Tag Archives: goals

Goals; November 10, 2025


Hebrews 12:14 Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. This particular verse is really being put to the test right now, with all the political divisions that are … Continue reading

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Hope; October 10, 2025


Romans 15:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. It has been demonstrated countless times that hope … Continue reading

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Priorities; September 30, 2025


Acts 5:41-42 The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name. Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is … Continue reading

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Values and Goals; March 22, 2025


Philippians 3:7 But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. From here through the end of the chapter is a magnificent exposition of Christian values and priorities. All the things the world values – … Continue reading

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Choices; January 26, 2025


1 Timothy 6:11 But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. Life is a succession of choices, though many of them are unconscious. Here Paul is writing to his son in the faith, … Continue reading

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Perfection; January 8, 2025


John 12:43 For they loved human praise more than praise from God. What a sad but common commentary! So much of the time we live our lives for our human audience, performing in ways that we think will get us applause, … Continue reading

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Faithfulness; May 28, 2024


Hebrews 6:10 God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them. The reason the Bible tells us repeatedly that God remembers … Continue reading

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Encouragement; January 10, 2024


1 Timothy 6:11 But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. It strikes me that it probably blessed Timothy to his core that Paul addressed him as “man of God.” … Continue reading

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The Cross; December 18, 2023


Philippians 3:18-19 For, as I have often told you before and now say again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in … Continue reading

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Spreading the Gospel; October 14, 2023


Acts 19:10 This went on for two years, so that all the Jews and Greeks who lived in the province of Asia heard the word of the Lord. The Japanese uses a slightly different phoneticization of “Asia” here to differentiate … Continue reading

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