August 2016

DON’T BE STUCK UP

Get along with each other; don’t be stuck-up. Make friends with nobodies; don’t be the great somebody. Don’t hit back; discover beauty in everyone. If you’ve got it in you, get along with everybody. Don’t insist on getting even; that’s not for you to do. “I’ll do the judging,” says God.

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AN UNCOMMON COMPASSION

But He was on His way to Jerusalem, so the people there refused to welcome Him. When the disciples James and John saw what was happening, they asked, “Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to destroy these people?” But Jesus turned and corrected them for what they

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UNASHAMED

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes […] Romans 1:16 (NKJV) The gospel doesn’t talk about the power of God; it is the power of God. Paul the Apostle wasn’t ashamed of it because he

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SEND THE DEVIL PACKING!

Right and left they sent the demons packing; they brought wellness to the sick, anointing their bodies, healing their spirits. Mark 6:13 (TMB) Something radical took place inside of Jesus’ disciples that it made them into uncommon men. Everywhere they went, “they sent the demons packing.” They ran toward those

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THE JOYFUL URGENCY OF BEING RADICALLY DIFFERENT

Then they were on the road. They preached with joyful urgency that life can be radically different.  Mark 6:12 (TMB) Radical is defined as, “extreme, as in regarding to change from accepted or traditional forms.” For many people divorce, strife and jealousy are normal experiences that happen all the time,

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