Thursday, February 26, 2004
Our bodies are more than dust---a verse that encourages me as I try to....
..trim away a few pounds a la my diet. Genesis 2 7 the LORD God formed the man [ 1 ] from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
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Wednesday, February 25, 2004
In honor of the first day of The Passion movie...
...here is Isaiah's prophetic passage about Jesus coming:(NIV) Isaiah 53 1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? 2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him,...
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The greatest commandments...
(NIV) "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself."-Matthew 22:37-39
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Tuesday, February 24, 2004
More on the real, physical body of Christ: while I keep dieting....
(KJV) Hebrews 10 5 Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: (NIV ) Hebrews 10 5 Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said: "Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me;
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Monday, February 23, 2004
More about the body--this time, Christ's actual body...
John 1 14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, [ 1 ] who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
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Saturday, February 21, 2004
Now who would ever think that the Bible could help with my diet?
Here is a wonderful passage about our bodies when we are Christians who have given our lives over to Christ... (NIV) 1 Corinthians 6 19 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price....
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Thursday, February 19, 2004
Between last night's sermon on how Christians attend to their spirits...
... souls, yet neglect their physical bodies--paired with my short season of dieting over the next 7 or so weeks--I find myself focusing on the sermon's scripture references about man's body.... Genesis 1 26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the...
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Wednesday, February 18, 2004
Giving thanks....
"Thanksgiving will pour out of the windows; laghter will spill through the doors. Things will get better and better. Depression days are over. They'll thrive, they'll flourish. The days of contempt will be over."(Jeremiah 30:19--MSG)
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Tuesday, February 17, 2004
The armor of God!
The Armor of God 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this...
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Monday, February 16, 2004
Fasting....
When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full.(Matthew 6:16-NIV)
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