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:How to Be Strong and Courageous – blog 5/16/25Courage is nothing more than applied faith. How to Be Strong and Courageous – blog 5/16/25No one is born with courage. It is a gift that transcends all circumstances in life. It is faith incarnate through an otherwise weak, scared, fragile human being.
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I’ve been around some shady people and, as a result, at times have been terrifically frightened. I’ve since carried in my flesh a baseline suspicion of others, including persistent doubts that people, overall, are doing the right thing and acting honorably with integrity. When I was younger, I was much less likely to give someone
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“Oh, it was like Heaven on Earth, I tell you!” Have you ever heard someone say that? I have, many times. The sentiment is that an experience may be so wonderful that it approaches the divine. In this usage, Heaven carries with it a traditional, worldly thinking that everyone can borrow from. In general, it
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Have you ever played the party game, “Would You Rather”? It’s a conversational game that multiple people play which usually ends in a lot of contorted faces, chin scratching, and laughs (hopefully). The game is played by posing a dilemma in the form of a question beginning with “would you rather”. Typically, the dilemma is
Your peace isn’t dependent on you knowing everything; rather, it depends on you trusting in God to provide everything you need to know. Do you believe that anyone who believes in Jesus Christ for salvation can be saved? I do. Is this open to interpretation? Nope. It’s clearly stated holy doctrine in the Word of
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OUTLINE: Mt 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. “transformed”from – metamorphoo [meta = “change after being with” + morphoo = “changing form in keeping with inner reality”]; means being changed on the outside to conform with what’s on the inside; refers to experiential sanctification (e.g. purification); the
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“Trust me.” “Why should I trust you?” “Because I love you.” This brief interaction describes many situations in this life where one person asks another to take their hand, whether literally or figuratively, for their own sake. As the prior guides the latter, out of love, the latter begins to realize that the prior truly
OUTLINE: Mt 5:43-44“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” Ecc 1:9 What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done,and there is nothing
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