Two guys were hanging out at the local pub having a pint of Guinness. They just met and since one was wearing his old flak jacket (minus the labels and patches, of course) and the other was wearing a military cap with his old company patch on it, they struck up a conversation. As is […]
The most radical change a believer will ever undergo is at salvation. The Bible states that when we are “born again” we become a “new creation” in Christ Jesus. Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, since you have
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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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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: If commitment, responsibility, and accountability are the end goals, then INTEGRITY is the means to ensuring you get there. Convictions (like most things in the spiritual life) are not transactional; rather, they are constitutional. Being made in the image of our Creator, we must have integrity TO our Creator! Integrity
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: If commitment, responsibility, and accountability are the end goals, then INTEGRITY is the means to ensuring you get there. Convictions (like most things in the spiritual life) are not transactional; rather, they are constitutional. Your greatest responsibility to your family is your SPIRITUAL leadership!!! Hiding Behind False Nobility – blog
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Living in His love, through things like encouragement, lends to joy and peace together as members of the Body of Christ. Embrace the brotherly love we are called to live in. It’s what makes life worth living. It’s what fills our cup, and the cup of others around us. How
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Can you imagine where we’d be if God just let us be?! – we’d all be in the spiritual gutter! Do we want to become mature children of God?? Do we want to bring Him maximum glory with our lives? If He gave up His life for us, to the
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This was a special message that all members of North Christian Church need to listen to! The entire NCC Leadership Team sat before the congregation and read their responses to the question: “What would Jesus write to NCC in the spirit of Rev 2-3 and the 7 churches?” There’s a homework assignment for all NCC members!
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Since a pastor cannot see inside a person, what’s the only thing that would give this man any hope in their salvation? Answer: their works. A person who doesn’t bear good fruit IS NOT SAVED! Good soil bears good fruit. It’s not only a good idea to observe a person’s
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KEY PRINCIPLES IN THIS MESSAGE: We must be weak to receive God’s grace properly. All Things Are Lawful – blog 3/22/24 While Christ’s sacrifice covers the sins of God’s children, this doesn’t mean that we are given liberty to sin even more! We mustn’t confuse our eternal position in Christ with our progressive sanctification while here
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