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Encouraging, comforting, and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory. (1 Thess. 2:12 NIV)

Serving God

Worshipping Micah's carved image

Worshipping Micah’s Carved Image – Judges 18:30-31

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Your best chance of living a healthy spiritual life as a believer is when you are a part of a healthy and growing community of believers.

Making a rash vow

Making a Rash Vow – Judges 11:30-31

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The story of Jephthah should serve as a warning against making rash promises to God. They are unneeded. And can come back to haunt us.

Like a fire burning within

Like a Fire Burning Within – Jeremiah 20:9

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God's call to service in our lives is like a fire that is burning within us. A fire that is only satisfied when we obey.

I cannot, but God can

I Can Not, but God Can – Genesis 41:16

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God never will ask me to do something that he will not help me to accomplish. When I trust in him, the seemingly impossible becomes possible.

Don't just go through the motions, pretending you are something you're not.

Don’t Just Go Through the Motions – Jeremiah 3:10-11

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Just going through the motions, no matter how good they might seem, will not cut it. God wants no less from me than complete surrender.

Let your giving be in secret

Let Your Giving Be in Secret – Matthew 6:3-4

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Always be careful of your motive in giving. Don’t let your need for human acclaim cost you the reward the Father has for you.

Because of God's mercy

Because of God’s Mercy – 2 Corinthians 4:1

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Regardless of the work God has given us, we have it because of his mercy. So serve with a joyful and thankful heart.

The Lord is my God!

The LORD Is My God! – Psalm 118:28

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Keep God at the heart of whatever you do. Don’t allow anything else, no matter how good, to take his place on the throne of your life.

To go or to stay

To Go or To Stay – Philippians 1:23-24

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Be ready to go to be with Christ. But while you remain, do your best to serve our Lord and make a difference in the lives of other people.

You saw with your own eyes

You Saw With Your Own Eyes – Deuteronomy 11:7

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I serve God because I have seen him work, in my own life and the lives of others around me, with my own eyes.

Let God be glorified in you

Let God Be Glorified in You – 1 Peter 4:11

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God is worthy of glory. And I should seek to bring him glory. It should be my natural response to who he is.

Be distinct from your culture

Be Distinct from Your Culture – Leviticus 18:1-4

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Seek to be holy, set apart, and distinct from this world and its gods. To live as a child of the LORD rather than a child of this age.

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