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Tag Archives: purpose in life
Maturity; August 12, 2020
Luke 8:14 The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature. Matthew’s record of this parable (Matthew … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, distractions, focus, maturity, pleasure, priorities, purpose in life, rest relax rejoice, riches, spiritual growth, temptation, worry
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Motivation; April 15, 2020
John 20:31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. John, writing several years after the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, … Continue reading
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Tagged COVID-19, eternal life, evangelism, love, loving God, loving our neighbors, motivation, purpose in life
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Fruitfulness; May 27, 2019
1 Thessalonians 3:8 For now we really live, since you are standing firm in the Lord. It’s fascinating to me that Greek seems to have the same sort of idiom that Japanese does, but English doesn’t, at least as a … Continue reading
The Meaning of Easter; April 21, 2019
2 Corinthians 5:21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. What a marvelous passage for Easter! Actually, the message of Easter is throughout the … Continue reading
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Tagged amazing grace, Easter, failures, fellowship with God, gratitude, Lee Grady, obedience, praise, purpose in life, salvation, sin, the cross of Christ, the Gospel
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Faithfulness; October 26, 2018
Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians is incredibly loaded with vital, deep truth. The first part of this verse is something … Continue reading
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Tagged agnostics, atheists, Creator God, Ephesians, faith, faithfulness, meaning, ministry in Japan, plans, purpose in life, the task at hand
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The Heart of God; February 28, 2018
Ezekiel 18:30-32 “Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each one according to his ways, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent! Turn away from all your offences; then sin will not be your downfall. Rid yourselves of all the … Continue reading
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Tagged attitude, death, fellowship with God, God's love, monotheism, purpose in life, repentance, sin, the Gospel
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Receiving Everything from God; September 23, 2017
Job 2:10 He replied, “You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said. This is the fundamental question of the book of … Continue reading
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Tagged a sense of purpose, faith, purpose in life, spoiling, suffering, trials, trusting God
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April 10, 2017
John 12:26 “Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.” There are two minor differences in translation between the NIV and the Japanese. The … Continue reading
May 23, 2016
Psalm 90:12 Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Several things about this Psalm are very interesting. In the first place, it’s the only one we have that claims to be by … Continue reading
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Tagged accomplishments, age, life span, purpose in life, stewardship, wasting time
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