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Loving Those Who Disagree with Me
A Deeper Teaching from Kenton Cheek “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighborand hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain…
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A Flourishing of Respectful Dialogue
We desperately need communication that leads to greater understanding and peace in our society. Let us consider the acronym THINK and apply its healthy principles which are found in the Scriptures. Before we communicate, consider Is it True? Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there…
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Our Family Table: Follow Christ
Daily Encouragement for the Family of God by Kenton Cheek 30 August 2025 Reading From I Corinthians 11:1-16 “Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.”—I Corinthians 11:1 As we follow Jesus ourselves, we set an example to those around us of what it means to be a Christian. This means we need to…
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Our Family Table: Christian Freedom
Daily Encouragement for the Family of God by Kenton Cheek 29 August 2025 Reading From I Corinthians 10:19-33 “I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but not everything is constructive. No one should seek their own good, but the good of others. Eat anything sold…
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Our Family Table: Victory in Jesus!
Daily Encouragement for the Family of God by Kenton Cheek 28 August 2025 Reading From I Corinthians 10:1-8 “These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the culmination of the ages has come. So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall! No temptation…
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God’s Goodness
I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. —Psalm 27:13 The Lord God not only gives us the assurance that we will be with Him in the eternities enjoying paradise with Him in the New Heaven and the New Earth, but He also intervenes in our lives…
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Our Family Table: The Authority of Scripture
Daily Encouragement for the Family of God by Kenton Cheek 27 August 2025 Reading From I Corinthians 9 “Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not the result of my work in the Lord? Even though I may not be an apostle to others, surely I am…
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Our Family Table: Love God
Daily Encouragement for the Family of God by Kenton Cheek 26 August 2025 Reading From I Corinthians 8 “But whoever loves God is known by God.” —I Corinthians 8:3 This reminds me of the passage which tells us that if we draw near to God, He will draw near to us. If we truly love…
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For Such a Time as This
“From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.”—Acts 17:26 You were placed in your family, in your community, in your nation and in this world for a purpose. At the heart of that…
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The Great Commandment and the Great Commission
A Deeper Teaching by Kenton Cheek “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the…