OUTLINE: Theme: Simplicity and Purity of Devotion to Christ – New Year, Fresh Start (2 parts) [prioritization of first love] – Stress (10 parts) [greatest stress factor is loss of first love] – Look Around. Seriously, Look Long and Hard (2 parts) [embrace the simple things in life]Your deliverance is a function of your focus […]
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OUTLINE: 2Ti 3:16-17 [Amplified]All Scripture is God-breathed [given by divine inspiration] and is profitable for instruction, for conviction [of sin], for correction [of error and restoration to obedience], for training in righteousness [learning to live in conformity to God’s will, both publicly and privately—behaving honorably with personal integrity and moral courage]; so that the [a]man
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OUTLINE: The Best Encouragement – blog 4/29/23If we truly wish to encourage a fellow believer, our greatest tool is the Word of God. A righteous person (who lives by faith) will always defer to God’s ability to deliver a person in time of need. Faith is the end goal; love is the motivation.Godly EncouragementEncouragement often begins
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OUTLINE: The Rhetoric in Hebrews – Prologue: v1:1-4 – Thematic Statement: v1:5-4:16 – Statement of Plausibility: ch5-6 – Demonstration of Proof: v7:1-10:18 – Closing Inspiration: v10:19-13:25Godly EncouragementEncouragement often begins with pointing out a weakness (or at least examining oneself for the possibility of weakness). When properly given, encouragement should come across as constructive. Humble people
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OUTLINE:God’s PlanOnly through death can there be new life (just as a seed that goes into the ground, dies, and bears new life). Believers must die and then be raised to a new life in Christ. (Jn 12:23-26; 1Co 15:35-49) Gal 5:24And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions
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OUTLINE: The Most Underrated Verse in Holy Scripture? – blog 2/17/23 The Audience of HebrewsThis was a church in crisis for several reasons: it had lost its original leaders, it was under constant attack, some members were failing to fellowship together, and some had already defected (apostatized). There was a perfect storm brewing. (Heb 2:1; 3:12-15;
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OUTLINE: Theme: Simplicity and Purity of Devotion to Christ – New Year, Fresh Start (2 parts) [prioritization of first love] – Stress (10 parts) [greatest stress factor is loss of first love] – Look Around. Seriously, Look Long and Hard (2 parts) [embrace the simple things in life]Reading Your BibleIt is imperative that you read your Bible with the utmost good
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OUTLINE:Holy love cannot help but express itself.Mt 6:1“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.”Mt 16:23But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you
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OUTLINE: Latest Blogs (newest first) – Pharaoh’s Hardened Heart – 8/19/22 – God’s Sovereign Will – 8/5/22 – Diet Coke – 7/29/22 – Self-Esteem – 7/22/22 – The Simplicity of the Gospel of Jesus Christ – 7/15/22The Simplicity of the Gospel of Jesus Christ – 7/15/22The Gospel of Jesus Christ is very simple to understand. The Gospel is Jesus Christ. He is the good news. He
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OUTLINE: A Little Walk, a Little EncouragementBlog – 6/10/22 A Little Walk, a Little Encouragement God designed the Body of Christ to be knit together in the sphere of love. The Word of God is the object of our fellowship. “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Psalm 119:105). “Let the word
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