Romans 12:16 Be of the same mind toward one another… Romans 15:5 Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus… It happens more and more. My wife and I will turn to each other with the same thoughts -- and often the same …
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The Power of a Greeting
Romans 16:16 Greet one another with a holy kiss. 1 Corinthians 16:20 Greet one another with a holy kiss. 2 Corinthians 13:12 Greet one another with a holy kiss. 1 Thessalonians 5:26 Greet all the brethren with a holy kiss. 1 Peter 5:14 Greet one another with a kiss of love. Do you remember your …
How to “Choose Up Sides” in Church
Romans 15:7 Therefore receive one another, just as Christ also received us, to the glory of God. It's happening on playgrounds all around our country today… and it happens in churches too. Groups get ready to choose up sides and someone is chosen last. "Arrrggghhh!" as Charlie Brown used to say -- what a terrible …
The Art of Pausing for People
1 Corinthians 11:33 Therefore, my brethren, when you come together to eat, wait for one another. 1 Peter 3:8 Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous... Do you remember rushing to get the best place in the lunch line as a kid? …
Esteem
Philippians 2:3 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. The man was seen on national television by millions each week. Bill had acted in 25 feature films with superstars. He made more money in a month than I made in two …
Submission
Ephesians 5:19-21 …submitting to one another in the fear of God. 1 Peter 5:5 …all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.” Submission. What images come to mind when you think of this word? Are any of them positive? …
Bearing the Unbearable
Ephesians 4:2 …with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love... Colossians 3:13 …bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. Ephesians 4:32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even …
Pure Provocation
Galatians 5:25-26 "If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another." Hebrews 10:24 "And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works." Advice to a young man starting his first job: "You're likely to …
Doing Relationships with the Light On
1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another… In the 1950's Mamie Eisenhower was living in the White House with her husband, President Dwight Eisenhower. One night her nose was all stopped up and she reached for a jar of Vicks …
Let’s Get Salty
Mark 9:50 Salt is good, but if the salt loses its flavor, how will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace with one another.” What an odd passage! If you find it a bit of a challenge to understand -- you are not alone. There are a couple dozen different scholarly interpretations. …
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