TODAY’S VERSES: Ephesians 2:8-9 “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” In prep school we are studying God’s salvation plan! This month we are going to answer the questions […]
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OUTLINE: Getting Out of God’s WayWe’re control freaks!! Amen?!! Let’s repent and ask the Lord to rule our hearts and our lives. He has provided His Spirit and His Word for us to do so. Eze 36:26-27, Jn 4:24, Jas 1:21 Jas 1:21Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted
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Charles Spurgeon on Rev 21:23c “The Lamb is the light thereof”Quietly contemplate the Lamb as the light of heaven. Light in Scripture is the emblem of joy. The joy of the saints in heaven is comprised in this: Jesus chose us, loved us, bought us, cleansed us, robed us, kept us, glorified us: we are
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Forgiveness requires mercy. In the absence of some “fair” exchange, or payment made by the indebted party, the only hope for deliverance an offender has is mercy. Mercy cannot be demanded by the guilty party, otherwise, it’s no longer mercy. The offended party must choose to give it. Jesus told the following parable to a
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How can you teach a blind person to see? You can’t. A blind person must leverage other bodily senses to approximate the experience of seeing. For example, a teacher might put a blind person’s hand on something cold and say, “This is what blue looks like.” Or, they might put their hand on something hot
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OUTLINE: NCC Curriculum This Past Month 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. Suffering Is GoodBy His Well blog – 4/17/21 The faithful keep on believing……waiting on
OUTLINE: A Grateful Heart Is a Blessed Heart Blog – 4/16/21 Guarantees to Hang Your Hat On Things that are NOT guaranteed Are blessings “yours” to demand or are they God’s to give?SynthesizePs 50:12b…for the world and its fullness are mine.Ps 50:14aOffer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving… Self-Induced MiseryIt’s when we think we have the
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OUTLINE: The Sphere of God Blog – 4/9/21Guarantees to Hang Your Hat On Things that are NOT guaranteed Self-Induced MiseryIt’s when we think we have the RIGHT to demand such things as permanent blessings that we place ourselves in bondage to poor expectations! Your joy is intrinsic to your abiding in the sphere of God’s love.Jas
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OUTLINE: Heb 13:8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.2Co 9:15Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!The Ancient TruthThe Gospel transcends human history as we think of it, for it was planned by God from eternity past. God has always known that His creatures would fall and that He would save them.
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OUTLINE: 2Co 9:15Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!The Ancient TruthThe Gospel transcends human history as we think of it, for it was planned by God from eternity past. God has always known that His creatures would fall and that He would save them. There was never a time where salvation wasn’t an option,
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