Prayer Is the Heartbeat of the Church (Acts 1:12-17, 21-26)
So, what do you do when you don’t know what to do?
“The Forerunners of Christ with Saints and Martyrs” by Italian painter Fra Angelico (1395-1455)
Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the hill called the Mount of Olives, a Sabbath day’s walk from the city. When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room where they were staying. Those present were Peter, John, James and Andrew; Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew; James son of…
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You can just say it's a mistake. It's so much worse to try and excuse it
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“I implore you, brethren, never to break or despise the rule of this prayer: A Christian when he eats, drinks, walks, sits, travels or does any other thing must continually cry: ‘Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me.’ So that the name of the Lord Jesus descending into the depths of the heart, should subdue the serpent ruling over the inner pastures and bring life and salvation to the soul. He should always live with the name of the Lord Jesus, so that the heart swallows the Lord and the Lord the heart, and the two become one. And again: do not estrange your heart from God, but abide in Him, and always guard your heart by remembering our Lord Jesus Christ, until the name of the Lord becomes rooted in the heart and it ceases to think anything else.”
~St. John Chrysostom
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can Jesus and Judas be considered doomed yaoi
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Happy Halloween! Trick or treat?
Hee hoo thanks for the ask, anon! Happy Halloween :3 A silly supernatural jaytim 3 sentence paragraph (lol) fic for you:
"For the last time, I am not getting in the damn coffin with you," Jason huffs.
Tim leans out over the polished wood and satin lining, his fangs flashing as he pouts, winding his arms lazily around Jason's neck and burying his fingertips in Jason's hair-- because he's a dirty cheater and he knows that Jason's willpower is brittle as old bone this close to the full moon. He resolves to stay strong, because if you give Tim an inch then he'll take the whole damn continent.
"You don't have to, I suppose," Tim sighs, red eyes flashing from under his eyelashes. "I'll just be here...cold. Lonely. Wanting." He breathes the words against Jason's lips, and Jason whines. Christ. The things he does for this bloodsucker.
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Abide in me, and I will abide in you.
John 15:4 (ISV)
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New Creations in Christ
This means that our knowledge of men can no longer be based on their outward lives (indeed, even though we knew Christ as a man we do not know him like that any longer). For if a man is in Christ he becomes a new person altogether—the past is finished and gone, everything has become fresh and new. All this is God’s doing, for he has reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ; and he has made us agents of the reconciliation. God was in Christ personally reconciling the world to himself—not counting their sins against them—and has commissioned us with the message of reconciliation. We are now Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were appealing direct to you through us. As his personal representatives we say, “Make your peace with God.” For God caused Christ, who himself knew nothing of sin, actually to be sin for our sakes, so that in Christ we might be made good with the goodness of God.
— 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 | J.B. Phillips New Testament (PHILLIPS)
The New Testament in Modern English by J.B Phillips copyright © 1960, 1972 J. B. Phillips.
Cross References: Numbers 7:64; Psalm 32:2; Isaiah 27:5; Isaiah 43:18-19; Isaiah 53:12; Isaiah 65:17; Malachi 2:7; Romans 4:8; Romans 5:10-11; 1 Corinthians 3:5
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2024 APRIL 01 Easter Monday
"I bless the LORD who counsels me; even in the night my heart exhorts me. I set the LORD ever before me; with Him at my right hand I shall not be disturbed.
Therefore my heart is glad and my soul rejoices, my body, too, abides in confidence because you will not abandon my soul to the netherworld, nor will you suffer your faithful one to undergo corruption.
You will show me the path to life, fullness of joys in your presence, the delights at your right hand forever."
~ Psalms 16:7-11
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I am not obligated to argue with people on the internet. The internet is not a good place for debate or genuine discourse.
I am not obligated to argue with people on the internet. The internet is not a good place for debate or genuine discourse.
I am not obligated to argue with people on the internet. The internet is not a good place for debate or genuine discourse.
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Always Ready
When God brings needy people across my path, He has done this so that I can give them something substantial—something eternally significant.
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A large crowd surrounded Jesus. “He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing. Late in the afternoon the Twelve came to Him and said, ‘Send the crowd away…
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ScotFra "Up to Heaven and Past Avalon"
France, Winter 1919: Its peacetime and amongst the kilted soldiers and French girls at a cèilidh, two lovers spin away the years.
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Truth 🙌🏻
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Ask For Anything?
But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted! John 15:7
Remaining in Jesus is easy when times are good. When the checkbook balances, when the kids are excelling in good things, when your relationships are strong at home, and at work, when you finish your to do list every single day, it’s easy to remain in Jesus.
During those…
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I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
1 John 2:14 (ESV)
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