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Do You Have God In a Box of Your Own Making?

Posted By edjarrett 16 days ago on Religion

https://aclayjar.net - Boxes help to provide limits and organization. And that is often a good thing. But putting God into a box is a mistake we all too often make.
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How to Read the Bible and Get the Most Out of It.

Posted By edjarrett 18 days ago on Religion

https://aclayjar.net - There are many different ways that people read and study the Bible. We should seek to read the Bible profitably, allowing it to change us.
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A Divine Rescue Mission – Colossians 1:13

Posted By edjarrett 19 days ago on Religion

https://aclayjar.net - We delight we hearing about successful hostage rescues. But the greatest of all time was the divine rescue mission launched by God to free us.
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Sermon on the Mount: How to Pray – Matthew 6:5-8

Posted By edjarrett 22 days ago on Religion

https://aclayjar.net - During the course of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus taught his disciples how to pray, and how not to pray. Prayer is for God, not for acclaim.
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God’s Not Finished With Me Yet – Philippians 1:6

Posted By edjarrett 24 days ago on Religion

https://aclayjar.net - Please be patient, God is not finished with me yet. I am a work in progress. Not by my own efforts. But by the hand of God, who knows me best.
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Participating in the Divine Nature – 2 Peter 1:3-4

Posted By edjarrett 25 days ago on Religion

https://aclayjar.net - What does it mean to participate in the divine nature? How do we go about doing that? And what are these promises that enable this life?
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Discharge the Duties of Your Ministry – 2 Timothy 4:5

Posted By edjarrett 26 days ago on Religion

https://aclayjar.net - Paul's charge to Timothy included discharging the duties of his ministry. This speaks to me as well. Do all that the Lord has given me to do.
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Sermon on the Mount: Give to the Needy – Matthew 6:1-4

Posted By edjarrett 29 days ago on Religion

https://aclayjar.net - Jesus assumes that we will be giving to the poor and needy among us. His challenge to us as we do that, is to do it quietly and secretly.
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What Does the Bible Say about Circumcision?

Posted By edjarrett 32 days ago on Religion

https://aclayjar.net - What role does circumcision play for a follower of Jesus? It is still a practice that we should follow? Or is it unnecessary today?
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Grow in the Grace and Knowledge of Jesus – 2 Peter 3:18

Posted By edjarrett 34 days ago on Religion

https://aclayjar.net - Peter here tells us how to be secure and effective in our faith. By growing in the grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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