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Morning Devotion: Arrogant?

There are many good reasons to teach accurately the wholesome words of Christ.
But Paul provided a particularly compelling reason in I Timothy 6:4.
“Anyone who teaches something different is arrogant and lacks understanding.”
Wow.
The last thing any believer will want to hear on Judgment Day is that his or her teachings had been arrogant and misinformed.
Let’s […]

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Pride is our enemy.
It blinds us to our weaknesses and binds us to approaching “train wrecks” in our lives.
Do you know anybody whose life and relationships improved because he or she became more prideful?
Humility is so much better.
We’ll help people more because being helpful is the right thing to do and it shows concern for […]

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Morning Devotion: Flaming praise

Everybody likes to receive praise.
It gives us reassurance that we are valued by others.
There’s a problem, though.
We sometimes view the praise of others almost as an emotional skeleton. If we lack it, we collapse into an emotionally crippled state, able to do little.
If someone needs a pat on the back or they’ll stop functioning, […]

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Morning Devotion: Church consumerism

It’s a trap that every Christian needs to avoid.
I’m talking about the trap of church consumerism.
I’m talking about the carnal concept of a shopping list for church “wants.”
It’s an alluring trap, of course.
Don’t we want to be liked by all and loved by some?
Don’t we want to be part of a group […]

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Morning Devotion: Ready, Fire, Aim!

I wish it were not true, but even we longtime Christians are not immune to making dumb and costly decisions.
Sometimes we’re offended by another’s words and we fire back with offensive words of our own. The problem is that such words are not like lightning bolts that flash and are gone, but instead are […]

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