The most radical change a believer will ever undergo is at salvation. The Bible states that when we are “born again” we become a “new creation” in Christ Jesus. Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, since you have […]
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Before you speak, check to see if you are walking by the Spirit (vs. your flesh), and then choose your words wisely, seeking reconciliation for all parties to God. With unbelievers, the goal is evangelism. With fellow believers, it’s realignment with God’s will. The Holy Spirit Is Using You – blog
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Misalignment For those of you who do not know me, my husband is Ed. He is also my pastor. This morning, I was telling him about what I was studying and an analogy that the Holy Spirit brought to my attention. His response was that what I was saying sounded like a blog and that
If fifteen years as a pastor has taught me one thing, it’s this: Never compromise your integrity to Truth. If the world takes issue with you, just remember one critical thing: it’s not you they have a problem with, it’s God. If someone says to you, “I don’t like you,” either with words from their
KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: We must make sure our hearts are pure before God, even as we do His work. Our first reaction to challenging teaching or correction shouldn’t be defensiveness, but rather openness. Humility will stay the course and stay submissive to the Pastor, to the advantage of the whole church family, if
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Pastor Philip in Myanmar: “The purpose of your life isn’t happiness; the purpose of your life is usefulness.” The way to genuine happiness is to discover that God built you a certain way for a certain purpose. As a general rule, the “happiest” people are the people with the most
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Pastor Philip in Myanmar: “The purpose of your life isn’t happiness; the purpose of your life is usefulness.” As a general rule, the “happiest” people are the people with the most purpose. We all ought to be encouraged by the simple fact that we have been made unique and placed
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I recently heard Pastor Robert Charles Sproul say that a good way to think about joy is to view it as an acronym; “J” for “Jesus”, “O” for “others”, and “Y” for “you”. He said the order is very important if you’re ever to understand what joy is and where it comes from. If Jesus
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: In the spiritual life, while there’s a time to pace ourselves (like in a marathon), there’s a constant attitude of aggressive pursuit (we’re running to win)! We must keep our eyes straight ahead, on Christ, and we do this through humble dedication to His Word. There’s tremendous value in having
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Gratitude is a key to living in His peace as we go about our days on earth. We must walk around grateful! Why an Attitude of Gratitude Rocks– blog 4/26/24 When you live a life of gratitude, life becomes like a song. It’s contagious, too! You sing your way through
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