Cows were a prevalent part of the scenery when I was growing up. There was a bull inside of an electric fence down the street whom my junior high school friends and I used to dare each other to sneak up on, smack on the behind, and then sprint back before getting run down by […]
OUTLINE: A Little Walk, a Little EncouragementBlog – 6/10/22 A Little Walk, a Little Encouragement God designed the Body of Christ to be knit together in the sphere of love. The Word of God is the object of our fellowship. “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Psalm 119:105). “Let the word
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OUTLINE: Pulpit Messages 11/18/21 – The Root Cause of a False Gospel 11/14/21 – We Are Sanctified to God’s Glory 11/11/21 – Beholding God’s Glory 11/7/21 – Whose Life is This? Whose Glory? 11/4/21 – Do All to the Glory of GodDo you think there’s a direct relationship between our respect for God’s glory and our Gospel? God’s Glorious ImmutabilityWhen
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You started the day out right; you read your Bible, spent some quality time in prayer, rejoiced with gratitude for all that God has done for you, and expressed love and patience towards those in your household. You ended this same day in shame, saddened by the thoughts you indulged in, the words you spoke,
A man and a woman get married while still unbelievers. The marriage is often unpleasant and the husband’s abusive words have had enough impact over the years that they have taken root in the woman’s psyche, given her own fleshly weaknesses. He’s beaten down her spirit because he, himself, is an insecure little man (or
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OUTLINE: “I’m better!”Your so-called “victory” becomes your judgment. When the flesh’s perspective “wins”, you lose. That is your “punishment” (ala Pr 17:5). “seared”from kauteriazo – means to brand (sear) with a red-hot iron; (figuratively) cauterized, which destroys the “spiritual nerve-endings.” “God gave them up”“gave up” is from paradidomi – means to give (turn) over; “hand over from,” i.e. to deliver over with a
Part 30 – Proverbs 17 Wisdom Read More »
The question on the table is this, “What, exactly, is authority orientation?” The term “authority orientation” is a theological one used to describe a person’s willingness to orient to God-ordained authority. Can this type of orientation be perverted, where a person claims it’s one way but the truth, in God’s eyes, is another? Of course, hence the
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For over a decade, the Spirit’s been teaching my congregation the value of “seeing it all as truth,” as I like to say, which is a summary phrase derived from Paul’s words in the Book of Ephesians. But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, for anything that becomes visible is light. —
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OUTLINE: Competition When the Flesh Is Involved– If you “win”: you become puffed up & arrogant– If you “lose”: you become downtrodden & depressed– REALITY: you LOSE in BOTH cases! God is not a respecter of persons! “Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial”One of our greatest tests is remaining humble (keeping the flesh from dominating
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Have you ever lit a firecracker with a really short wick? I remember being a kid and somehow gaining access to fireworks (usually just the small stuff, either firecrackers or bottle rockets, with an occasional Roman candle). My cousins and I were essentially menaces when we were young. Being equipped with explosives, even small ones,
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