OUTLINE:Safe HarborThe safest, calmest, most protected state of being for a child of God is at port, anchored inside the harbor, away from the stormy seas (aka life). If you want stability in your life, then you need to stay as close as possible, at all times, to God’s Word. “Stay close to the Word, […]
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OUTLINE:GLORY!!Grace and forgiveness are imperative to bringing glory to God in our lives! Col 3:12-14Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must
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OUTLINE: 2 Most Recent Blogs – What is Biblical Discipline? – 3/3/23 – We’re Supposed to Stick Together – 2/24/23Suffering and SanctificationAny time God sanctifies one of His children, He is glorified, regardless of how He accomplishes it. My Message to So-called “Christianity” TodaySTOP trying to rationalize God with your human mind!God is in no way bound to your
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OUTLINE:Singing a Song of Gratitude in the Face of Sadness – blog 12/9/22Sing a song of gratitude as God’s Word washes over your weary soul. Bask in gratitude for all the beauty and good God has bestowed on you in this life. Thank Him for saving you. Thank Him for sanctifying you. Thank Him for giving
Shall I begin with a little Shakespeare? To be, or not to be: that is the question:Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,And by opposing end them? -William Shakespeare, HamletI think one of the reasons why this man’s works are
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TODAY’S VERSE: 1 Thessalonians 5:18 “give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” Another year has ended and a new one has begun. Last year, we laughed and also cried, had fun days and some sad, served God faithfully and even failed Him miserably. Whether pleasant or unpleasant,
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Our Position of Spiritual Strength If we are not residing in the sphere of love with God, we cannot fulfill His commands to love. Jn 13:34, 15:12, 1Co 8:3, Gal 4:6-9 When you truly realize and believe that God loves you, by grace, and He’s never unfaithful and He will never
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OUTLINE: The More I Love…Blog – 5/21/21 Obedience (aka righteousness) means peace.The Downfall of “Drama” Self-Absorption Precludes Big-Picture Thinking“Drama kings and queens” spend too much time hyper-focused on themselves and their own problems. This is a very sticky form of dysfunction that destroys any real hope of stepping back and seeing the big-picture! Jas 1:22
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OUTLINE: GratitudeWe must be grateful for the blessings we have today because there’s no guarantee they will remain forever. Gal. 6:9-10And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and
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Confession vs. PunishmentConfession of sin reorients one’s thinking with God’s (reconciles our thoughts). Punishment is discipline meant to train us to not sin that way again. Self-Induced MiseryTo live in sin is a choice. To refuse to confess that sin is to remain in it, under the judgment (and punishment) that it incurs. 1Jn 5:4For
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