Invest your time, talent and treasure in heaven
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:7–8, NIV “Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that …
Scripture: Matthew 25:25–27, ESV “‘…So I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is yours.’ But his master answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered …
Scripture: Jeremiah 20:9, NIV “But if I say, ‘I will not mention his word or speak anymore in his name,’ his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot.” (Jeremiah 20:9, NIV) Jeremiah is the prophet who …
Scripture: Romans 5:20, NIV “The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more.” (Romans 5:20, NIV) We must be careful about what we desire. Desiring only earthly things, with no thought of the eternal …
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Scripture: Exodus 14:15, ESV “The Lord said to Moses, ‘Why do you cry to me? Tell the people of Israel to go forward.’” (Exodus 14:15, ESV) A paper weight on my desk has the inscription, “Don’t wait for your ship to come in. Swim out to it!” In practicing …
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