Hating Your Brother

Ouch! Hate is a very strong word. Tone it down a bit. Try: ‘disliking your brother’. Or even ‘take him or leave him’ - a feeling of mere ambivalence towards your Christian brother. Wouldn’t that be better than that awful word ‘hate’?

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Spirit Produced Deeper Perception

If you are a neurologist your understanding of our five primary senses (sight, hearing, smell, touch and taste) will be much deeper than mine. In fact, you will quickly argue that Aristotle’s original list of five senses is woefully incomplete. Maybe so, but it was still pretty profound for his day.

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Ready to Die

The pleading was strong. The pressure was intense. Their tears said it all. Those who loved and respected the Apostle Paul did NOT want him to travel to Jerusalem. They knew it would probably be the beginning of the end for him. Even his companions, like Luke, travelling with him tried to dissuade him from going to Jerusalem.

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The Gap Fact

You thought the Gap Theory was just a theory. The reality is – it’s a fact! Perhaps you are surprised by this statement and disappointed over the apparent arrogance of such a claim. But the Scriptures couldn’t be clearer – there is a definite gap.

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Never Ever Do This!

Never ever do this? But couldn’t there be some extenuating circumstances to justify an exception to the rule?

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Tearless Funeral

It’s a sad way to go but it happens. It must be a lonely departure. Those last few hours as the body gives out - the room is empty except for family. The body is prepared for burial. The program for the funeral is drawn up. The service is conducted. The burial occurs and people walk away thinking about their ‘to do’ list for tomorrow. Only a handful of relatives are wiping tears away because no one else really cares all that much.

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One Man Who Made a Difference

He had the impact of a king but he was never a king nor did he ever aspire to be one, yet he was buried as one.

Position is not everything – in fact, in some respects, it is very little. You can connive, scheme and plot to work your way into a position but once you’re there, then what? And what respect do you have by those who observed your manipulations and maneuvers? You may have the position but if you don’t have their respect – you have very little. It is a shallow and empty achievement.

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If you could learn the secret of a successful Christian life, would you be interested? If you were told that the code for a thriving and robust life for God was buried somewhere in the next 600 words, would you carefully read each sentence and analyze each word and phrase, trying to unscramble the secret code? Well, guess what? The secret IS contained in this Bible Bite. See if you can discover it.

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Were you satisfied with the amount of time you were able to spend reading and studying your Bible over the past twelve months? Few of us will say ‘yes’. If that’s the case, how would you like 2009 to be different? Things just don’t happen. Progress happens by design. In fact, the chances of you spending more time in the Word of God in 2009 are slim – unless you make concrete plans to increase your intake of the Scriptures.

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