Sunday review: July 18-23

The vegetables are growing, and the harvest is nearing. What’s true in our landscapes can be true in our spiritual lives as well. Posts here this week can help any of us bear more fruit for God.

July 18
We don’t point to how good we are but rather to how good God is. Paul tells us that our proclamation is Christ and not ourselves. Then we can teach others the wisdom of God so they too may grow mature in Christ.
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July 19
Next time God wakes you up in the night, make sure you take a moment to say a prayer for someone you know. Next time you wake up in the morning from a good night’s rest, remember to thank God for the saints you probably don’t know and will never know who prayed for you.
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July 20
The idea of surrender was hard to imagine for the Jewish people who had waited centuries for a mighty Messiah to deliver them. The idea of surrender doesn't sit well with us, either. We are taught to be winners. Surrender sounds like losing, which is no one’s life goal.
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July 21
Even with our geographic separation and our various jobs and daily responsibilities, we can remember that as followers of Jesus our primary mission and vocation is to share the good news, disciple others, and participate in the kingdom of God.  In order to accomplish this, we too must receive Jesus, walk with and like him, stay grounded in his Word, and live in a mindset of gratitude.
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July 22
Solomon puts it this way: “Two are better than one.” He goes on to explain the reasons; we can accomplish more, have better results, have help when we make mistakes or fall, find comfort, and prevail over difficulty and enemies.
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July 23
Weeds are a fact of gardening, just like temptation and sin are a threat to every Christian. Neither age nor experience eliminates the possibility for fall. Paul certainly wasn’t new in the faith when he wrote, “I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing.” If the great apostle couldn’t avoid shortcoming, neither can I.
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