OUTLINE:Jn 5:39 AMPYou search and investigate and pore over the Scriptures diligently, because you suppose and trust that you have eternal life through them. And these [very Scriptures] testify about Me!Mt 5:48You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.“Be Perfect”Our Heavenly Father is perfectly holy and pure, thus requiring purity for us […]
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OUTLINE:Jn 5:39 AMPYou search and investigate and pore over the Scriptures diligently, because you suppose and trust that you have eternal life through them. And these [very Scriptures] testify about Me!Mt 5:48You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.Deu 17:1“You shall not sacrifice to the Lord your God an ox or a
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TODAY’S VERSE: James 2:1 “My dear brothers and sisters, how can you claim to have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favor some people over others?” As we continue our study on the book of Esther, we meet the “bad guy” of the story. His name is Haman and he was an
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OUTLINE:The Value of Community – blog 5/26/23People have developed a phobia of people.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.Jas 1:5If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will
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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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