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The Battle for Love

Is there a greater blessing than to love and be loved? I mean, to really know it deep down inside, both intellectually and emotionally, is so very precious that wars have been fought over it. I’d argue that all battles are fought for love; maybe it’s love for another, land, money, power, or whatever else […]

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Part 4 – Eternal Assurance: Let Not Your Hearts Be Troubled

OUTLINE: “Eternal Assurance” SeriesIf you’d like to study Parts 1-3, visit the “Pulpit” page on nccdighton.org and go back to February 23rd and 27th, and March 12th. Eternal AssuranceJesus purchased eternal life for us by His blood, and He has also given us eternal assurances of what’s to come! Assurance of Salvation Is By Grace

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Part 3 – Eternal Assurance: Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled

OUTLINE: Eternal AssuranceJesus purchased eternal life for us by His blood, and He has also given us eternal assurances of what’s to come! Eternal Assurance “in Christ”Because salvation depends upon God and Christ and HIS love and faithfulness, we believers can have ASSURANCE, because His work and His power are perfect. Jesus Tells We Believers

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The Entertainment Trap

Let’s be honest. Who doesn’t like to be entertained? Entertainment is something most people pursue without end, to exhaustion, even, which is sort of ironic if you really think about it. The whole idea behind entertainment is that a person gets to sit back, relax, and “enjoy the show,” as they say. The appeal of

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Part 54 – The Deceitfulness of Sin

OUTLINE: Controlled By Sin?Obedience is the escape or the rescue from the deceitfulness of sin. ObedienceObedience isn’t just wrought with blessings, but it is an imperative, an absolute; it isn’t optional for a believer. This is something Jesus plainly stated (Jn 14:15, 15:8-14). ObedienceIf “grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ” (Jn 1:17b), then the object of our obedience is Christ

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