I was driving down the road the other day with the radio on. I can’t recall what prompted the thought, but I was thinking about how I normally speed past each house on this or that street without giving the residents a single thought. They are out of focus as far as my mind is […]
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OUTLINE:If we wish to understand and receive God’s grace, it begins with understanding His Word.Jas 3:17But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.Mt 12:30Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.Jn 15:12-13“This
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OUTLINE: If we wish to understand and receive God’s grace, it begins with understanding His Word.Mt 12:30Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.The 5 Warnings to the Congregation in Hebrews – The peril of ignoring the veracity of the Word as delivered by the Son of
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Benjamin Franklin once said, “Our new Constitution is now established, everything seems to promise it will be durable; but, in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.” While that’s a quippy thing to say, it’s not entirely accurate, especially for believers. “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated
OUTLINE:Spiritual Warfare!BE OBSERVANT and PAY ATTENTION! – ala Eph 6 TOXIC – blog 5/12/23We wouldn’t dream of drinking poison; yet we poison ourselves every day. In all fairness, we do it to each other. Shame on us if everyone seated at the table is a so-called “Christian”. We ought to tend to our spiritual health the
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OUTLINE: TOXIC – blog 5/12/23We wouldn’t dream of drinking poison; yet we poison ourselves every day. In all fairness, we do it to each other. Shame on us if everyone seated at the table is a so-called “Christian”. We ought to tend to our spiritual health the way we tend to our physical health, and we
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We wouldn’t dream of drinking poison; yet we poison ourselves every day.I’ve recently cut back on my salt and caffeine intake. Why? Well, I noticed for the first time in my life that my blood pressure was significantly higher than normal. One look at my diet and I found at least one of the primary
OUTLINE: 2Ti 3:16-17 [Amplified]All Scripture is God-breathed [given by divine inspiration] and is profitable for instruction, for conviction [of sin], for correction [of error and restoration to obedience], for training in righteousness [learning to live in conformity to God’s will, both publicly and privately—behaving honorably with personal integrity and moral courage]; so that the [a]man
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OUTLINE:2Ti 3:16-17All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.2Ti 3:16-17 [Amplified]All Scripture is God-breathed [given by divine inspiration] and is profitable for instruction, for conviction [of sin], for correction [of error
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I have always found giving criticism a daunting task. But I’ll get back to that… Godly criticism (aka “criticism”) requires at least two things: wisdom and integrity. Wisdom is something God imparts to us as He sanctifies us by His Word. The more we learn, the more mature we are in the faith, the more
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