KEY PRINCIPLES IN THIS MESSAGE: Finding Purpose In Your Work – blog, 6/14/24 If you’re struggling with work, particularly in finding the right motivation, then remember this one thing, you work for the One who paid your ransom price. You work for the One who purchased you from the slave market of sin. You work for […]
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It’s called “work” because you’re doing something that no one else would do unless they were paid to (I wrote a blog titled, Work Is Work, you might enjoy on this very topic). In general, the higher the pay, the more difficult the job. It’s like I taught my sons when they were growing up, “There’s
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: When your eyes are on an idol, they’re not on Christ. If something/someone is stealing the affections of your heart away from God, even if it’s your own life, then you’ve got an idol problem. Do not idolize people just because they are better fighters than you. Don’t fall for
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Is it possible that you’ve been clinging to some image of your life as the end goal of living?? Do not idolize people just because they are better fighters than you. Futility Is an Effective Teacher – blog 6/7/24 So, big deal, you’re good at something that came naturally to you.
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If experience has proven anything to me it’s that I fail more than I succeed. When I was young, I never thought this would be something I’d concede as a fifty-five-year-old man, but it is true. And I’m glad about it. Let me explain why. I’m a lifelong learner. However, I don’t necessarily learn from
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KEY PRINCIPLES IN THIS MESSAGE: Godly wisdom destroys idols. The world teaches and encourages us to make idols of our lives. The manifestations are many (e.g. social media avatars). On average, people spend more time cultivating and worshipping this idol than they do worshipping God. So much pain and suffering results. By God’s power, we
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Godly wisdom destroys idols. The world teaches and encourages us to make idols of our lives. The manifestations are many (e.g. social media avatars). On average, people spend more time cultivating and worshipping this idol than they do worshipping God. So much pain and suffering results. Is it possible that
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TODAY’S VERSE: Malachi 4:2a “But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings.” This month we will finish up the Prophetic Section, as well as the Old Testament, with our review of the minor prophets. Remember, they are referred to as the “minor” prophets because of
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Consider for a moment the whole of human history from God’s viewpoint. He is not bound by the construct of time; therefore, He sees the entire timeline all at once (unlike humans, who view time as it passes by – sort of like watching a parade pass through a window, one section or moment at
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: One of the miraculous things about having a relationship with our God and Savior is that we can experience the Lord’s joy while suffering. The purpose of pruning is to bear more fruit, so we should be grateful, even when He ordains certain losses in our lives. It’s to lead
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