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Tuesday, July 09, 2024

Gospel Illustrations

Devotional Thoughts and Teaching Illustrations About the Gospel

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2 Corinthians 11:4 NLT - 4 You happily put up with whatever anyone tells you, even if they preach a different Jesus than the one we preach, or a different kind of Spirit than the one you received, or a different kind of gospel than the one you believed.
Galatians 1:11 NLT - 11 Dear brothers and sisters, I want you to understand that the gospel message I preach is not based on mere human reasoning.
Galatians 2:5, 7, 14 NLT - 5 But we refused to give in to them for a single moment. We wanted to preserve the truth of the gospel message for you. ... 7 Instead, they saw that God had given me the responsibility of preaching the gospel to the Gentiles, just as he had given Peter the responsibility of preaching to the Jews. ... 14 When I saw that they were not following the truth of the gospel message, I said to Peter in front of all the others, "Since you, a Jew by birth, have discarded the Jewish laws and are living like a Gentile, why are you now trying to make these Gentiles follow the Jewish traditions?

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Kevin Rayner


Monday, July 08, 2024

Family Illustrations

Devotional Thoughts and Teaching Illustrations About Family

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Ephesians 1:5 NLT - 5 God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.
Ephesians 2:19 NLT - 19 So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God's holy people. You are members of God's family.
Ephesians 3:15 NIV - 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.


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Family
    The members of a family can teach each other about God (Deuteronomy 6:4–9)
    Do not let sin affect your family life (Psalm 101:2)
    Do not bring trouble to a family (Proverbs 11:29)
    Christian faith is of greater importance than family (Luke 12:51–53)
    Christians are members of God’s family (Ephesians 2:19)
    Husbands and wives should love each other (Ephesians 5:21–33)
    Children should obey their parents (Ephesians 6:1)
    Church leaders must have a good family life (1 Timothy 3:4–5)
    Families should take care of each other (1 Timothy 5:3–5)

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Kevin Rayner