The other day I needed a “chocolate fix”, so I decided to head to Cumberland Farms for some M&Ms (I may have also bought Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, but we will discuss gluttony another day-lol). Cumbies is 1.4 miles from my home, a mere 3-minute drive. In the ~10 minutes I was out and about, […]
In modern discourse, it’s become customary to tell someone who’s gotten too caught up in a frivolous point of argument to “go touch some grass.” At face value, it’s a tongue-in-cheek implication that the subject of said command has spent too long in their basement or on their computer and has lost touch with the
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OUTLINE:Jn 3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. Jn 15:16aYou did not choose me, but I chose you… 1Th 1:5a [Amplified Classic]For our [preaching of the] glad tidings (the Gospel) came to you not only in word, but
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OUTLINE:Jn 3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 1Th 1:5a [Amplified Classic]For our [preaching of the] glad tidings (the Gospel) came to you not only in word, but also in [its own inherent] power and in the Holy
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The secular proverb “knowledge is power” was derived from the works of Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626), an English philosopher and statesman. The original phrase comes from the Latin “ipsa scientia potestas est”, which loosely translates “knowledge itself is power.” It was Bacon’s secretary, Thomas Hobbes, who coined the phrase in Latin “scientia potentia est”, which
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OUTLINE: Eph 1:4c-6 NASUIn love He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. The grace of God has ALWAYS been under attack!!! Jas 4:6But he
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OUTLINE: The Threefold Method of Salvation – By innocent (Heb 9:14), shed (Mt 26:28), applied (Rev 1:5) blood (Heb 9:22). – Through a person (Jon 2:9; Ac 4:12; 1Th 5:9; Heb 5:9). – By grace (Eph 2:8-9; Tit 2:11).The grace of God has ALWAYS been under attack!!! Things That Accompany Salvation – Charles Spurgeonhttps://www.spurgeon.org/resource-library/sermons/things-that-accompany-salvation Charles Spurgeon
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Jesus said: Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. If anyone serves me, he
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OUTLINE:Which is More Gracious… 1. God supplies His elect with the ability to repent, believe, and receive saving faith which justifies? 2. God saves, but it is up to man in his fallen state to conjure up the power to repent, believe, and have saving faith?The Difference Between Cause and Accompaniment – blog“There’s a difference between
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OUTLINE:What is salvation? – Hebrew yesha (root for Joshua & Jesus) – refers to freedom from something binding/restricting deliverance – Greek soteria – means deliverance, preservation, safety, salvation; to cure, to rescue2 Implications of Salvation – There’s a need for salvation (Gen 2:17; Ps 19:1; 69:1-2; Ecc 7:20; Is 1:6; Jer 17:9; Mt 9:1-2; 14:25-30; Mk 7:20-23; Lk 19:10;
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