Tag: Jesus
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Jude -2- Necessity is the Father of Exhortation
To Correct or Encourage? Do I just keep encouraging my child, servant or follower, or must I instruct them with words of exhortation? Every parent, master, or leader must judge between the value of correction versus positive reinforcement. Jude, a leader of the church no less loving of the recipients of his letter than the…
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Jude – Now I will praise the Lord
Who is Jude? The first thing I want to know about any letter I receive is who sent it to me. So as a leader or member of one of several churches we would want to be certain of the identity of the author of Jude and the authenticity of Jude’s message. Jude, a bondservant…
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James – Come now, brothers – 8
Our church receives a pastoral letter from James by messenger. We know James and trust his wisdom and leadership. He addresses us familially as brothers, opening with encouragement, ‘count it all joy when you experience trials.’ Come now, brothers, James urges, be wise, repent and do what the Lord wills. Unlike the church nearer the…
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