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Mark 2:23-28

One sabbath he was going though the grainfields, and as they made their way, his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. 24 And the Pharisees were saying to him, "Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?" 25 And he said to them, "have you never read what David did, when we as in need and was hungry, he and those who were with him: 26 how he entered the house of God, in the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those who were with him?" 27 And he said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. 28 So the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.

Spiritual maturity isn’t just about what you know — it’s about stepping up for others.

Strength comes with responsibility.

We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Romans 15:1

Romans 10:9-11

Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says, “ Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.”

Faith is not private, because confessing with your mouth that Jesus is Lord is a public declaration. There is only room for one person to be Lord of your life and it’s either Jesus or someone else. But the good news is that Jesus’s message is for everyone. Where you have been and what you have done does not disqualify you. Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 8:37-39

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Proverbs 31:30

Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. 

Join Pastor Andy Addis and his wife Kathy for a discussion of the value and worth of God‘s word. Also, the protective nature of the One who gave it to us!

Proverbs 29:18

Where there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint, but blessed is he who keeps the law. 

Even though we are in a political world, we are spiritual beings. God has placed authorities over us, and we should do our best to live under those authorities. But we must remember that we are first and foremost under God’s authority and we should live in a way that honors that above all else. 

Proverbs 28:13-14

13 Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy. 14 Blessed is the one who fear the Lord always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into calamity.

Join Pastor Andy and Kathy as they unpack Proverbs chapter 28 on their journey through the book of Proverbs.

Proverbs 27:5-7

5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love. 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy. 7 One who is full loathes honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet. 

When you love someone and you don’t want them to hurt, sometimes you have to say the hard things because if a person’s love is genuine, they will not fear to tell a friend about a  fault or correct them.

Proverbs 26:20-22

For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases. 21 As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife. 22 The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body. 

Fires burn only because you put fuel into the fire. And even though Gossip is as delicious as a morsel, we must check ourselves so that we are not adding fuel to the fire.