It’s difficult to say the title of this blog without immediately singing the melody, isn’t it? It’s a lovely one and, if you’re anything like me, you can sometimes glaze over the words in favor of the music. It’s not that I don’t sing the words or understand them while I’m singing them, it’s just […]
KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: How about purposely pursuing a different perspective that might help others, to the glory of Christ??? “4only1” Salvation Tract And Jesus Himself, as the Great Shepherd, is willing to leave the 99 “healthy” sheep (Prov 20:9, Rom 3:10) on the hill to go search for the one who is lost
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: My Old Friend, Job – blog 12/6/24 Job’s response to his friend’s errant assessment reminds me of the adage, “Don’t judge someone until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes.” Good friends always give each other the benefit of the doubt. The question is, how often are we “good friends”? Be
KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Why Should You Be Happy? – blog 12/12/24We have so much to be thankful for that it’s a tragedy when we aren’t happy always (aka, filled with joy). Simply remembering all that the Lord has done for you, like sending His only begotten Son (John 3:16) to die for your
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KEY PRINCIPLES IN THIS MESSAGE: “I press on” – from dioko– means properly, aggressively chase, like a hunter pursuing a catch (prize); to earnestly pursue; to pursue with all haste. Love and obedience are inextricably bound together in the heart of a believer. The genuine proof of love is obedience, and the genuine proof of faith is
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: “I press on” – from dioko – means properly, aggressively chase, like a hunter pursuing a catch (prize); to earnestly pursue; to pursue with all haste. Love and obedience are inextricably bound together in the heart of a believer. The genuine proof of love is obedience, and the genuine proof of faith is
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Melchizedek is given preeminence over Abraham and ultimately Aaron (the first Levitical high priest). He was appointed by God, not based on his genealogy. His life is referred to without a beginning or an end, typifying an eternal priestly ministry like Christ’s. John MacArthur on Heb 7:12-14 The Levitical priesthood
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I literally love the people in my church. And I’m not talking about the impersonal love that I’m commanded to exercise, either, the one the Bible clearly states we all ought to have for others. Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. Show hospitality to one another without
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: The Empathetic Leader – blog 9/13/24Great leaders are servants first. A servant’s first order of business is to tend to others. They are thrilled when others succeed and pained by their failures (ala Romans 12:15). We call this empathy. The Empathetic Leader – blog 9/13/24True empathy implies sacrificial love. Great leaders put
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KEY PRINCIPLES IN THIS MESSAGE: One great evidence of genuine faith is the love they have for God and for His people. Persistence in the faith is evidence of salvation. Conversely, a person who abandons the faith and lacks persistence shows evidence of an unregenerate heart. Persistent good deeds done for God and his saints
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