Tag Archives: enemies

April 1 – Jesus Taught It, Did It, and Expects Me to Do It

Posted on 04/01/2018 by rockyfort

Judges 13-15 Luke 6:27-49 “But I say to you who are listening, love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who are cruel to you.” (Luke 6:27-28 NCV) The message … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged bless, Cross, cruel, curse, destroy, do good, enemies, faith is hard, Forgiveness, hate, Jesus, last enemy defeated, life is tough, love, plot evil, pray, Resurrection Sunday, Revenge, Roman Soldiers, Romans, traditional beliefs, victory over death | Leave a comment

February 11 – No Secrets From God

Posted on 02/11/2018 by rockyfort

Leviticus 11-12 Matthew 26:1-25 “Then Judas, who would give Jesus to his enemies, said to Jesus, ‘Teacher, surely I am not the one, am I?’ Jesus answered, ‘Yes, it is you.’” (Matthew 26:25) The Pharisees were fed up. They wanted … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged enemies, God loves us, God's grace, God's knowledge, God's presence, hiding our sins, Jesus, Jesus loved Judas, Judas, kill Jesus, Last Supper, not me, Pharisees, playing innocent, secret sins, whitewashed tombs | 1 Comment

December 11 – The Battle Against Spiritual Forces of Wickedness

Posted on 12/11/2017 by rockyfort

Ephesians 6; Ezekiel 17; Isaiah 46 During the Vietnam War, Country Joe and the Fish asked the kind of question that should be asked by anyone who thinks war is an option: “One, two, three, what are we fighting for?” … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Adeste Fideles, Adolf Hitler, Christ, Christians, Christmas Carols, Christmas Eve, Christmas Truce, Country Joe and the Fish, Cross, enemies, Ephesians, face of evil, Geneva Convention, German honor, Grace, hate, love, not against flesh and blood, O Come All Ye Faithful, Paul, persecution, propaganda, Robert Frost, Romans, spiritual forces of wickedness, spiritual strength, struggle, Vietnam War, war is an option, what are we fighting for?, Word of God, World War 1

June 7 – How to Get Even With God

Posted on 06/07/2017 by rockyfort

Romans 12; 1 Samuel 23-24; Psalm 67 One of the most important tactics of war doesn’t occur on the battlefield, it occurs in the media and the speeches of the leaders. That tactic is one designed to de-humanize the enemy. … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged battlefield, bless, character, cling to good, dehumanize, derogatory, different beliefs, enemies, faithful, get even, hate what is evil, If you being evil, loophole, love, love enemies, nicknames, overcome evil with good, Paul, persecute, politics, pray, renewed by God's spirit, ridiculed, Romans, sincere, social media, terror attack, transformed by the world, War, war zone, while we were yet sinners, wrong

July 8 – You Have To Be Carefully Taught

Posted on 07/08/2016 by rockyfort

Psalm 25:1-10; Genesis 41:37-49; Acts 7:9-16 In the movie “South Pacific” one of the points of the drama deals with the problems caused by prejudice. One of the songs in the movie has a message that we need to hear … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged bias, David, enemies, evil, Forgiveness, get along, God, good will to men, Grace, hate, I heard the bells on Christmas Day, Israelite, Longfellow, Lord, love, Martin Luther King Jr., peace on earth, prejudice, racial hatred, Saul, South Pacific, The Chicago Way, The Christian Way, treacherous, trust

June 22 – Anything You Say

Posted on 06/22/2016 by rockyfort

Psalm 64; Ezekiel 32:1-10; Luke 9:37-43a My first year as a teacher was tough. I taught kids with special educational needs. In addition to those needs, many of them were behavior problems. I had class sizes of 24-28 kids, 3 … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged behavior problems, brag, court of public opinion, David, enemies, Facebook, first year teacher, friendship, Grace, mercy, plotting, politics, repent, special educational needs, teacher, words, YouTube

May 30 – Getting It All Together

Posted on 05/30/2014 by rockyfort

Romans 5; 1 Samuel 14; Psalm 59 How often do people say “I’ll follow Jesus someday; I just need to get my life straight first?” Too often people have this misconception that God can only love us and let us … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Cross, enemies, enemies of God, Forgiveness, Friend of God, Grace, Jesus, Jesus death, reconciliation, resurrection, salvation

January 3 – Dealing with Enemies

Posted on 01/03/2014 by rockyfort

Luke 6:27-49; Genesis 6:1-7:24; Psalm 3 We don’t have good relationships with everyone we know. In fact, Jesus talked about this idea later in His ministry when He told His disciples that if people persecuted Him, they would persecute those … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged enemies, fighting back, God's way, love enemies, relationships, teaching of Jesus

June 19 – Rise Above

Posted on 06/19/2013 by rockyfort

Mark 4:21-41; 2 Samuel 11-12; Daniel 6 There are some people who survive in “cut-throat” environments. A work place might be filled with political or personal intrigue or drama. Advancement is based not only on personal achievement, but also on … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Church, cut-throat, Daniel, Darius, enemies, faithfulness to God, family, home, hostile environment, Lion's Den, obedience to God, work

April 22 – Destroying our Enemies

Posted on 04/22/2013 by rockyfort

Acts 9:1-25; Joshua 3:1-5:1; Job 22 At the end of the War Between the States Abraham Lincoln was called upon to treat the South harshly. He was told that he would have to destroy his enemies. Lincoln continued to work … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged conversion, destroy the enemies of Christ, enemies, enemies of the cross, love your enemies, persecution, pray for enemies, pray for persecutors; destruction, the persecuted church

Tag Archives: enemies

April 1 – Jesus Taught It, Did It, and Expects Me to Do It

February 11 – No Secrets From God

December 11 – The Battle Against Spiritual Forces of Wickedness

July 8 – You Have To Be Carefully Taught

June 22 – Anything You Say

May 30 – Getting It All Together

January 3 – Dealing with Enemies

June 19 – Rise Above

April 22 – Destroying our Enemies

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