Charles Spurgeon“I had rather pass through seven years of the most wearisome pain, and the most languishing sickness, than I would ever again pass through the terrible discovery of the evil of sin.” Gen 3:17 [Amplified]Then to Adam the Lord God said, “Because you have listened [attentively] to the voice of your wife, and have […]
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Learn To Hate SinDo not be overcome with hate; but rather, understand the insidiousness of sin and learn to hate it. God does. Hab 1:13a [NASB]Your eyes are too pure to approve evil,And You can not look on wickedness with favor. “you hate”from sane [Hebrew] – means enemy, foe, be hateful odious, utterly. In NASB,
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OUTLINE: Be Careful What You TreasureIf we treasure a counterfeit, we suffer for it. Sources of Counterfeit “Self-Esteem”Your education, work, or incomeYour appearance or dressYour kindness, niceness, sweetnessYour reputation, accomplishments, “success”Your religion 1Co 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the
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TODAY’S VERSE: Psalm 118:24 This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.What do the following statements have in common? “I wish it was Friday… If only it was summer already… I can’t wait until I’m 16 and can drive.” Well, they all express the idea of looking towards
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OUTLINE: LifeLife is short. Life has context. Without said context, our lives are vapid and we lack the perspective that gives us a sense of purpose. What’s worse than roaming the Earth without a purpose??? We Are Christ’s BrideChrist has gone to prepare a home for His Bride (Jn 14:1-4), the Church (we believers). Those who
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OUTLINE: “good works”They are never, ever by means of work done by you in the absence of His grace. “for good works” – Tit 2:14“Good” implies God’s scale of values, not man’s. “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above…” (Jas 1:17a). “for good works” – Tit 2:14If we’re sanctified for the purpose of being “zealous for good
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OUTLINE: The Fruit of GraceIf there are circumstances in your life that you are still in bondage to, somewhere along the line, you’ve not received grace the way you ought to (e.g., missed it, rejected it, misunderstood it). “for good works” – Tit 2:14“Good” implies God’s scale of values, not man’s. “Every good gift and every perfect
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OUTLINE: Covert ArroganceYou are going to get ZERO help from your flesh (or any enemy of Christ) in discovering areas of covert arrogance in yourself; for this is one of the flesh’s strongholds and the very means it continues to have influence over you. The Fruit of GraceIf there are circumstances in your life that
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OUTLINE: The Fruit of GraceIf there are circumstances in your life that you are still in bondage to, somewhere along the line, you’ve not received grace the way you ought to (e.g., missed it, rejected it, misunderstood it). GraceRo 11:6But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise
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OUTLINE: 80 Messages Is a Lot More Than 80 HoursIf it takes a shepherd hours to compress a message into a single hour, it’ll take hours for his sheep to decompress it. M.A.S.H. – 4/4/16 blogThe objective of the local church is to equip soldiers for the heat of battle. Going to church should have