KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Pastor Philip in Myanmar: “The purpose of your life isn’t happiness; the purpose of your life is usefulness.” As a general rule, the “happiest” people are the people with the most purpose. We all ought to be encouraged by the simple fact that we have been made unique and placed […]
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What happens when human beings recognize that they are in the presence of the holy, sovereign God of the Universe? On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was.
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Is it possible that you’ve been clinging to some image of your life as the end goal of living?? Do not idolize people just because they are better fighters than you. Futility Is an Effective Teacher – blog 6/7/24 So, big deal, you’re good at something that came naturally to you.
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I am not known for being a patient person, quite the opposite, actually. I usually face this weakness comically- you know, joke about it so it does not seem so bad. However, this flaw has been becoming more and more painful to me as I ponder both when and with whom I am most impatient.
KEY PRINCIPLES IN THIS MESSAGE: Drive for Show, Putt for Dough – blog 2/23/24 You aren’t putting the ball in the hole, you aren’t scoring well, and you aren’t winning if you aren’t loving. “For each tree is known by its own fruit” (Luke 6:44). To proclaim love but never bear any fruit after it means
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As a teacher, I’m always on the lookout for new perspectives. There are a few pastors whose sermons I will listen to from time to time, some of who have long since gone home to be with the Lord. These men often give me things to think about and I often walk away with a
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If you are over the age of 2, you most assuredly have felt the sting of rejection. Often times when a person experiences repeated rejection, they close themselves off to others; I speak from experience. Due to the rejection from people who, by virtue of their relation to me, should have loved me for a
When fear overcomes a person, they are controlled by it. Have you ever heard the term FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)? Hold that thought… What happened in the Garden of Eden when the woman ate of the forbidden fruit? Apparently, she was suffering from a case of FOMO! God had said that she and Adam could eat
There’s a big difference between doing something wrong in God’s eyes when you’re ignorant and doing so when you know better. The apostle Paul is a perfect example of someone who zealously sinned against God and His chosen people, even murdering them in His name! Paul was utterly against Jesus before he was converted on
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I have always found giving criticism a daunting task. But I’ll get back to that… Godly criticism (aka “criticism”) requires at least two things: wisdom and integrity. Wisdom is something God imparts to us as He sanctifies us by His Word. The more we learn, the more mature we are in the faith, the more
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