KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Death is insurmountable. We’re born in a condition (dead) in which we cannot even help ourselves – dead people can’t do anything (especially not resurrect themselves!). Death is insurmountable…but not for Christ (who IS God). Christ overcame death because you were incapable of it. And being baptized into union with […]
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Life can be difficult. Agreed? My congregation and I have been studying the Book of Hebrews since January of 2023. Yes, you read that correctly; we began the longest series in the history of my church over three years ago. It’s been an amazing and enlightening journey, to say the least. One topic that has
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NOTICE: DUE TO TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES THIS MESSAGE WAS NOT RECORDED KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Love that is based on faith holds the entire Body of Christ together in unity! There’s so much power in love. Love conquers all! “serve” – from douleuo – means to be in bondage, do service; to be a slave to (literal or figurative, involuntary
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: The world is about GETTING love, while the Word is about GIVING love. “brotherly love” – from philadelphia [philos = “loving friend” + adelphos = “a brother”] – means fraternal affection — brotherly love (kindness), love of the brethren; properly, affection for the brethren (fellow-believers). Godly love is unconquerable, and this is the
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Huh? What’s with the title of this blog? WYSIWYG is an acronym that stands for, “what you see is what you get.” I can’t recall where I first heard it, but I think it was on one of my high-tech jobs, years ago. I’ve since used it most often to describe the type of person
KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Jamieson-Fausett-Brown on Tit 1:15 “purity” The distinction of pure and impure is not in the things, but in the disposition of him who uses them; in opposition to “the commandments of men” (Tit 1:14), which forbade certain things as if impure intrinsically. “To the pure” inwardly, that is, those purified in heart
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: A loving heart is a grateful heart. In other words, if you love like Christ, and you know it, you are forever grateful for the gift to do so! True love implies sacrifice because it requires some form of giving, which always comes at a cost to the giver. There is no
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You walk up to a random person at the local shopping mall and ask them if they’d like a voucher for a free meal at the grand opening of Pizazz, the new upscale restaurant you’re opening across the street. In response, the person asks, “What’s the catch?” You say, “No catch, we’re just trying to
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: A loving heart is a grateful heart. In other words, if you love like Christ, and you know it, you are forever grateful for the gift to do so! There is no good news for the human flesh. There never really is for dead things. So, when the Word of God smashes
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: A loving heart is a grateful heart. In other words, if you love like Christ, and you know it, you are forever grateful for the gift to do so! “submitting” – from hupotasso [hupo = “under” + tasso = “arrange”] – properly, “under God’s arrangement,” i.e. submitting to the Lord (His plan); 1. to subordinate 2. (reflexively) to obey There is
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