I messed up yesterday and I am paying the price for it today. I am emotional, antsy, and my flesh is begging me to get a drink or some chocolate, to watch a worldly movie or read a worldly book; anything to “turn off” my mind and not feel the way I do right now. […]
Our Christmas FocusGratitude from a root of love. Ac 20:35b“It is more blessed to give than to receive.” – Jesus“It is more blessed to give”…what, though?– Thanksgiving– Time & energy– Love & forgiveness– “You!” “the fruit of righteousness” – Php 1:11Being righteous (thinking/doing what’s right in God’s eyes) is the wellspring of blessings. God desires so much
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Do you remember where you came from? It’s easy to forget, isn’t it? It’s utterly shameful, but if we’re honest, we all get familiar with Jesus Christ. That hurts to even type, but I trust that God’s promises of giving grace to the humble are true (James 4:6) and that He promises to sanctify me
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OUTLINE: How Long Does Gratitude Last? Blog – 12/18/20 The Season of Encouragement – blog 12/20/19God loved us so much He became a man (what a humiliating prospect) in order to reconcile us to Himself. Love, my friends – this ought to be our focal point this Christmas season; not presents, not food, not even family
There was a bunch of poor kids from the neighborhood playing a pickup game of football at the park. A good day for them was making it home with no broken bones or any cuts from the shards of broken glass strewn across the field (the park doubled as a seedy hangout by night, where
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OUTLINE: Ac 20:35b“It is more blessed to give than to receive.” – Jesus“not as a command”Paul never commanded the Corinthians give to the ministry. He, like any good shepherd, tried to lead them to the blessings of giving that are realized to the giver’s account. His motivation was never money; rather, it was that the sheep
A man lived in a cabin in the woods by himself. His was a life of solitude. This was his choice – he liked living a quiet life. Once a year his relatives would visit him and he’d say to himself afterwards, “I remember why I chose to live like a hermit.” People just seemed
OUTLINE: Narrative vs. DoctrineNever make the mistake of taking a narrative part of Holy Scripture and formulating doctrines that simply aren’t present! A story in the Bible isn’t doctrine.John 1:1-2In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.Narrative vs. DoctrineNever
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OUTLINE: Mt 28:18-20And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded
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The Holy Spirit gave my congregation a healthy dose of things to think about this Thanksgiving season, especially regarding our gratitude for all that God’s done for us. In light of His teachings, it’s difficult not to be humbled by His grace. Sincere gratitude bears much fruit in the soul. “For from his fullness we have
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