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Encouraging Message Series for Young Believers
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Tag Archives: relationships
DAILY HOPE: MARCH 18
Community Is God’s Answer to Defeat “In humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others” (Philippians 2:3-4 NIV). Each one of us needs other people to watch … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: MARCH 14
Three Reasons We Need to Walk with Others “And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him” (Colossians 2:6 NLT). The Bible often compares life to a walk, because life is a … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: MARCH 10
Requirements of Restored Relationship “Search for peace, and work to maintain it” (1 Peter 3:11 NLT). Forgiveness is not resuming a relationship without change. In fact, forgiveness and resuming a relationship are two different things. Forgiveness is what you do … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: MARCH 7
Restoring Relationships: Reconciliation, Not Always Resolution “Search for peace, and work to maintain it” (1 Peter 3:11 NLT). The seventh biblical step toward restoring a relationship is to emphasize reconciliation, not resolution. It’s unrealistic to expect everyone to agree about … Continue reading
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Tagged christians, daily hope, debate, differences, disagreements, discuss, God, harmony, irrelevant, opinions, peace, peacemakers, peter, problem, reconciliation, relationships, resolution, restoring relationships, rick warren, significance, solution, uniformity, Unity
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DAILY HOPE: MARCH 6
Restoring Relationships: The Price of Peacemaking Is Our Pride “Do everything possible on your part to live in peace with everybody” (Romans 12:18 GNT). The sixth biblical step toward restoring a relationship is to cooperate as much as possible. The … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: MARCH 5
Restoring Relationships: Fix the Problem, not the Blame “A gentle response defuses anger, but a sharp tongue kindles a temper-fire” (Proverbs 15:1 The Message). The fifth biblical step toward restoring a relationship is to attack the problem, not the person. … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: MARCH 4
Restoring Relationships: Defuse Anger with Confession “First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye” (Matthew 7:5 NLT). The fourth biblical step toward restoring … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: MARCH 3
Restoring Relationships: Use Your Ears More Than Your Mouth “A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense” (Proverbs 19:11 NIV). The third biblical step toward restoring a relationship is to sympathize with the other … Continue reading
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