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From May 2018 on…
- The Peaceful Fruit Of Righteousness
- There’s Just Something About His Name
- A Good Name Is To Be More Desired Than Great Wealth
- We Are Nothing More Than Vessels Of Mercy
- God Sees the Heart, But the World Sees the Choices We Make

1Jn 3:18
Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth.

Ro 13:10
Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

The Simple Life, With A View - Blog
As Jesus taught, the best things in life are the simplest. Living a simple life of “faith, hope, and love” (ala 1 Corinthians 13:13) is the best life to live. This wisdom produces freedom.

From May 2018 on…
- The Peaceful Fruit Of Righteousness
- There’s Just Something About His Name
- A Good Name Is To Be More Desired Than Great Wealth
- We Are Nothing More Than Vessels Of Mercy
- God Sees the Heart, But the World Sees the Choices We Make

“angels long to look”
Angels are watching us, how we live our lives, rejoicing when we perform righteous deeds to God’s glory. They sing His praises in Heaven (Rev 4:8).

By Grace…
When God demands something of us, He does so in light of His ever-present grace. He knows (sometimes we forget) that it is impossible for mere “vessels of mercy” (Ro 9:23) to bear fruit worthy of His glory by themselves. So, He enables us.

No Excuses
The good Lord has made His Spirit’s messages available to all of you in multiple ways: face-to-face, live broadcasting, recorded video and audio, blogs, Bible studies, etc. Apparently, only a small percentage of NCC takes advantage of all of this. Sad.

Gal 6:7 [Amplified]
Do not be deceived, God is not mocked [He will not allow Himself to be ridiculed, nor treated with contempt nor allow His precepts to be scornfully set aside]; for whatever a man sows, this and this only is what he will reap.

Think, Say, or Do
- Religious Christians have bad thinking, but "say/do" righteous things (Pr 30:12-14; Mt 6:1; Lk 18:11-12)
- Pompous Christians have "good" thinking, but "say/do" nothing righteous (Jn 13:34-35; Jam 1:25-27; 1Jn 3:17-18)

Pr 30:12-13 [Amplified Classic]
There is a class of people who are pure in their own eyes, and yet are not washed from their own filth. There is a class of people—oh, how lofty are their eyes and their raised eyelids!

Think, Say, or Do
Religious Christians have bad thinking, but "say/do" righteous things (Pr 30:12-14; Mt 6:1; Lk 18:11-12)
Pompous Christians have "good" thinking, but "say/do" nothing righteous (Jn 13:34-35; Jam 1:25-27; 1Jn 3:17-18)

1Jn 3:18 [Amplified Classic]
Little children (believers, dear ones), let us not love [merely in theory] with word or with tongue [giving lip service to compassion], but in action and in truth [in practice and in sincerity, because practical acts of love are more than words].

Jn 13:35 [Amplified Classic]
By this shall all [men] know that you are My disciples, if you love one another [if you keep on showing love among yourselves].

Gal 6:7 [Amplified]
Do not be deceived, God is not mocked [He will not allow Himself to be ridiculed, nor treated with contempt nor allow His precepts to be scornfully set aside]; for whatever a man sows, this and this only is what he will reap.

Integrity to Truth begins with accepting it.

1Jn 4:18
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love.

Forgiveness
Forgiveness isn’t a transaction, but rather something God has given to each of us to enjoy as a grace gift! In fact, forgiveness is really an expression of love.

The Sphere Of Forgiveness
We ought never think of forgiveness as merely transactional; but, rather, we ought to think of it the way we think of love, spherical. We pursue forgiveness as a way of life, whether we are the offender or the offended.