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Category Archives: Behavior
Put your past in the past!
How many times have you looked at some mistake you made in the past, some situation that went wrong because of bad decisions on your part, and said to yourself, “If only I hadn’t done that!”? One of the unpalatable … Continue reading
Posted in Behavior, Bible Study, Christian Life, Devotionals, Faith
Tagged Basic Christianity, being an overcomer, christ jesus, Christianity, Christianity 101, faith, fall short, God, God's love, Jesus, mistakes, overcoming my past, recovering from messups, recovering from mistakes, relationship with God, religion, ron franklin, RonElFran, RonFCCC
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Having a good reputation
Do you care what other people think of you? Sure you do! And there’s nothing wrong with that. In fact, the Bible says we should care what opinion others have of us: Proverbs 22:1 (NKJV) A good name is to … Continue reading
Believe That You Have Received From God
When I graduated from college, I went to work for IBM. One of the first things I did when I got on the job was to set myself up for direct deposit of my pay. With no intervention from me, … Continue reading
When church members help one another
One of the members of the church I pastor gave a great testimony in the service not long ago. She had just had surgery on her jaw, and had been laid up with a lot of pain. She wasn’t able … Continue reading
Posted in Behavior, Christian Life, Leadership, The church
Tagged a holy nation, a royal priesthood, Basic Christianity, christ jesus, Christ's church, Christianity 101, Church of Christ, fellow members, God's love, Jesus, love one another, New Believers, people of God, religion, ron franklin, RonElFran, RonFCCC, royal priesthood, testimony
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Be a giver, not a taker
When it comes to love, there are two classes of people in the world: the takers and the givers. Takers are people who are primarily concerned with getting things for themselves. So, they “love” money or power or prestige or … Continue reading
We are a Royal Priesthood!
In the Old Testament, the priest stood between God and the people. His role was to relate to the people on God’s behalf, and to God on the people’s behalf. And that’s exactly the role Christians are called to play … Continue reading
Posted in Behavior, Bible Study, Christian Life, Faith, Foundations of the Faith, The church
Tagged a holy nation, a royal priesthood, Basic Christianity, chosen generation, christ jesus, Christ's church, Christianity, Christianity 101, Church of Christ, faith, God, God's love, Jesus, New Believers, peace of god, people of God, relationship with God, religion, ron franklin, RonElFran, RonFCCC, royal priesthood, testimony of God
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Don’t be a spiritual recluse!
Howard Hughes, movie mogul, business magnate, philanthropist, and founder of the Hughes Aircraft Company as well as the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, was one of the wealthiest men on earth. But toward the end of his life he became a … Continue reading
Posted in Behavior, Bible Study, Christian Life, Faith, Foundations of the Faith, The church
Tagged Basic Christianity, christ jesus, Christianity, Christianity 101, church membership, faith, followers of Christ, God, God's love, Howard Hughes, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Hughes Aircraft Company, Jesus, local church, love, love one another, recluse, religion, ron franklin, RonElFran, RonFCCC
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We Are God’s Holy Nation
In this dark, fallen, and rebellious world in which we live, Christians ought to stand out like the proverbial sore thumb. We cannot “go with the flow” of what the people around us believe, say, and do. Our outlook is … Continue reading
Posted in Behavior, Bible Study, Christian Life, Faith, Foundations of the Faith, The church
Tagged a holy nation, a royal priesthood, Basic Christianity, chosen generation, christ jesus, Christ's church, Christianity, Christianity 101, Church of Christ, faith, God, God's love, Jesus, New Believers, peace of god, people of God, religion, ron franklin, RonElFran, RonFCCC
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It’s great to be one of the chosen!
I remember when, as a child, the guys in the neighborhood would start choosing up sides for a game of football or baseball. Those were always stressful times for me. At that point in my development, I wasn’t much of … Continue reading
Posted in Behavior, Bible Study, Christian Life, Faith, Foundations of the Faith, The church
Tagged a holy nation, a royal priesthood, Basic Christianity, chosen generation, christ jesus, Christ's church, Christianity, Christianity 101, Church of Christ, faith, God, God's love, Jesus, New Believers, peace of god, people of God, religion, ron franklin, RonElFran, RonFCCC
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We are the people of God!
Who are you? There are many ways in which we identify ourselves, but in order to really know who we are, we need to get God’s perspective. Here’s a very important Scriptural take on who Christians are: 1 Peter 2:9-10 … Continue reading
Posted in Behavior, Bible Study, Christian Life, Faith, Foundations of the Faith, The church
Tagged a holy nation, a royal priesthood, Basic Christianity, chosen generation, christ jesus, Christ's church, Christianity, Christianity 101, Church of Christ, faith, God, God's love, Jesus, New Believers, peace of god, people of God, relationship with God, religion, ron franklin, RonElFran, RonFCCC, royal priesthood
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