KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: James 1:22-7 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. But […]
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KEY PRINCIPLES IN THIS MESSAGE: “I press on” – from dioko– means properly, aggressively chase, like a hunter pursuing a catch (prize); to earnestly pursue; to pursue with all haste. Love and obedience are inextricably bound together in the heart of a believer. The genuine proof of love is obedience, and the genuine proof of faith is
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I was born with a tender heart. Contrary to this fact, many people in my life consider me prickly or overly intense at times, which is true in some ways. However, I’ll submit that such an outer shell is a protective covering, like a callous built up over years of absorbing the sorrows of others
KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Finding Purpose In Your Work – blog, 6/14/24 If you’re struggling with work, particularly in finding the right motivation, then remember this one thing, you work for the One who paid your ransom price. You work for the One who purchased you from the slave market of sin. You work for
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: What’s the greatest news you’ve ever heard? His perfect (complete) love secures our salvation, even despite our times of doubt. Christ’s resurrection was to settle the case in YOUR heart (not God’s). God reveals the great things about Himself by revealing Himself to us. While the penalty for sin was
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TODAY’S VERSE: Matthew 7:17 “Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.”How would you define or what do you think of when you hear the term “good works”? If you asked people in the world (unbelievers), they would probably answer something like, “to obey authority (parents, teachers, police) and to
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I’m the type of guy who spends a fair amount of time saddened by what I see in this world. The effects of sin on the lives of people are so prevalent that I often feel like I’m wading through a sea of despair (not even my own). I can only imagine how Jesus felt
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Raise your hand if you’ve attained sinless perfection. Ok, that’s a dumb request. I mean, who’s arrogant enough to believe this about themselves, right? How about just close to perfection, or really good? Am I getting warmer? How about just good? Or how about everyone’s favorite – are you at least ‘better’ than someone else
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OUTLINE: The Value of JesusJesus, His person, is the “treasure”! When a person values Him above all else, their heart is with Him always. (ref: Eph 3:14-19; Php 3:7-15) Be careful what you treasure! What’s the Message We’re SendingBlog in Volume 3 of Diary of a Journeyman It’s not the blessing, it’s what you think of
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OUTLINE: Eternal AssuranceOnce (emphasis here!) a person is saved, they are always saved. The Gospel of Jesus ChristJesus Christ, who is God incarnate, humbled Himself to die on our behalf. Thus He became the sinless sacrifice to pay the penalty of our guilt. He rose from the dead to declare with power that He is Lord
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