Have you ever smelled propane gas? It smells like rotten eggs. A lot of people don’t realize that, in its natural state, propane gas is odorless. This means that you could breathe it in at length and not even know it. Given that it is an asphyxiating gas (it displaces oxygen in your lungs), high
OUTLINE:To God Be the GloryTo slight God’s glory is to slight one’s own sanctification, for you cannot be sanctified in the absence of respect for His glory. (Ps 24:7-10; 1Co 2:8; 1Pe 4:14; 2Pe 1:17) Who Are God’s Children?Only those adopted into His family are His children. (Jn 1:12-13; Ro 8:14-17; Jn 8:44; 1Jn 3:10)
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OUTLINE: Mt 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. “transformed”from – metamorphoo [meta = “change after being with” + morphoo = “changing form in keeping with inner reality”]; means being changed on the outside to conform with what’s on the inside; refers to experiential sanctification (e.g. purification); the
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I was having an in-depth conversation with an older woman the other day about the insidiousness of worldly thinking and how entrenched we are in it. The discussion wasn’t about how terrible human beings are to each other (that was an early concession in our discussion) but rather how this world is in bondage to
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OUTLINE: 1Co 10:31b…whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. Does it Even Matter? – blog 11/5/21If you’re boasting in something within the purview of Satan’s scale of values, and you are doing so to boost your own self-esteem, then you are in the Spirit’s crosshairs as you read this! You are in bondage
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TODAY’S VERSE: 1 John 3:18 Dear children, let us not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions. In the last few Kids’ Corners, we have learned about both the importance of and the effects of what we allow into our souls. What we see, hear, and give our
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OUTLINE: The Music of Your Life – blog 10/22/211Co 14:7 If even lifeless instruments, such as the flute or the harp, do not give distinct notes, how will anyone know what is played? The Music of Your Life – blog 10/22/21Please remember how precious you are, and how very gifted you are, in Christ Jesus. The Spirit
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“Hey, friend, what’s the matter?” “Everyone’s just awful nowadays!” “How so?” “Well, for starters, everywhere I go, people are just rude to me. I’m so sick of it!” “Sounds like you’ve been having a bad day.” “More like a bad year!” “Well, I’m here for you, remember?” “I know, I know. I don’t mean you.
OUTLINE: The Music of Your LifeBlog – 10/22/21 F. B. Meyer“Plenty are there whose outward body is richly decked, but whose inner being is clothed in rags; whilst others, whose garments are worn and threadbare, are all glorious within.” True BeautyMan values the jewels we dig out of the earth; God values the jewels that
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“Fun fact” about me- I keep both my phone and watch on the “silent” mode. I do not like the sudden, incessant noise of notifications and I am not any good at remembering to turn the volume off for work, church, etc.; so, I have deemed it wiser just to always leave the sound off.