There’s a natural tension that persists in the lives of believers. Although we’d love it if once saved our fleshly tendencies were suddenly gone and the world left us alone; the truth is that our enemies will remain until the day we die. We must learn to cope with this reality, namely stress borne by […]
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OUTLINE:Lk 14:26“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.”1Co 14:33For God is not a God of confusion but of peace.The Context of 1Co 14:33God is not in the business of
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OUTLINE: God’s DesignIf you expect to have peace without taking the time to be thankful towards God, it will never happen. Sabbath rest alone with the Lord gives us this opportunity. Php 4:6-7 God’s DesignMaybe that’s why the Sabbath was appointed to man for one day every week; the Lord doesn’t want us to go too
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OUTLINE: The Office of Pastor-TeacherThere’s a lot of behind the scenes work and pressure that come with being a Pastor. And even if we don’t understand all the nuances, we should just be thankful. “Sabbath”from shabbathon (Hebrew) – means to make cease; translated “complete rest (4), rest (4), sabbath observance (1), sabbatical (1), solemn rest
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OUTLINE:Learn to relax, step back, take a deep breath, and trust God. Consider the outcomes of your choices. Learn to relax, step back, take a deep breath, and trust God. Consider the outcomes of your choices. Spit “Options” Out of Your MouthLearn to dwell on the good things and develop a healthy distaste for “options”.
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OUTLINE: Learn to relax, step back, take a deep breath, and trust God. Heb 13:7 [Amplified Classic]Remember your leaders and superiors in authority [for it was they] who brought to you the Word of God. Observe attentively and consider their manner of living (the outcome of their well-spent lives) and imitate their faith (their conviction
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OUTLINE:The More I Love…Blog – 5/21/21 How can we be more obedient?Heb 12:11For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.Obedience (aka righteousness) means peace.Commit this to your memory RIGHT NOW!!! Self-Absorption Precludes Big-Picture Thinking“Drama kings and
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My favorite person to think about is Jesus; but, not always for the typical reasons (e.g. He died for me). I often think about Him as a person, a human being, a man with a personality. I think it’s easy to forget that He is like me, a human. I think it’s easy to spiritualize
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OUTLINE: NCC Curriculum This Past Month This is REAL!Being a believer in Christ isn’t supposed to be some ethereal hope that we cling to while we melt away down here on Earth. Being a believer in Christ gives us fortitude, strength, power – it makes us resolute, firm in our faith, able to stand up
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OUTLINE: Blog 04-16-21 A Grateful Heart Is a Blessed Heart The Supernatural Fruit of PatiencePatience is such a wonderful virtue to grow in because it can take us through anything in life; knowing if we simply wait with faith, the Lord rescues us in the end. The faithful keep on believing……waiting on God over time. “Through
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