Lots of people aspire to leadership. Some never make it, while others are thrust into it unawares. I suppose in a perfect world, the right leaders would always be in the right leadership roles. But, as you know, this is hardly the case. Here’s my advice: To be a good leader, you must first be […]
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: “Pleasure Without Joy Is a Ruse”– blog 11/22/24 Satisfying fleshly desires will never be the source of joy; rather, it is, at best, a temporary “drug” to help you through the day. To give into the human heart’s base desires is to give into something that is truly sick and
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Look around. What do you see? Well, in America, I see a world filled with the trappings of pleasure. Oh, sure, they are slyly marketed as pathways to joy, but it’s all a ruse, my friend. You and I have been suckers since the day we were born. I thank God every day that He
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KEY PRINCIPLES IN 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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We all know what giving is, right? We can give lots of things, like time, energy, and resources. The act of giving isn’t difficult to define or recognize; however, a person’s motivation is. Besides God, no one truly knows why one person gives to another. We may be convinced because a certain act is truly
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Most of us have that one thing (or more) in our life that we engage in, knowing we “probably” should not, but continue to anyway because we enjoy it. You know, the activity we use to “relax” and take our mind off of things; that poisonous morsel from the world we ingest because it tastes
KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Good evangelism’s foundation is mercy. A truly virtuous characteristic of a person (aka, mercy!) proves its authenticity by bearing good fruit. William Lane on Ch 3 A major theme in Hebrews is that Christians are the people of God who, like the generation in the desert, experience the tensions of
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We’re trying something new! No more slides from the pulpit. The feedback is that it’s been much more intimate and enables greater concentration. Sit back, relax, and watch or listen to this beautiful message from God the Holy Spirit. God bless!
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NOTE: due to technical difficulties – no recording this time 🙁 OUTLINE:ObedienceGod’s Word teaches us that THROUGH obedience God sustains us in a way that we are blessed, and He is glorified. Jn 4:34Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.”Love Cannot
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NOTE: due to technical difficulties – no recording this time 🙁 OUTLINE:Eph 5:1-2Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.Christ’s PerspectiveJesus Christ came to save those whom God predestined. He had a very special
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