OUTLINE: We cannot lay claim to a single act of goodness from a state of total depravity. Ro 5:8but God shows his love for us [context: Paul is writing to believers] in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Proper Perspective When Studying SalvationWe must heed Solomon’s wisdom (Ecc 12:13-14). We are […]
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OUTLINE: Pulpit Messages 11/14/21 – We Are Sanctified to God’s Glory 11/11/21 – Beholding God’s Glory 11/7/21 – Whose Life is This? Whose Glory? 11/4/21 – Do All to the Glory of GodGod ordains the evil of man to His own glory, ultimately. To God’s GloryWhile man conjures up evil as a result of trying to glorify himself, God
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OUTLINE:Pulpit Messages Heb 13:8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Act 13:22And when he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, of whom he testified and said, ‘I have found in David the son of Jesse a man after my heart, who will do all my will.’Pulpit Messages
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OUTLINE: Mt 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. “transformed”from – metamorphoo [meta = “change after being with” + morphoo = “changing form in keeping with inner reality”]; means being changed on the outside to conform with what’s on the inside; refers to experiential sanctification (e.g. purification); the
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OUTLINE: 1Co 10:31b…whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. Does it Even Matter? – blog 11/5/21If you’re boasting in something within the purview of Satan’s scale of values, and you are doing so to boost your own self-esteem, then you are in the Spirit’s crosshairs as you read this! You are in bondage
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“Hey, friend, what’s the matter?” “Everyone’s just awful nowadays!” “How so?” “Well, for starters, everywhere I go, people are just rude to me. I’m so sick of it!” “Sounds like you’ve been having a bad day.” “More like a bad year!” “Well, I’m here for you, remember?” “I know, I know. I don’t mean you.
OUTLINE: Course CorrectionsEvery so often, we have to make course corrections, sort of like a sailor who sails for a while and then looks at his/her compass to ensure they are still going in the right direction. No Future, No Past – Blog 10/8/21“There are no such things as the future and the past. You can’t
OUTLINE:Psa 14:1The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds; there is none who does good. Isa 32:6For the fool speaks folly, and his heart is busy with iniquity, to practice ungodliness, to utter error concerning the LORD, to leave the craving of the hungry unsatisfied, and
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OUTLINE:Consider the outcomes of your choices.What is Humility, Really? – blog 6/18/21True humility implies obedience to the Word of God. Php 4:8 [Amplified]Finally, believers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable and worthy of respect, whatever is right and confirmed by God’s word, whatever is pure and wholesome, whatever is lovely and brings peace, whatever is admirable
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OUTLINE:Take Hold, By FaithWe should receive His truth, whatever it is He reveals to us from His Word, so that we can enter His joy. (Jn 8:31-32, 15:10-11) HumilityThere’s no such thing as humility in the absence of authority-orientation; otherwise, who/what would you be “being humble” to??? Will You Receive It?Slavery to Christ is a
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