June 18, 2025 … Courteous Like Christ …

June 18, 2025 … Courteous Like Christ  …  

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...   Please take the time to hear music and lyrics with Tim McGraw singing… Humble and Kind, calling Christians to ALWAYS treat others with kindness and courtesy, … like Christ would.  

Courtesy ... Like Christ ... 

Highlight Passage: … Titus 3:2 … [NLT] … 

2 They must not slander anyone and must avoid quarreling. Instead, they should be gentle and show true humility to everyone..           

…  Writing to fellow Christians to show humility and gentleness to all, … especially to government officials.  .       

           

Highlight Passage (in context): … Titus 3:1-11 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  

… Paul teaches Titus (and fellow Christians) to treat others with Christlike humility and kindness. 

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Reference Passage: … Acts 20:35 (NLT) …  USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul quotes Jesus in calling on Christians to be willing to give more than they (we) receive. 

Reference Passage: … Galatians 5:14 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul reaches that fulfilling God’s Law can be summarized in loving others as we love ourselves. 

Reference Passage: … Ephesians 4:29 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…   Paul teaches that fellow Christians should ALWAYS speak to lift others up with encouragement. 

Reference Passage: … Philippians 2:3-5 NLT) …  USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paull also exhorts fellow Christians to take on the attitude of Christ to look out for the interests of others before self. 

Reference Passage: … Colossians 4:6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul keeps extolling fellow Christians to be gracious in responding to others.  

Reference Passage: … 1Peter 3:8  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Peter, writing to oppressed Christians, calls on them (us) to be tenderhearted to one another with a humble attitude. 

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author - Bill Crowder … AT THIS LINK        … made reference to a statement on the wall of the ODB author’s bank declaring that all the values of the bank can be summarized in one word … Courtesy. And our ODB author today wrote that the bank valuing courtesy was exemplified by the bank tellers as they handled customers EVERY day.

If my readers have taken in the linked song and meditated on the Scriptures I’ve shared above, were you, as was I, convicted to do more to treat others the way Jesus would treat each one us, … and that is …  with courteous humility and kindness?  I can do much more to live as the linked song sings; … how about you?

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You, … for being our Model of humility and kindness.

My Prayer Today:: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I praise You, … again today, Lord. … as I seek seek to treat others as You have treated us.   … Amen

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