OUTLINE:True fear results in obedience.God’s Perfect CharacterThe Lord and His Word are immutable, unchanging, and therefore can be TRUSTED! The Power of the WordIt’s in moments of weakness, especially, that we need to double-down on the Word! Jas 1:12Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he […]
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Looking back, as a believer, it’s hard to understand why more people don’t just believe the truth about our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Have you ever thought like this? I often do and I used to get really frustrated but the Truth, as Jesus promised, has set me free from my consternation, angst, and
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OUTLINE: Our Old Nature (ala Ro 7)We are naturally reluctant to receive the love of God with the faith of a child. Listen to His Spirit, instead! Have a Renewed Mind (ala Ro 12:2)This is not about us, but about what God has done and is doing for us. It’s about HIS grace, and HIS
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OUTLINE: A Love Letter to God’s ChildrenBlog – 5/27/22 “by grace through faith” -“by grace”: solely by God’s power -“through faith”: solely through trust in God (not self)A Love Letter to God’s ChildrenBlog – 5/27/22 FaithFaith is confidence in God’s trustworthiness (“I can trust God at His word”). It provides conviction under impossible circumstances and
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OUTLINE: A Love Letter to God’s ChildrenBlog – 5/27/22 “by grace through faith” A Love Letter to God’s ChildrenBlog – 5/27/22 FaithFaith is confidence in God’s trustworthiness (“I can trust God at His word”). It provides conviction under impossible circumstances and that God will do just as He wills and pleases, to His own glory,
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The apostle Paul wrote the greatest number of books in the Bible. He was, indeed, a child of God (unbelievers are “by nature children of wrath” – Ephesians 2:3). He wrote about many things that were sacred to him, holy doctrines that have stood the test of time, as well as the assaults of Satan and the kingdom
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OUTLINE: Ro 4:4-5Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness.Ro 11:6But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis
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OUTLINE:Recent NCC Blogs –Love Being Yourself – 4/29/22 –Faithful Are the Wounds of a Friend – 4/22/22The ElectBelievers and God’s elect are indeed one and the same group from God’s perspective. However, from man’s perspective, there may be an elected person that isn’t yet a believer (they will believe before they die, though, guaranteed). Placing Your Hope
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OUTLINE: What Are the Purpose and Results of Salvation? – Godward: God is glorified – Manward: man is justified, sanctified, and glorifiedThe ElectBelievers and God’s elect are indeed one and the same group from God’s perspective. However, from man’s perspective, there may be an elected person that isn’t yet a believer (they will believe before
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OUTLINE: Gal 2:20I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Ordo Salutis (Latin)“The order of salvation” Biblical Terminology –
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