by Daniel Mastrolonardo
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“And everyone is the friend of a man who gives gifts.” Proverbs 19:6. There is a distinction between the experience of the earth lifestyle, and the goal of God for all creation. We have the phrase, “stop and smell the …
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“so that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.” Ephesians 3:10 The eternal purpose of God as outlined here is the display of the manifold …
by Daniel Mastrolonardo
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David, a man after God’s own heart. 1 Samuel 13. Perhaps the simplest test or check for our hearts is this phrase used of David. God sought for himself a king to be after God’s own heart. David demonstrated love …
by Daniel Mastrolonardo
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“And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.” Matthew 10:28 Breaking God’s people of fear is a needed task for Him. Fear …
by Daniel Mastrolonardo
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“…this is according to the eternal purpose…” Ephesians 3:11. The common lingo of a group tells you about the collective consciousness of that group. Probably the most common answer to the question of why we were made is, God loved …
by Daniel Mastrolonardo
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“I am with you always even to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:20 What are we without God? What are we without the nearness of God? What good is life without God? I hate to think about it. You …
by Daniel Mastrolonardo
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“For as we share abundantly in Christ’s sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too…For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond …
by Daniel Mastrolonardo
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This concept has come up a few times in a few weeks so I will tap it out here again. My apologies if you’re getting it twice. Christianity is different because of Christ in us. We are the only religion …
by Daniel Mastrolonardo
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Suppose we can make an argument for saving money. And we can make an argument for investing. But if we can’t formulate an argument for generosity then I’m going to call out greed. An overdeveloped concept of money for myself …
by Daniel Mastrolonardo
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“You are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no flaw in you.” Song of Solomon 4:7 “so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy …
