OUTLINE: “I’m better!”Your so-called “victory” becomes your judgment. When the flesh’s perspective “wins”, you lose. That is your “punishment” (ala Pr 17:5). Ro 1:32 [NLV]They know God’s justice requires that those who do these things deserve to die, yet they do them anyway. Worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too.“seared”from kauteriazo – means to brand (sear) with a […]
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TODAY’S VERSE: Ephesians 4:32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.What does it mean to “be kind”? Is it to keep a smile on your face, say nice things to people, or remember everyone’s b-day? These may be considered kind actions, but you will see that there’s a
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OUTLINE: “I’m better!”Your so-called “victory” becomes your judgment. When the flesh’s perspective “wins”, you lose. That is your “punishment” (ala Pr 17:5). “seared”from kauteriazo – means to brand (sear) with a red-hot iron; (figuratively) cauterized, which destroys the “spiritual nerve-endings.” “God gave them up”“gave up” is from paradidomi – means to give (turn) over; “hand over from,” i.e. to deliver over with a
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But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one dot of the Law to become void. — Luke 16:17 Faith and hope are intertwined: if the object of our faith is fallible, then so is our hope. If it is perfect, then we have a transcendent hope of things to
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OUTLINE:The Mind of ChristThe Bible, as a whole, is the very mind of Christ. We don’t just “hear” from Jesus Christ when we read red letters in our Bibles. The Bible is His Word, mind, thoughts, heart. The Immutable Mind of ChristJesus words in Mk 2:23-28 are perfectly harmonious with His Word in Ex 20:8 and Deu 23:24-25.The Mind of
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OUTLINE: The Mind of ChristThe Bible, as a whole, is the very mind of Christ. We don’t just “hear” from Jesus Christ when we read red letters in our Bibles. The Bible is His Word, mind, thoughts, heart. Religious PerversionThe Jewish leaders had made the Sabbath (Ex 20:8) part of a religious works program, which
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Whenever I preach a sermon that includes the account of James’ and John’s mother asking Jesus for preferential treatment of her sons, I chuckle, as does the congregation. It’s a ‘roll your eyes’ type scenario, where a mother’s partiality is on full display and her children are completely onboard. It makes me think about how
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OUTLINE: Fear and FaithBlog: 9/11/20 Fear and Faith – Blog: 9/11/20I don’t have all the answers, but I do know that a person who doesn’t fear the Lord cannot possibly have genuine faith in Him; and, the greater the fear the greater the faith (we have our greatest faith in the things we fear the most).Origins
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OUTLINE: Fear and FaithBlog: 9/11/20 Origins of FearIf we believe others have power over us, we fear them and when they issue commands, we obey. Likewise, if we believe God has power over us, we fear Him and obey His commands. “If God is for us, who can be against us?”Also translated, “Since God is for us…” We find our sense
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Over time, I’ve learned to really enjoy the Gospel of Mark. I think it’s because it was written to Gentiles, which gives us contemporary Gentiles a perspective that seems more “natural,” for lack of a better word. The Gospel of Matthew was written to the Jews, implying a different bent. In fact, one of the challenges with Matthew’s