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 […]
A man buys a plot of land and sets out to build his dream home on it. He’s been saving up his whole life for this moment. He has house plans in hand, having spent years designing and redesigning, balancing aesthetic with function. Since he designed it himself, his intention is to build it himself.
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OPENING: Psalm 100 KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Commitment to the local church means that, as a member, you are committing to God’s will for your church. Of principle value to this commitment is your obedience in the church (e.g., to the Word and to God’s delegated authority). Commitment, in God’s eyes, is very simple.
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Question- What do each of the following have in common: television shows, alcohol, worldly books, and cyanide? Answer- They are all forms of poison. Poison is defined as “a substance that is capable of causing the illness or death of a living organism when introduced or absorbed.” You might be saying, “Whoa, now, my favorite
KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: “Conscience”: it is the point at which a person confronts God’s holiness. “perfect” – from teleioo – is used in the New Testament to convey the idea of bringing something to its intended goal or state of completion. It often implies a process of maturation or perfection, whether in a
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I wasn’t sure what the Spirit would have me write this week, so I began setting up my Mac environment with my typical writing, research, and Bible tools, when up pops this new “feature” in my Microsoft 365 Word app call “co-pilot”. Now, mind you, I didn’t ask to have this feature installed and I
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: A fundamental objective of the KoD is to offer up a counterfeit salvation/deliverance to human beings (vs. salvation/deliverance from God). The KoD exploits our weaknesses. OT sacrifices NEVER cleansed a person’s conscience, NOR did they ever provide them with forgiveness for their sins – they were merely “pointers to” the
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Counterfeits don’t only deceive us, but they are DESTRUCTIVE, especially destroying our peace and intimacy with the Lord. Anything we do to our own body, we are doing to God. Perspective: why don’t we think about how we’re hurting the Lord when we sin?? Aren’t we sinning against the One
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: A fundamental objective of the KoD is to offer up a counterfeit salvation/deliverance to human beings (vs. salvation/deliverance from God). Anything we do to our own body, we are doing to God. A life filled with gratitude to the Lord is a life filled with joy. The writer of Hebrews
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Counterfeits actually steal our joy. Abandoning them is abandoning Satan’s schemes! Your Creator has saved you and bought you, and has an extremely FULFILLING mission for you. Don’t let Satan fool you into a false sense of reality and being ungrateful! We must recognize deceptions are EVERYWHERE in this world,
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