the atonement was to conquer sin and death, not just to conquer physical suffering. That latter fulfillment is still in the future (cf. Rom. 8:22–25; 13:11).
It is hard to argue that Jesus’ healing ministry and crucifixion now mean that Christians should no longer expect illness. If that argument is true, then we should expect not to die—but that’s false. Again, the gospel is all about forgiveness from sin, not deliverance from disease (cf. 1 Peter 2:24).
In view of the convincing nature of Jesus’ healing ministry, it’s hard to understand why anyone who heard or saw any of those miracles would not receive Him. It is especially hard to fathom that God’s own people, with all their special blessings—the law, the prophets, the covenant—would mostly reject the Son of their God. But from the outset of Christ’s incarnation, John speaks of this rejection: “Those who were His own did not receive Him” (John 1:11).
Any denial of Jesus flies in the face of the facts, whether such unbelief was by people in Jesus’ day or by skeptics today. As His healing ministry progressed, the proofs of His divinity, power, mercy, and goodness became obvious beyond contradiction. They all demand a saving faith in the one true Savior and Lord.
Ask Yourself
How do you think you would have responded to the ministry of Christ, had you been there to witness it firsthand? Are the reasons for doubting Him today any different than they were then?
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Before the day gets crowded, sit with Scripture. God is not silent. We are often just distracted.
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Thank God my salvation does not depend upon my frail hold on Him, but on His mighty grasp on me.
Martyn Lloyd Jones
Martyn Lloyd Jones
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Isolation is where sin grows teeth. Brotherhood is one way God keeps men from being devoured.
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Dear Daughter,
Contentment is a powerful marriage protector 📵
Stop comparing. Bloom where God planted you.
Your story is beautiful in His eyes.
'Learn to be content whatever the circumstances' (Phil 4:11).
What are you choosing contentment in today?
#DearDaughter #ContentMarriage #StrongMarriage
Contentment is a powerful marriage protector 📵
Stop comparing. Bloom where God planted you.
Your story is beautiful in His eyes.
'Learn to be content whatever the circumstances' (Phil 4:11).
What are you choosing contentment in today?
#DearDaughter #ContentMarriage #StrongMarriage
Choose unity every single day! 🤝❤️
Refuse division and fight for peace and oneness in Christ! Eph 4:3 💞
How will you protect unity today? #StrongMarriage #July
@StudyBibleFam
Refuse division and fight for peace and oneness in Christ! Eph 4:3 💞
How will you protect unity today? #StrongMarriage #July
@StudyBibleFam
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All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
Matthew 25:32
The ultimate disclosure day.
Matthew 25:32
The ultimate disclosure day.
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I hate sin. I hate my sins. I look forward to the day sin ceases forever.
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We are very likely entering a high watch season, for the pretribulation rapture of the church.
A godly man hates sin not only for the punishment, but for the pollution.
- Thomas Watson
- Thomas Watson
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