OUTLINE: Blog 04-16-21 A Grateful Heart Is a Blessed Heart The Supernatural Fruit of PatiencePatience is such a wonderful virtue to grow in because it can take us through anything in life; knowing if we simply wait with faith, the Lord rescues us in the end. The faithful keep on believing……waiting on God over time. “Through […]
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A man lived in a cabin in the woods by himself. His was a life of solitude. This was his choice – he liked living a quiet life. Once a year his relatives would visit him and he’d say to himself afterwards, “I remember why I chose to live like a hermit.” People just seemed
OUTLINE: Hark! the Herald Angels SingHark! the herald angels sing,“Glory to the new-born King!Peace on earth, and mercy mild,God and sinners reconciled.” Hark! the Herald Angels SingHail! the heaven-bornPrince of peace!Hail! the Son of Righteousness!Light and life to all he brings,Risen with healing in his wings “Prince of Peace”This is Jesus Christ’s title (one of
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MacDonald on Heb 12:14What this verse means is that there must be practical holiness as a proof of the new life within. If a person is not growing more holy, he is not saved. When the Holy Spirit indwells a person, He manifest His presence by a separated life. It is a matter of cause
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TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES: NO RECORDING OUTLINE: Eph 4:1I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called. Lk 9:60And Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
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OUTLINE: Ro 1:12that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine. The Church At SardisIt had a lifeless profession. It enjoyed a reputation, but it wasn’t genuine; rather, it was religious like so many churches today are. Many churches are deemed “acceptable” because they look the part, but
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OUTLINE: Jn 15:10If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. – AND - Jn 14:15“If you love me, you will keep my commandments. “a spring of water welling up to eternal life”To “drink” from the well that Jesus referred to was
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TODAY’S VERSES: Matthew 7:16-18 You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they? So, every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.As we continue our
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I was thinking about the individuals in my congregation the other day and something occurred to me. Some of them are growing like weeds while others are stunted. Being the loving pastor that I am (I’m being serious), I began to ponder why this is so. I’d like to share my thoughts with you and
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You might be saying to yourself already, “There’s no negative side to grace!…what’s this guy talking about?” Give me a moment to explain myself…geesh! 🙂 Grace teaches us amazing things…things we’d never be able to understand otherwise. In fact, it’s more precise to say that we lack every capability of understanding the things of God in the absence of
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