OPENING: Psalm 100 KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Commitment to the local church means that, as a member, you are committing to God’s will for your church. Of principle value to this commitment is your obedience in the church (e.g., to the Word and to God’s delegated authority). Commitment, in God’s eyes, is very simple. […]
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: The Truth hurts sometimes, especially when there’s an unavoidable action that we must take when convicted by it. Growing Pains -Blog from 7/18/25 A local assembly is a grace gift from God and we each have a role to play (1 Corinthians 12). We bring our own spiritual gifts to
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: We are called/commanded to BE a community of brothers/sisters/mothers/fathers in the faith. And like ANY command, this requires OBEDIENCE. Our first reaction to challenging teaching or correction shouldn’t be defensiveness, but rather openness. This takes humility, as that is the essence of obedience. The Truth hurts sometimes, especially when there’s
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: We must make sure our hearts are pure before God, even as we do His work. Our first reaction to challenging teaching or correction shouldn’t be defensiveness, but rather openness. Humility will stay the course and stay submissive to the Pastor, to the advantage of the whole church family, if
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Obedience needs to come from the heart; from a place of humility. Operating in His love has certain good fruits that come about in our hearts and in our lives. A Cold Shell of Obedience – Blog from 8/2/19 There are two kinds of obedience: that which is done in
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Obedience needs to come from the heart; from a place of humility. A Cold Shell of Obedience – Blog from 8/2/19 There are two kinds of obedience: that which is done in love and that which is not. The litmus test is how we treat others. If our obedience forms
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: God has designed His creation to follow simple truths, such as ‘trees bear fruit after their own kind’. We shouldn’t expect anything different. These are ancient primitives that we can use as fundamental underpinnings to our understanding of God. God has designed His creation to follow simple truths, such as
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: To have success in ANYTHING of any value in this life, you MUST put in the hard labor. There are no shortcuts, only lies from the KoD suggesting there are, and myriad alternatives to keep you distracted and ultimately, frustrated. Grace, Works, and Indifference – blog 8/9/19 The Greek word
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: To have success in ANYTHING of any value in this life, you MUST put in the hard labor. There are no shortcuts, only lies from the KoD suggesting there are, and myriad alternatives to keep you distracted and ultimately, frustrated. Just because grace is “free” doesn’t mean there isn’t any
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Freedom isn’t found in autonomy. Freedom is found in serving the One who created you. We are always a slave. Freedom and slavery are not mutually exclusive terms (that’s what Satan wants you to believe). Freedom is found in DOING the Word of God. LOVE is not a vapid emotion
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