KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: By faith we see God’s hand in everything. This is why we should especially thank God for the gift of faith! If you have a good master, then you only need to concern yourself with doing whatever duties he’s given you to tend to. The righteous will live in bold faith… […]
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: If you have a good master, then you only need to concern yourself with doing whatever duties he’s given you to tend to. Greatness is always a function of faith in the Bible. What Will Be Your Legacy?– blog Our legacy shouldn’t be the tangibles we’ve left behind after we’ve
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I often use the phrase “seeing the forest through the trees” with my congregation because I’ve learned even the most well-intentioned Christians can miss the big picture presented in the Bible. If you miss the Bible’s big picture, you miss the purpose of studying it. You will inevitably walk away from it wondering why it’s
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: James 1:22-7 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. But
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: As it applies to a local church, integrity means ALL members are functioning in their God-given roles (ala Ro 12:1-8). When the Lord convicts you of your spiritual gift (aka, your role in the Body of Christ, the Church), it’s your duty to comply. Instead of being “disappointed” with God’s
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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: Simple Doesn’t Mean Simplistic – blog, 7/12/24 Don’t misinterpret what the Bible has to say about simplicity (e.g., 2 Corinthians 11:3). It’s God’s intended blessing that you be simple, but it’s not His will that you are simplistic. There’s a big difference between simplicity and simplistic. It’s great to be able
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Truth Is Light – blog, 6/21/24 Truth is light. Light shines into darkness. When it does, you have a personal choice to make; accept what the Word of God shows you, then grow or shrink away from it to your own demise. And for the record, it shouldn’t matter if what
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It’s called “work” because you’re doing something that no one else would do unless they were paid to (I wrote a blog titled, Work Is Work, you might enjoy on this very topic). In general, the higher the pay, the more difficult the job. It’s like I taught my sons when they were growing up, “There’s
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KEY PRINCIPLES IN THIS MESSAGE: Grace gives without any expectations. ‘To disobey God is to say in your heart that you don’t trust that His will is the right way for you.’ We are called to hope and to pray for the best, always, and leave the results in God’s hands. How One Forfeits the
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