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Coffee Cup VersesHighlights from Philippians

The Vision. . . •Get people to

Heaven from Hatch.•Get Hatch a little more like Heaven.

And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best

and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God. Philippians 1:9–11 (NIV)

How to study the Bible•Various translations•Commentaries•Context•Cross-references•Bombard with questions• How do the latest scientific findings inform our understanding?•Observations

No matter how loving you are, you can always be more loving•that your love may

abound more and more

Loving well means more than feeling deeply•may abound more

and more in knowledge and depth of insight

Loving doesn’t always mean being nice•so that you may be

able to discern what is best

How to study the Bible• Various translations• Commentaries• Context• Cross-references• Bombard with questions• How do the latest scientific findings inform our understanding?• Observations• Can I reduce this truth to a slogan?•What stories illustrate this truth?

Being Christian doesn’t always

mean being nice.

Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy. Proverbs 28:13 (NIV)

When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. Psalm 32:3 (NIV)


mean being nice.

For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule:

“The one who is unwilling to work shall

not eat.” 2 Thessalonians 3:10

(NIV)

What I would do if I were in trouble financially•Savings•Credit cards• Is there a way I can work harder or smarter?•Sell stuff

•Family•Current church•Friends•Government programs•Strangers


mean being nice.

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