KEY PRINCIPLES IN THIS MESSAGE: Grace is no longer grace if we must work for it. If we ever had to “work” for God’s grace, we’d always fail ourselves because our human capabilities are flawed. God’s standard of righteousness is nothing short of perfection. Only Christ’s imputed righteousness, by God’s grace, can meet God’s standard […]
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It’s hard work to raise a child. Parents know this from firsthand experience, but I’d argue that this is pretty much a universal sentiment that all can agree on, so this blog applies to everyone reading it. However, before we all nod our heads, there’s a qualification which needs to be made here. Given the
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I think one of the greatest lies ever told is that work is supposed to be something other than what it fundamentally is – work. As Christians, we sometimes forget what God promised after the Fall in the Garden of Eden. To the woman he said, “I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in
OUTLINE: There’s no substitute for experience.Prov. 1:17-18For in vain is a net spread in the sight of any bird, but these men lie in wait for their own blood; they set an ambush for their own lives.“The American Dream Is a Trap”Diary of a Journeyman – Volume 1 Careful What You SacrificeNothing is more valuable
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OUTLINE: Sanctification is a function of obedience.“work out your own salvation with fear and trembling”“Means to continually work to bring something to fulfillment or completion… refers to a believer’s responsibility for active pursuit of obedience in the process of sanctification.” – MacArthur Sanctification is a function of obedience. Present, But Not “Present”Present, But Not “Present”It
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OUTLINE: Remember…Good parenting is met with much more back pressure, persecution, and rejection than bad parenting is today. Love is able to overcome all of it. (Ref: Ro 1:30; 2Ti 3:2– “disobedient to parents”) A Shepherd Looks At Psalm 23By W. Phillip Keller “poured out”from spendo – means to pour out as a libation, i.e. (figuratively) to devote
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Little Sammy’s eyes look up from his bowl of Cheerios as his dad, his hero, shuffles into the kitchen with a nod and a sudden burst of speed towards the coffee maker. If the kitchen floor were carpeted, Sammy assumes in his mind that it’d have a path worn out in it by now. His
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History repeats itself. This isn’t merely an assertion made by historians. I think most of us will agree there is truth in that statement, based on our own experimentation. Nowhere is this more magnified than in the enduring Word of God. Let me show you what I mean before you take my word for it.
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By world standards, “good” parents make bank deposits on behalf of their children, often when the kids don’t even realize it until years later, when the principle and interest accrued make for a nice car payment, college tuition, etc. There are a variety of investment options, including savings accounts, government bonds, 529 education savings plans,
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A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, But a just weight is His delight. When pride comes, then comes dishonor, But with the humble is wisdom. The integrity of the upright will guide them, But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them. — Proverbs 11:1-3 A “false balance” is a bent scale of values (v1). Whenever I hear the words,