OUTLINE: If we wish to understand and receive God’s grace, it begins with understanding His Word.Mt 12:30Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.The 5 Warnings to the Congregation in Hebrews – The peril of ignoring the veracity of the Word as delivered by the Son of […]
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OUTLINE:Spiritual Warfare!BE OBSERVANT and PAY ATTENTION! – ala Eph 6 TOXIC – blog 5/12/23We wouldn’t dream of drinking poison; yet we poison ourselves every day. In all fairness, we do it to each other. Shame on us if everyone seated at the table is a so-called “Christian”. We ought to tend to our spiritual health the
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OUTLINE: TOXIC – blog 5/12/23We wouldn’t dream of drinking poison; yet we poison ourselves every day. In all fairness, we do it to each other. Shame on us if everyone seated at the table is a so-called “Christian”. We ought to tend to our spiritual health the way we tend to our physical health, and we
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OUTLINE: 2Ti 3:16-17 [Amplified]All Scripture is God-breathed [given by divine inspiration] and is profitable for instruction, for conviction [of sin], for correction [of error and restoration to obedience], for training in righteousness [learning to live in conformity to God’s will, both publicly and privately—behaving honorably with personal integrity and moral courage]; so that the [a]man
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OUTLINE:2Ti 3:16-17All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.2Ti 3:16-17 [Amplified]All Scripture is God-breathed [given by divine inspiration] and is profitable for instruction, for conviction [of sin], for correction [of error
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OUTLINE:The Best Encouragement – blog 4/29/23If we truly wish to encourage a fellow believer, our greatest tool is the Word of God. A righteous person (who lives by faith) will always defer to God’s ability to deliver a person in time of need. Faith is the end goal; love is the motivation.Heb 11:1 NKJVNow faith is
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OUTLINE: The Best Encouragement – blog 4/29/23If we truly wish to encourage a fellow believer, our greatest tool is the Word of God. A righteous person (who lives by faith) will always defer to God’s ability to deliver a person in time of need. Faith is the end goal; love is the motivation.Godly EncouragementEncouragement often begins
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OUTLINE:Gal 6:3For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.Testing Is A MustTesting qualifies a person’s faith by examining how it holds up under pressure. Heb 5:8Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered.Testing Is A MustTesting qualifies a person’s faith by examining how it holds
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OUTLINE: The Rhetoric in Hebrews – Prologue: v1:1-4 – Thematic Statement: v1:5-4:16 – Statement of Plausibility: ch5-6 – Demonstration of Proof: v7:1-10:18 – Closing Inspiration: v10:19-13:25Godly EncouragementEncouragement often begins with pointing out a weakness (or at least examining oneself for the possibility of weakness). When properly given, encouragement should come across as constructive. Humble people
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OUTLINE: God’s PlanOnly through death can there be new life (just as a seed that goes into the ground, dies, and bears new life). Believers must die and then be raised to a new life in Christ. (Jn 12:23-26; 1Co 15:35-49) Gal 5:24And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its
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