KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: “crafty” – from arum – means shrewd, crafty, prudent, cunning, sensible“crafty” – from arum – means shrewd, crafty, prudent, cunning, sensible Jesus teaches us that a good strategy is to gain whatever wisdom you can from your enemies while avoiding the trappings of their evil hearts. In other words, learn from their shrewdness and sensibilities and […]
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: The Bible counsels us to pursue Wisdom before the need to apply it to our circumstances arises. Sin predates all of us. It is ancient and intrinsically unrighteous in every way. We need to reject “him”. When Wisdom repeatedly cries out to you and you ignore Her, then when you get what
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: When you read the Bible, it ought to be no different than if you were physically standing in front of God in Heaven, receiving “wisdom and instruction” (Pr 1:7) directly from His mouth, to you, personally. Wisdom brings its owner great joy. Wisdom states that knowing God’s Word and walking by the
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: A humble person who turns to God alone for grace receives the real-time blessing of being healed RIGHT NOW. Sanctification is a function of being present. Wisdom states that knowing God’s Word and walking by the Spirit are two different things (1Co 2:13-14). Knowledge alone is like sitting in a parked
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Sanctification is a function of being present. Wisdom is applied knowledge. Knowledge can exist in the absence of wisdom, but wisdom cannot exist in the absence of knowledge. Wisdom is a function of sanctification, given by God alone (Jas 1:5). Emotional Salvation Isn’t Enough – blog 7/26/19 I know a lot of people who
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Sanctification is a function of being present. Wisdom is applied knowledge. Knowledge can exist in the absence of wisdom, but wisdom cannot exist in the absence of knowledge. Wisdom is a function of sanctification, given by God alone (Jas 1:5). Wisdom applies God’s grace to life. It provides an abiding ‘grace-mindset’.
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Sanctification is a function of being present. The Simple Life, With a View – blog 8/24/18 “How sad it would be to come to the end of life and realize that most of our time was spent in slaving for what was already included in the ticket home to heaven!” — William MacDonald
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: A Simple Life, With a View – blog 8/24/18 “How sad it would be to come to the end of life and realize that most of our time was spent in slaving for what was already included in the ticket home to heaven!” — William MacDonald Charles Spurgeon If you love religion,
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: An unbeliever’s version of grace is rooted in self-actualization/ autonomy with an ROI that deposits credit to the creature’s account. This is the root cause of their misery, insecurity, and anxiety. At some point, they fail themselves (and others) and realize they are powerless to fix what has broken inside
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Two Different Futures – blog 8/22/26 Here’s what the Bible gives us. First, it begins with perspective. Although we are to work hard as unto the Lord at whatever our hands find to do (1 Corinthians 15:58; 2 Thessalonians 3:12), we are to hand over the outcomes to the Lord, meaning
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