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Isaiah 5:20
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
En Espanol, Isaías 5:20
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If we continue to teach about tolerance and intolerance instead of good and evil, we will end up with tolerance of evil.
Dennis Prager
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James wrote, “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows” (1:17 ).
En Espanol, Santiago 1:17
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There is Truth. There are powers both physical and spiritual that war against Truth. Don’t back down from their opposition. Darkness has no chance against light. When light enters a room, darkness flees. This is the same whether we are talking about the physical realm or the spiritual realm.
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Genesis 3:1
Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?"
En Espanol, Genesis 3:1
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“Did God really say _________?” Oh, what careless folly and outright disobedience humans exhibit when the will of God is in question. How shall we know what is good and right and in line with the will of God? We must continually become more and more familiar with the unadulterated Word of God.
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Isaiah 12
In that day you will say: "I will praise you, O LORD. Although you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you have comforted me. Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The LORD, the LORD, is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation." With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. In that day you will say: "Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted. Sing to the LORD, for he has done glorious things; let this be known to all the world. Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you."
En Espanol, Isaias 12
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Happiness is based on circumstance. Joy is much deeper than happiness, because it exists through dependence on God. What specifically brings us joy? 1) Our union and communion with Jesus brings us joy, 2) our complete dependence upon Jesus brings us joy, 3) feeding on God's Word brings us joy, and 4) obedience to Christ brings us joy.
Sermon notes from Copper Springs Church, Clovis, CA
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John 2:13-17
When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple courts he found men selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple area, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. To those who sold doves he said, "Get these out of here! How dare you turn my Father's house into a market!" His disciples remembered that it is written: "Zeal for your house will consume me."
En Espanol, Juan 2:13-17
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God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.
C.S. Lewis
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Psalm 37:5-8
Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun. Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil.
En Espanol, Salmos 37:5-8
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Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.
Mark Twain
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John 8:42-47
Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and now am here. I have not come on my own; but he sent me. Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me! Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don't you believe me? He who belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God."
En Espanol, Juan 8:42-47
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A liar should have a good memory.
Quintilian
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Matthew 10:11-16
Jesus taught His disciples saying, "Whatever town or village you enter, search for some worthy person there and stay at his house until you leave. As you enter the home, give it your greeting. If the home is deserving, let your peace rest on it; if it is not, let your peace return to you. If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town. I tell you the truth, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town. I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
En Espanol, Mateo 10:11-16
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One mark of a deteriorating society is when people cannot discern between truth and lies. Another is that they don't care and will believe whatever their itching ears want to hear.
Cal Thomas
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John 15:18-21
Jesus taught His disciples saying, “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you. Remember the words I spoke to you: 'No servant is greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. They will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the One who sent me.”
En Espanol, Juan 15:18-21
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A pastor once said, “We should not be surprised when the world acts like the world. How can they act any other way?” While this is true, I still find it hard to stomach sometimes. It hurts to be treated in unloving ways. However, may we not fuel unloving actions with more unloving actions in return. May we learn to see the world as broken and in need of healing and restoration. May we find ourselves on our knees in prayer for an adversary more often than we find ourselves toe to toe with an adversary. The ideologies of the world are not the ideologies of Christ. Be not as the world is but be as Christ. May God give us the strength to pursue such a high calling.
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James 1:27
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
En Espanol, Santiago 1:27
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