TODAY’S VERSE: 1 Samuel 12:24 Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you. The dictionary defines faithfulness as the quality of being faithful and faithful as steadfast in affection or allegiance, loyal: firm in adherence to promises or duty: true to the […]
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OUTLINE: Heb 12:10b“[God] disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness.” Unconfessed Sin and UnrepentanceUnconfessed/unrepented sin is like a splinter – until it is removed, it causes pain. While you may not even see the splinter, you know it is there because the pain tells you that it is. RepentanceThe end goal
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I love the word “righteousness” because it implies “being right”. That may sound like a silly thing to point out, but it isn’t if you really take the time to ponder it. Declaring oneself righteous is a lot easier, in practice, than actually “being” righteous. For example, how many times have you heard someone swear up and
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OUTLINE: Heb 12:10b“[God] disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness.”Unconfessed Sin and UnrepentanceUnconfessed/unrepented sin is like a splinter – until it is removed, it causes pain. While you may not even see the splinter, you know it is there because the pain tells you that it is. Pr 1:29-31Because they hated
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OUTLINE: Family Discipline APPLIEDThe faithfulness of our God disciplines us when we need it, out of His tremendous love for us. Perspective On DisciplineA humble person accepts pain for what it is – a grace gift from God! Pain from discipline is a cause for gratitude, not spite. The Good From DisciplineGod’s plan includes training
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Who decided that a Louis Vuitton purse was worth $5,000 or that a Mercedes Benz was worth $100,000? We did, well not the majority of us, but the consumer, in general. You see, if no one was willing to pay these exorbitant prices, the companies would be unable to charge them. It is the one
OUTLINE: Family Discipline APPLIEDThe faithfulness of our God disciplines us when we need it, out of His tremendous love for us. Family Discipline APPLIEDGodly discipline ensures we don’t just waste our lives away and have regrets for all eternity! We’re On A Mission!We have the greatest purpose we could ever imagine in life… to bring
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OUTLINE: Watered-Down Church?We would be missing out on God’s training us for His glorification! Ro 11:36 – We would be missing out on running the race, fighting the good fight of faith, and receiving the prize! 1Co 9:24-27, 2Ti 4:7, Php 3:14, Jas 1:121Ti 1:5The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and
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The last blog I wrote was titled, How to Handle Aggression, and it had a heavy bent on passive aggressiveness, which, let’s face it, is just plain ugly to see in others. It’s also challenging at times to avoid the temptation to respond in kind when on the receiving end of it. In the same way
OUTLINE: Deliverance is but a change of perspective away!MacDonald on Jas 1:21“It is not enough to receive the implanted word, we must obey it. There is no virtue in possessing the Bible or even in reading it as literature. There must be a deep desire to hear God speaking to us and an unquestionable willingness
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