OUTLINE: Having a Positive AttitudeWe believers should go about life with a positive attitude, for one reason only, because we have confidence in the Lord and His goodness. GOD IS WITH US AND FOR US!! Ps 46:1, Jer 20:11, Ro 8:28-32, 1Jn 4:4 Ps 46:1 NIVGod is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.Jer […]
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Let’s be honest. Who doesn’t like to be entertained? Entertainment is something most people pursue without end, to exhaustion, even, which is sort of ironic if you really think about it. The whole idea behind entertainment is that a person gets to sit back, relax, and “enjoy the show,” as they say. The appeal of
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OUTLINE: “Tug of War”Confidence in self depletes/disturbs/ distracts from our confidence in the Lord. Pride destroys our spiritual lives – it is an agent of death. Ro 12:9-10 [Amplified]Love is to be sincere and active [the real thing—without guile and hypocrisy]. Hate what is evil [detest all ungodliness, do not tolerate wickedness]; hold on tightly
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OUTLINE: Ro 12:3 [Amplified]For by the grace [of God] given to me I say to everyone of you not to think more highly of himself [and of his importance and ability] than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has apportioned to each a degree of faith [and a
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OUTLINE: Passive Learning & Lazy ThinkersA person who doesn’t see the need to be challenged by the Truth is a person who thinks they already know everything. (Ref. Ro 12:3; 1Co 3:18; Gal 6:3) Ro 13:3 [Amplified]For by the grace [of God] given to me I say to everyone of you not to think more highly of
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There are two ways to approach the truth…The Word of God is truth (Psalm 119:160; John 17:17); “And the Word became flesh” (John 1:14). There are two ways to approach the Truth, namely, the Lord Jesus Christ: humbly or arrogantly. In both cases, there is a fixed result. As I wrote in my last blog, Grace, Works, and
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OUTLINE: Passive Learning & Lazy ThinkersA person who doesn’t see the need to be challenged by the Truth is a person who thinks they already know everything. (Ref. Ro 12:3; 1Co 3:18; Gal 6:3) Say What You Mean, Mean What You SayFor words to have meaning, they must be true. Vapid words of love mean absolutely
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OUTLINE: Grace, Works, and Indifference – Blog 8/9/19[A] convicted person is forced to exert themselves (the Gospel demands it). This work is in the struggle either to cast aside the sinful pride of life and pursue salvation or to reject the Gospel (or even remain indifferent to it). Striving [ala Lk 13:24] in one direction or
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OUTLINE: “This is a difficult statement”Jesus had no reservations challenging His disciples. A good under-shepherd ought to confidently follow His example. An unchallenged sheep is one who doesn’t grow. When Jesus said, “My yoke is easy” (Mt 11:30), it was a relativestatement. Grace, Works, and Indifference – Blog 8/9/19[A] convicted person is forced to exert themselves (the Gospel
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Suppose you are picnicking with your family in a park. It is the last conceivable time you’ll be able to splurge on a day off from work and enjoy a little cheese and wine because you just lost everything you own to a natural disaster. You are broke. Suddenly, a man arrives at your site
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