Have you ever been face to face with someone who is completely ravaged by guilt and shame? I have, a myriad of times. These individuals were, by all accounts, broken. Now, this may sound strange, but at the time, I was truly happy for them. Allow me to explain. God is merciful. Any time we […]
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No one sets out to be an addict.I think that’s a fair statement, right? I mean, who wants to be enslaved to some drug to the point where they are no longer able to say “no”? Nobody I’ve ever met. Yet, anytime I’ve ever had a conversation with an addict, their story is always the
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A few years ago, I had the privilege of leading the congregation from North Christian Church through the Book of Jonah. To date, it has been one of the most enjoyable series I’ve ever taught. In fact, to the students’ great joy, the prep school still keeps the age-appropriate version of the series in rotation.
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We hear this phrase, “living for others,” a lot in Christian circles. But what does that mean, exactly? Is it that we eat, drink, and sleep so that we can simply stay alive because others might miss us if we don’t? I guess fundamentally that’s true. But is that what the Bible describes as truly
TODAY’S VERSE: Ephesians 2:4-5 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved). As we continue our study on Jonah in prep school, we are learning more and more
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In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice, “Let us alone! What business do we have with each other, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are — the Holy One of God!” — Luke
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Tough love, when received properly, cultivates godly sorrow. Received improperly, it produces ungodly sorrow. There is a vast chasm between the two. While one person is reeling from offending God, the other is focused on self. At some point prior to his writing the second epistle to the Corinthians, Paul wrote what is known as
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Ugh. “God, it’s me again.” “Yes, my son?” “Am I doing enough?…I mean, when I look in the mirror, there are times when I just flat out pale in comparison to what Your Word tells me You desire me to be, to Your glory.” “Son, I’m well aware of who and what you are. I
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Table of Contents Introduction CHAPTER ONE: ARROGANCE DEFINED The Fall and the Curses Two Kinds of Seed We Are All Born Arrogant The Judaizers’ Arrogance King David’s Humility CHAPTER TWO: NOT ALL ARROGANCE IS THE SAME Overt Operations Covert Operations CHAPTER THREE: THE FUNDAMENTAL CHALLENGE Arrogance Hates Being Judged Partiality The Acquitted Murderer Mercy Demands Running to
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