OUTLINE: Heb 13:5b“I will never leave you nor forsake you.” “jars of clay”This is a reference to cheap, expendable jars that were used during Paul’s time for simple storage, even for holding human waste. Ro 14:23bFor whatever does not proceed from faith is sin.Loneliness has a utility to it for as long as it doesn’t […]
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OUTLINE: The “Secret” To Strength Is HumilityHumility is our greatest source of strength and courage (aka “applied faith”). Why? Because we put the onus of victory on the Lord’s strength instead of our own. Remember How You Got Here!Once you think you’ve “arrived,” be careful you don’t forget where you came from and WHO, exactly,
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OUTLINE: Temporary Services– No physical classes (Governor Baker mandated)– Church will re-open once Corona Virus ban is lifted– Temporary Services as follows:– Recorded messages posted on website: Sun @10am, Thu @ 7:30pm– Blogs will maintain traditional schedule No mens’ or women’s Bible Studies Additional Announcements– Pray for the ill, the fearful, the lost– Don’t forget
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OUTLINE: Eternal AssuranceContextual biblical teaching from the pulpit, along with daily reading our Bibles, protects us from the lies of insecurity. Born Again and SavedTrue believers KNOW the Lord, they know Who He is and His love and faithfulness and forgiveness (Jn 10:14-16,27-28,17:3, 2Ti 2:19); as opposed to those “lawless” ones to whom Jesus said “I never
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OUTLINE: Context Demanded– blog 1/11/20 – Ravi Zacharias“There’s no point in handing someone a rose after you’ve cut their nose off.”Apologetics Special – 1/8/20The point of warfare is to kill your enemy. The point of Christianity is to WIN your enemy. Francis ChanRe: fanaticism: says he’s preparing to meet God and be in His presence
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OUTLINE: “equipping the saints”It’s not a pastor’s job to spoon feed his sheep. It’s his job to push them to “work out their own salvation with fear and trembling” (Php 2:12b), often challenging them with “difficult” messages. The true test lies with the disciple, not the teacher. <— Learn this! “Give a man a fish and he eats
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The most impersonal thing someone can do to you is to “make it personal” through attack. Why? To attack someone reveals a weakness in the attacker, notthe one being attacked. Never thought about it that way before? Let me explain. He who walks in integrity walks securely, But he who perverts his ways will be found out. — Proverbs
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“I just gave Suzie the Gospel and she walked away distraught.” “Why? Does she not believe that she is saved?” “Well, she did, but now she says she’s not sure.” “Hmmm…I guess it’s better to figure that out now than later, huh?” “Thank you, my friend, I needed to hear that…I was feeling poorly about
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