OUTLINE: Ac 10:34b [KJV]“God is no respecter of persons” What Do Monkeys and Humans Really Have in Common?2/4/22 – blog Php 1:6And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. Heb 4:12For the word of God is living […]
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OUTLINE: Ac 10:34b [KJV]“God is no respecter of persons”The Effects of HumanismMan is always trying to gain some advantage against God’s sovereignty, even if only slightly (at first). For example, he is predisposed to syncretism (mixing religions and secular schools of thought). This is catastrophic to God’s salvific plan. God’s Power, Not Man’sWithout God’s direct
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OUTLINE: Renaissance Humanism – worldhistory.orgRenaissance Humanism was an intellectual movement typified by a revived interest in the classical world and studies which focused not on religion but on what it is to be human. Renaissance Humanism – worldhistory.orgHumanists believed in the importance of an education in classical literature and the promotion of civic virtue, that is, realizing
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OUTLINE: What is salvation? – Hebrew yesha (root for Joshua & Jesus) – refers to freedom from something binding/restricting deliverance – Greek soteria – means deliverance, preservation, safety, salvation; to cure, to rescue2 Implications of Salvation – There’s a need for salvation (Gen 2:17; Ps 19:1; 69:1-2; Ecc 7:20; Is 1:6; Jer 17:9; Mt 9:1-2; 14:25-30; Mk 7:20-23; Lk
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Two wives meet in the woods. It’s an unremarkable day, like any other. It is, for the first wife, a day filled with sadness, anxiety, and insecurity. She goes on walks like this to try to find peace and relief from the constant, soulish agony of feeling unloved. For the second wife, it is a
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I was having an in-depth conversation with an older woman the other day about the insidiousness of worldly thinking and how entrenched we are in it. The discussion wasn’t about how terrible human beings are to each other (that was an early concession in our discussion) but rather how this world is in bondage to
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OUTLINE: The Music of Your Life – blog 10/22/211Co 14:7 If even lifeless instruments, such as the flute or the harp, do not give distinct notes, how will anyone know what is played? The Music of Your Life – blog 10/22/21Please remember how precious you are, and how very gifted you are, in Christ Jesus. The Spirit
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OUTLINE:Pulpit MessagesThe Need for Rest – Part 2 – 10/3/21The Only Reality is Now – 10/7/21Martha vs. Mary – 10/10/21Your Idols Are the Source of Your Anxiety – 10/14/21 BlogsNo Future, No Past – 10/8/21Come to Jesus! – 10/15/21 The Truth HealsWe need the Great Physician’s medicine, not the world’s. We need His healing power, not our own. We need to
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During times of crisis (whether perceived or real isn’t the issue) there’s always two camps that unbalanced perspective produces. I have dubbed them “The Hysterics” and “The Gnostics.” Let’s consider these individually and then we’ll wrap up with a Bible-based conclusion. At the writing of this blog, the world is just coming out of the
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At the time of this writing, my congregation has been taught seventy parts on a series titled, The Lord Is Our Confidence. I have no idea how much longer the Spirit will persist in His teaching on the topic, but I’m certainly not complaining, neither as a teacher nor a student. When a series goes on