15 July 2018
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Marriage Problem #1: Jesus the Head? Part 1 (TMF:935)

Friday, July 20, 2018
Peace to Live By: Marriage Problem #1: Jesus the Head? Part 1 (TMF:935) - Daniel Litton
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       Today I want to talk about some common problems that occur in people’s marriages, and how to deal with these problems. I believe every Christian couple wants to improve their marriage—for everyone should believe that there is room for improvement—and I think most will agree with this. People should not be prideful and believe they have the perfect marriage. Just as we as individuals are not perfect, there is no way that anyone has achieved perfection within their marriage. Thusly, this information should be important to us. Marriage problem number one: Not allowing Jesus to be Head. Colossians 1:18 states, “He [Jesus] is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent” (ESV). It sounds so basic to say that Jesus needs to be at the head in marriage, yet many people fail to keep him there. And therefore, problems develop within their marriages. Keeping Jesus as head of your marriage means that he is the leader; he is the foundation and guides you in all things. Everything is surrendered to him, and he leads you by his Word.

Jesus Died on the Cross for Your Sins (TMF:934)

Thursday, July 19, 2018
Peace to Live By: Jesus Died on the Cross for Your Sins (TMF:934) - Daniel Litton
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       You see, Jesus died on the cross for your sins and my sins, in our place, so we won’t have to face the penalty for our sins. But we have to believe in Jesus, and give our lives over to him. He rose from the death triumphantly, and he defeated sin once and for all. God can forgive you for all the sins you have committed. If you would like to accept Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior today, then follow my lead in this prayer: God, I am a sinner. I have sinned against you throughout my life. Now, though, I turn from my sins and want to accept Jesus' death on the cross as payment, in my place, for my sins. I believe Jesus died on the cross for me and that he rose from the dead, enabling me to have a new life in you. God, I turn from following the ways of this world and give my life to you. Please guide me down the right path, as you know what is best for me. Please change me, Father, and make me become like Jesus. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.

God Wants Everyone to Become Christians (TMF:933)

Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Peace to Live By: God Wants Everyone to Become Christians (TMF:933) - Daniel Litton
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       We, as Christians, have become born-again. This is true for anyone who has believed in Jesus in the past or who wants to believe in him today. Perhaps you’ve been listening to all of this I have been saying today but you’re not a Christian. Maybe you’re not a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ. Perhaps you’re part of another religion. Well, I am here today to tell you that God wants you to become a Christian. He wants you to be his, and he wants to lead you down a path of true life, to living life to its fullest extent. If that is what you would like today, then I have good news for you. God not only guarantees a relationship with him through Jesus Christ, but he will also freely forgive all your offenses against him through faith in Christ’s death on the cross for your sins. You see, Jesus died on the cross for your sins and my sins, in our place, so we won’t have to face the penalty for our sins. But we have to believe in Jesus, and give our lives over to him. He rose from the death triumphantly, and he defeated sin once and for all.

Christians are Able to Walk in Newness of Life (TMF:932)

Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Peace to Live By: Christians are Able to Walk in Newness of Life (TMF:932) - Daniel Litton
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       As Paul tells us in Romans 6: “Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life” (Romans 6:3, 4, ESV). Just as Jesus died from our sins, so we who have believed have been ‘baptized’ into Christ’s death—we are no longer guilty for our sins. God raised Christ from the dead, and he will also raise those who believe in him. We are able to walk in newness of life because we have been made new creations in Christ. Jesus has said, ““Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3 ESV). Muslims aren’t born again. Buddhists aren’t born-again. Hindus aren’t born-again. Jews aren’t born again. None of these people can or will go Heaven in their current state. But any of these people can come to know Jesus.

The Non-Christian Will Be Separated from God (TMF:931)

Monday, July 16, 2018
Peace to Live By: The Non-Christian Will Be Separated from God (TMF:931) - Daniel Litton
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       Anyone who does not believe in Jesus, who is not a Christian when he or she dies, will be separated from God and punished for sin for all eternity. That’s not narrow-minded, that’s just the reality of the situation, and that’s why we as Christians share the Gospel with others. Jesus Christ is the only true God. By him and through him were all things created. This world belongs to him alone. Things are not okay for people who are in other religions or who just don’t believe in God. They will indeed face the wrath of God in the future if they do not have a payment for their sins, the things they’ve done against him in their lives. When each of us, as Christians, believed in Jesus for the first time, we were made right with God. As Paul tells us in Romans 6: “Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?” (Romans 6:3, ESV).