OUTLINE: Pr 3:26For the LORD will be your confidenceAnd will keep your foot from being caught.Revolutionary ThinkingWe are to examine ourselves, compile all of our street credibility into one big heap of creature-credit, and light a match to it! This is precisely what Paul did (Php 3:7-9). He was blessed for it. “but that which […]
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OUTLINE: “put no confidence in the flesh”It is wise to place ample emphasis on “no” in this statement. Even one iota of this brand of confidence increases our risk of stumbling. Good intention is to rid our lives of it… all of it! Confidence In the FleshThe moment we look in the mirror and give the needle a
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OUTLINE: God’s Whole PersonGod’s sovereignty, like every other facet of His character, never functions in the absence of grace. He never drops one part of His character while operating in another. He is who He is. Ex 3:14-15, 33:17-19 God’s Whole Person“Learn about Me and My perfect nature, and then you’ll see how all the things of God
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OUTLINE: The God of All GraceThere is 100% consistency with any/all OT/NT scripture. Our God is a God of grace, regardless of dispensation/administration/economy. We are able to read our Bibles without being confused about WHO God is and WHY He initiates/responds the way He does. 1Co 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am,Ps
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OUTLINE: Ps 107:6 [Amplified]Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, And He rescued them from their distresses.Ps 107:41 [Amplified Classic]Yet He raises the poor and needy from affliction and makes their families like a flock.The God of All GraceThere is 100% consistency with any/all OT/NT scripture. Our God is a God of grace, regardless
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In case you haven’t seen the movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the main character is an alien from outer space who gets displaced from his family for a time, bonds with a young boy, and is protected by a small group of kids from those who would do him harm (the “evil” scientists and such). I know,
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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