KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: A loving heart is a grateful heart. In other words, if you love like Christ, and you know it, you are forever grateful for the gift to do so! There is no good news for the human flesh. There never really is for dead things. So, when the Word of God smashes […]
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Before I get into this topic, I want to say that the concept of partiality is, in many ways, only used in our language to describe a human characteristic. In other words, I don’t believe that either this word or it’s opposite, impartiality, were necessary expressions before the Fall in the Garden of Eden. Give
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Integrity isn’t free. It comes at a personal cost, sometimes a great one. I’ve lost countless friends over the years because of my stance on the Bible. Some of these individuals, who still see fit to attack me, are former Christian friends of mine. No matter. So whoever knows the right thing to do and
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The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly. – Proverbs 15:14 It’s election season as I write this. As always, otherwise civil people are now at each other’s throats and it’s ugly. I usually avoid talking about politics simply because it’s often like lighting a short
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KEY PRINCIPLES IN THIS MESSAGE: Christ-like love and action are intrinsic to one another. Two Hearts – 3/1/24 Just because someone hates you doesn’t mean you must hate them back. In fact, Jesus taught just the opposite. He taught we ought to have a compassionate love, like His own, towards our enemies. (Mt 5:43)Perfect love is
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM 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. Disobedience results in failure to enter God’s rest. How One Forfeits the Forgiveness of Sins – blog 1/26/24 While it’s true there’s always hope
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We learn in grade school that we are to respect one another, to care for one another, to “remember the golden rule” (treat others the way you want to be treated). We’re taught to treat everyone the same, without regard to their station in life. However, here’s the rub… When we grow up, society rewards
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TODAY’S VERSE: James 2:1 “My dear brothers and sisters, how can you claim to have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favor some people over others?” As we continue our study on the book of Esther, we meet the “bad guy” of the story. His name is Haman and he was an
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God uses a variety of ways to teach us His precepts. They are, by all means, unconventional in the sense that His thoughts are not our thoughts, nor are His ways our ways (Isaiah 55:8). If we use our own expectations as guidance, we will quite often be sorely disappointed. Are not failed expectations among the most
How Much of Our Suffering Is Due to Impatience? Read More »
Whenever I preach a sermon that includes the account of James’ and John’s mother asking Jesus for preferential treatment of her sons, I chuckle, as does the congregation. It’s a ‘roll your eyes’ type scenario, where a mother’s partiality is on full display and her children are completely onboard. It makes me think about how
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