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When Attempts to Be Personally Relevant Injure the Body of Christ

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We put a premium on being relevant in this world, even though our attempts at establishing said relevance are often misguided; hence our obsession over famous actors, athletes, scholars, politicians, activists, and even well-known pastors, evangelists, apologists, and theologians. The wider the circle of interested parties within a given realm, the bigger the prize. Regardless […]

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Part 19 – Commitment, Responsibility, and Accountability To the Local Church

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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: If you believe God is Sovereign and can do what He wants, including guiding and directing your steps, then you must believe there are no coincidences. God puts things in our paths for a reason. Walk in the privileges/opportunities He puts before you (Ephesians 2:10). HIS WORD is THE source

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Part 18 – Commitment, Responsibility, and Accountability To the Local Church

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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: As it applies to a local church, integrity means ALL members are functioning in their God-given roles (ala Ro 12:1-8). When the Lord convicts you of your spiritual gift (aka, your role in the Body of Christ, the Church), it’s your duty to comply. Instead of being “disappointed” with God’s

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Part 198 – The Book of Hebrews

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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: “exhort” – from parakaleo [para = “from close-beside” + kaleo = “to call”) – to “make a call” from being “close-up and personal”  (“personally make a call”); refers to believers offering up evidence that stands up in God’s court. Barnes on Heb 3:13 Church members should exhort one another. There may not be the intimacy of personal friendship among all

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Part 177 – The Book of Hebrews

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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: “Conscience”: it is the point at which a person confronts God’s holiness. Running Away from God – blog 9/20/24People who don’t embrace God will force a distance between themselves and Him, often as expeditiously as possible. God’s power scares them because it renders them impotent. Individuality and indivisible community, all

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You Do You – Grace & Space

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OUTLINE:The Value of Community – blog 5/26/23People have developed a phobia of people.Jas 3:17But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.Jas 1:5If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will

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