KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: The Truth hurts sometimes, especially when there’s an unavoidable action that we must take when convicted by it. Growing Pains -Blog from 7/18/25 A local assembly is a grace gift from God and we each have a role to play (1 Corinthians 12). We bring our own spiritual gifts to […]
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TODAY’S VERSE: 1 John 3:1a “See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are.” As we conclude our study on Eternal Security in prep school, we have been blessed to learn about how God gives us proof that we will always be
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: We are called/commanded to BE a community of brothers/sisters/mothers/fathers in the faith. And like ANY command, this requires OBEDIENCE. Our first reaction to challenging teaching or correction shouldn’t be defensiveness, but rather openness. This takes humility, as that is the essence of obedience. The Truth hurts sometimes, especially when there’s
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: We must make sure our hearts are pure before God, even as we do His work. Our first reaction to challenging teaching or correction shouldn’t be defensiveness, but rather openness. Humility will stay the course and stay submissive to the Pastor, to the advantage of the whole church family, if
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Obedience needs to come from the heart; from a place of humility. Operating in His love has certain good fruits that come about in our hearts and in our lives. A Cold Shell of Obedience – Blog from 8/2/19 There are two kinds of obedience: that which is done in
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The Holy Spirit’s had me preaching to my congregation about commitment, responsibility, and accountability to the local church as of late. One key aspect of these messages relates to what Jesus said: “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes,
KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Obedience needs to come from the heart; from a place of humility. A Cold Shell of Obedience – Blog from 8/2/19 There are two kinds of obedience: that which is done in love and that which is not. The litmus test is how we treat others. If our obedience forms
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: God has designed His creation to follow simple truths, such as ‘trees bear fruit after their own kind’. We shouldn’t expect anything different. These are ancient primitives that we can use as fundamental underpinnings to our understanding of God. God has designed His creation to follow simple truths, such as
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How wonderful is it to know that “God is love”?!! Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. – 1 John 4:7-8 If there’s one aspect of God worth
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: To have success in ANYTHING of any value in this life, you MUST put in the hard labor. There are no shortcuts, only lies from the KoD suggesting there are, and myriad alternatives to keep you distracted and ultimately, frustrated. Grace, Works, and Indifference – blog 8/9/19 The Greek word
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