OUTLINE: Family Discipline APPLIEDThe faithfulness of our God disciplines us when we need it, out of His tremendous love for us. Family Discipline APPLIEDGodly discipline ensures we don’t just waste our lives away and have regrets for all eternity! We’re On A Mission!We have the greatest purpose we could ever imagine in life… to bring […]
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OUTLINE: A “good” lie never stands alone for long.Deliverance is but a change of perspective away!Heb 4:12For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.Jn 17:17Sanctify them
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I had to spend some time with a person recently that, in all honesty, just rubs me the wrong way. This person spent the majority of our interaction attempting to assert themselves over me. It’s interesting that this type of person never seems to get the “hint” when I refuse to respond in kind. I
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OUTLINE: On Marriage and FamilyWe believers are held to a higher standard. And, remember, man does not set the bar. At the head of each family, God has placed a man. “disregards not man but God”If you stand up for the Truth, expect to be persecuted (ala Jn 15:20“If they persecuted me, they will also persecute
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OULTLINE: Learn to be grateful for the ‘now’!God decided to save you.Ro 12:1 [Amplified Classic]I appeal to you therefore, brethren, and beg of you in view of [all] the mercies of God, to make a decisive dedication of your bodies [presenting all your members and faculties] as a living sacrifice, holy (devoted, consecrated) and well
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Who among the characters in the Bible is given more prominence than the Apostle Paul besides Jesus? He is particularly monumental to us believers in the Church due to his writings comprising much of the New Testament. It’s difficult to read the Bible and not be completely astounded by his faith, integrity, and determination, especially in light
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Do you remember where you came from? It’s easy to forget, isn’t it? It’s utterly shameful, but if we’re honest, we all get familiar with Jesus Christ. That hurts to even type, but I trust that God’s promises of giving grace to the humble are true (James 4:6) and that He promises to sanctify me
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There was a bunch of poor kids from the neighborhood playing a pickup game of football at the park. A good day for them was making it home with no broken bones or any cuts from the shards of broken glass strewn across the field (the park doubled as a seedy hangout by night, where
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They say that there is no substitute for experience. I agree. I cannot say how many times the Holy Spirit has inspired me to preach a message on readying oneself for the inevitable. If you’re a believer in Christ Jesus, you will be attacked. If you persist (you will, if you’re a true believer – ref. Matthew 13:3-8), you
OUTLINE: Concentric Circles Blog: 11.13.20 Ro 13:14But put on [enduo – aorist/imperative/middle – means you put Him on at salvation and keep on putting Him on, as a command, to your own benefit] the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.Is 61:10I will greatly rejoice in the LORD;my soul shall exult in
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