gotandem "Once Far Away" for Saturday, 29 October 2016

gotandem "Once Far Away" for Saturday, 29 October 2016
Don’t forget that you Gentiles used to be outsiders. You were called “uncircumcised heathens” by the Jews, who were proud of their circumcision, even though it affected only their bodies and not their hearts. In those days you were living apart from Christ. You were excluded from citizenship among the people of Israel, and you did not know the covenant promises God had made to them. You lived in this world without God and without hope. But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to him through the blood of Christ.[Ephesians 2:11-13]
Do you feel included in the body of Christ?
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gotandem "Extinguishers" for Saturday, 29 October 2016
Fire goes out without wood, and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.[Proverbs 26:20]
Stop it before it starts.
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gotandem "Motivation for Service 2" for Friday, 28 October 2016
What motivates you to serve God?
Now, rewards ought to be an important motivation for us.[1 Corinthians 9:24] says, "Do you not know that in a race, all runners compete, but only one receives the prize? So, run, so that you may attain it." That's rewards. That's motivation.
[1 Peter 1:17], "And if you call on Him as Father, who judges impartially according to one's deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile." God will judge us impartially but He will judge us according to our deeds. Rewards are designed by God to motivate us to service.
Heavenly rewards--they were God's idea!
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