Tag Archive 'authentic'

may all who search for You be filled with joy and gladness in You

     An encouraging sermon by Father Michael Ducette, St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Woodstock, Illinois.
But seek ye first His kingdom, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
     In [this passage], Jesus is trying to tell us how we should regard the things of this world; where our priorities should be.  “Seek ye [...]

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and so we are healed

Jesus traveled throughout the region of Galilee, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the good news about the kingdom.  And he healed every kind of disease and illness.  News about him spread as far as Syria, and people soon began bringing to him all who were sick, and whatever their sickness or disease, or if [...]

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a christian myth: expect financial prosperity~if you have enough faith

the (extra-biblical) myth:   a christian should have faith that God will prosper him or her financially, because financial prosperity is a “witness” and “testimony” to others that he is a loving and good God.  what better evidence of the presence of Jesus Christ in a believer’s life than a healthy, prosperous, christian family that does “good” and gives generously to charity?
 
the (biblical) truth:    an authentic christian [...]

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