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And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods.
Joshua 24:16

Towards the end of Joshua’s life on earth, he presented Israel with an ultimatum: serve Jehovah or serve the gods of those whom they conquered. Joshua vowed to serve the Lord (Joshua 24:15). This crossroad in the journey to inheriting the Promised Land is one many encounter in their walk with God. In the New Testament, Jesus

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A Loving Walk

And this is love, that we walk after his commandments.
2 John 1:6a

Love is not solely about telling others how much you love them. It is not about showing acts of kindness with the expectation of having it reciprocated. Love is the first and greatest commandment of God, and it ultimately boils down to OBEDIENCE.

If we look to King Saul in the Old Testament, we find him giving lip service regarding his love for God to

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The Happiness of the Law

Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
Proverbs 29:18

God presents His goals and objectives often through visions. We cannot forget that man messed up when entrusted with the vision back at Eden. Since that point, man has been more concerned about their own fulfillment then glorifying God.

With Moses, God established His law, but what is its essence? (Exodus 20:1-17, Deuteronomy 5:6-21) In this particular case, we

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Where Our Values Should Lay

Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
Malachi 3:8

We can often have the best intentions and yet find ourselves not completely surrendering to the will of God. Keeping our Scripture in context, we see that the tithe is referring to wealth this is typically agricultural in nature. If we look at what it means to us today, it is talking about

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Fundamentals of Fellowship

Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
Hebrews 10:25

You will not find anywhere in the Bible the words, “you must go to church.” However, the church is NOT the building, but it’s the BODY of God’s believers! A body, like many other things, has different components put TOGETHER! When believers fellowship, they come TOGETHER! (Ephesians

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Obedience Trumps Sacrifice

Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice…
1 Samuel 15:23

What is it exactly that allows us into Heaven? Is it about how many times we must make sacrifices? Or is it about something as basic as obedience? But isn’t sacrifice also something basic?

God created all creatures, especially man, for His pleasure. In order to bring pleasure to the Lord, we must obey Him. When Saul was offering sacrifices unto the Lord, not obeying His commandments, his

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Tune Up Your Temple

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
2 Timothy 2:15

You tune up your car in order for it to run as efficiently as possible. When you take it in, there is a prescription that the mechanic follows; from changing spark plugs, oil, and filters, it is all done to make your car run better.

Your spirit is not much different from your car

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Grounded in God (NEW)

Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.
Psalm 92:13

How does one become planted in the house of the Lord?┬á The first step in becoming┬áplanted┬áin God’s┬áhouse┬áis to accept His Son, Jesus as Lord and Savior.┬á Only then is┬áthe Holy Spirit able to make a home in your heart and begin to flourish in your life.┬á According to the apostle Paul, your body, then, becomes the temple

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