KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: His glorious, loving Person is the greatest treasure we could ever hope for, and He wants us to run the race for Him, with all love and diligence. Our hope in Christ always far outweighs the trials of life. 2Co 4:17 What Makes for Joy? – blog 11/15/24 How can it […]
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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. What Makes for Joy? – blog 11/15/24 How can it be that a person can suffer but still have joy? The simple answer is that a person whose focus
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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. In physics: Momentum = Mass x Velocity – Spiritual Momentum = Maturity – Spiritual Mass = knowledge of Biblical doctrine – Spiritual Velocity = speed + direction
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So, you say you have problems, huh? That may be true. What kind of problems do you have then? Are they life-threatening, substantial, medium-grade, or just irritating little buggers that never seem to die off? Problems can run the gamut, and, in some ways, we are born for trouble. For affliction does not come from
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Depending on who you talk to, they say your “prime years” are in your thirties or forties. For athletics, it’s typically somewhere around thirty years old and for vocational success, it’s typically somewhere around forty years old. So, a lot of the limelight tends to be on these years in terms of what we assign
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I’ve worked in the high-tech industry for years. As far as I can discern, most of the people I work with are unbelievers. As you might imagine, I run into a lot of people who are very concerned about their financial investments. If I were to ask most of them, they’d say that they are
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I taught the following important principle from my pulpit this week, “The greatest thing I can ever encourage you to do is to obey God.” I have come to believe this after years of studying Holy Scripture. Some might argue that this seems too simple; however, if you understand how God sanctifies His children, it
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When I was young and still living at home with my mom – a single mother raising four kids, at times below the poverty line in America – I used to whine once in a while about not having what the other kids had. I wanted the new BMX bicycle, the new action figure, the
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I was thinking about the individuals in my congregation the other day and something occurred to me. Some of them are growing like weeds while others are stunted. Being the loving pastor that I am (I’m being serious), I began to ponder why this is so. I’d like to share my thoughts with you and
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River stone, sea glass, clouds in the sky… These are just a few things that come to mind when I think about one of my all-time favorite words, elegance. I won’t go so far as reserving its use for only transcendent observations, but it certainly holds a rarified place in my vernacular. If you’ll just