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With Thanksgiving by Jesse M. Hendley
Now friends, if you have your Bible turn with me to Philippians 4:6. My subject today is "With Thanksgiving." In Philippians 4:6 Paul says, "Be anxious for nothing: but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God... ( read more )
Thanksgiving According To Paul by Dan Rodgers
As you are aware, this coming Thursday is Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a time-horned tradition of setting aside a day for which to be thankful. Of course, Thanksgiving means different things to different people... ( read more )
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Friday, November 6, 2009
It Starts with the Heart
Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him when he saw that the city was given over to idols. Therefore he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and with the Gentile worshipers, and in the marketplace daily with those who happened to be there.
—Acts 17:16-17
Far too often we are isolating ourselves from our culture rather than infiltrating it. We would prefer to remain in our Christian subculture when, in reality, we should want to invade our world with the message of Jesus Christ.
In Mark's Gospel, we find the story of a man who brought Jesus to his friends. Matthew became a believer, and then he invited all of his buddies over to his house. But he also invited Jesus to the party. We read that "as He was dining in Levi's [Matthew's] house, that many tax collectors and sinners also sat together with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many, and they followed Him" (Mark 2:15). Matthew brought Jesus to his friends.
