KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: When you understand GOD’s divine design for suffering, then you EMBRACE it!!! “Strive” – from diokete – means to pursue with all haste (“chasing” after), earnestly desiring to overtake (apprehend). “everyone” from pas – means “all” in the sense of “each (every) part that applies.” The emphasis of the total picture then is on “one piece at a time.” […]
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As a child of God, you have been PREDESTINED (your destiny was set before you were born) to be “conformed to the image of His Son”!!! When you understand GOD’s divine design for suffering, then you EMBRACE it!!! You must have a balanced diet of training and discipline so that your whole body is ready
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: The KoD exploits our weaknesses. We mustn’t EVER be wholly dependent on any one aspect of our lives as if it were something we couldn’t do without. Our dependence must be on the Lord ALWAYS and in EVERY way! We must regularly scrutinize our strengths to ensure they are not
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My church used to be a cow barn. Yup, you heard that right – a cow barn. The builders, who happened to be childhood friends of mine, purchased the parcel of land from a local farmer who had used it for sheltering animals. They modified the barn by raising it off its foundation by about
KEY PRINCIPLES IN THIS MESSAGE: God Gives Grace, to His Glory – blog, 4/19/24 The truth about grace is that it is designed for people who understand their own depravity and, therefore, their dire need for a Savior.God Gives Grace, to His Glory – blog, 4/19/24 Our introduction to God’s grace is through mercy, not a cookie
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We’re trying something new! No more slides from the pulpit. The feedback is that it’s been much more intimate and enables greater concentration. Sit back, relax, and watch or listen to this beautiful message from God the Holy Spirit. God bless!
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OUTLINE: What Do Monkeys and Humans Really Have in Common?2/4/22 – blog Salvation by GraceGod does all the work sanctification (Php 1:6 – something He doesn’t do for unbelievers). He also never starts something He doesn’t finish (Is 55:8-11). Severity is clarity.(Heb 4:12) Who Do You Trust More?If salvation were up to you, personally, how confident
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What Is Holy Hatred?Blog – 10/23/20 “abhor”from apostugeo [apo = “from, away from” + stugeo = “detest, abhor”] – means “to shrink from with abhorrence; to detest” “hold fast”from kollao – means “to glue or weld together; to cleave; to adhere to (of friendly intercourse)” Charles Spurgeon“I had rather pass through seven years of the most wearisome pain, and the
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We are all governed by law in some way. A law’s jurisdiction is the established boundary that protects and preserves its subjects. Lawmakers perform their duties by translating morality principles into written format which law keepers (e.g., police and judges) are to uphold. I think it’s fair to say that we most often hear about
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Skeptics love to point out that man wrote the Bible. In many ways, they rest their caps and their arguments against true faith in Jesus Christ on this very supposition. Me? Well, I guess I’m a bit like the apostle Peter, the one who relished the fact that every last bit of his confidence, spanning
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