KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: So much of our temporal deliverance is tied to our perspective of the future. You are blessed when you submit to the authorities in your life. While a pastor is responsible for delivering the Truth, he is not responsible FOR it. What, Exactly, Is Authority-Orientation? – blog 8/7/20 God is sovereign. […]
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: So much of our temporal deliverance is tied to our perspective of the future. You are blessed when you submit to the authorities in your life. While a pastor is responsible for delivering the Truth, he is not responsible FOR it. “shepherd” – from poimaino – means to shepherd, to care for (protect) the flock;
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NO AUDIO/VIDEO FOR THIS MESSAGE KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: So much of our temporal deliverance is tied to our perspective of the future. “set your minds” – from phroneo – means: This means that your actions are directed by your inner self (what you earnestly believein). You are blessed when you submit to the authorities in your life. While a
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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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Lots of people aspire to leadership. Some never make it, while others are thrust into it unawares. I suppose in a perfect world, the right leaders would always be in the right leadership roles. But, as you know, this is hardly the case. Here’s my advice: To be a good leader, you must first be
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OUTLINE:Merriam-Webster.comSentence: a word, clause, or phrase or a group of clauses or phrases forming a syntactic unit which expresses an assertion, a question, a command, a wish, an exclamation, or the performance of an action.God spoke His final word on His salvific plan through His Son, Jesus Christ.Jn 1:3All things were made through him, and
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TODAY’S VERSE: Romans 13:1 “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.” In prep school we have started a series on Esther, a book in the Old Testament of the Bible. The story begins during a huge
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I taught the following important principle from my pulpit this week, “The greatest thing I can ever encourage you to do is to obey God.” I have come to believe this after years of studying Holy Scripture. Some might argue that this seems too simple; however, if you understand how God sanctifies His children, it
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OUTLINE:Take Hold, By FaithWe should receive His truth, whatever it is He reveals to us from His Word, so that we can enter His joy. (Jn 8:31-32, 15:10-11) HumilityThere’s no such thing as humility in the absence of authority-orientation; otherwise, who/what would you be “being humble” to??? Will You Receive It?Slavery to Christ is a
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OUTLINE: On Marriage and FamilyWe believers are held to a higher standard. And, remember, man does not set the bar. “disregards not man but God”If you stand up for the Truth, expect to be persecuted (ala Jn 15:20 “If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.”).
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