OUTLINE:Recent NCC Blogs – Love Being Yourself – 4/29/22 – Faithful Are the Wounds of a Friend – 4/22/22The ElectBelievers and God’s elect are indeed one and the same group from God’s perspective. However, from man’s perspective, there may be an elected person that isn’t yet a believer (they will believe before they die, though, guaranteed). HopeWhen you place […]
SALVATION SERIES: Part 7 – The Order of Salvation Read More »
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: Learning God’s PerspectiveBecause of our lifetime training in the ways of the world, certain spiritual truths in the Bible hit us the wrong way at first. Take Hold, By FaithWe should receive His truth, whatever it is He reveals to us from His Word, so that we can enter His joy. (Jn 8:31-32, 15:10-11)
Part 76 – Proverbs 17 Wisdom Read More »
OUTLINE:Ignoring the Truth Never Changes ItYou’re better off facing the truth head on and dealing with the consequences, whether good or bad. Light Shines Into DarknessLight always wins. If you are deceived (even if you don’t know exactly how), then keep taking in the Light (the Word) and any darkness in you will be exposed
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The Apostle Paul spent a lot of time in jail. Why didn’t he conspire to break out? Why didn’t others in the faith trounce the jailers and set him free? While you ponder that, let me remind you that Paul wrote the following books in the New Testament while imprisoned: Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon. Whoa! Paul wrote
What Is This Freedom You Speak Of? Read More »
As for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good. — 2 Thessalonians 3:13 As I wrote about in my last blog titled, “Crisis: The Hysterics and The Gnostics,” God uses times of tribulation to squeeze mankind like a pimple. While the Word of God is the ultimate source of Truth, it’s not the only
Do Not Grow Weary of Doing Good Read More »
Two women, Sally and Maggie, meet in the waiting room before a Christian bereavement group meeting. They strike up a conversation and manage to forget their woes just long enough to crack a smile, albeit small ones with a tinge of guilt. Come to find out, they have similar stories. Each had played a part
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OUTLINE: Competition When the Flesh Is Involved– If you “win”: you become puffed up & arrogant– If you “lose”: you become downtrodden & depressed– REALITY: you LOSE in BOTH cases! God is not a respecter of persons! “Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial”One of our greatest tests is remaining humble (keeping the flesh from dominating
Part 61 – The Lord Is Our Confidence Read More »
This edition of the blog is unique in the sense that it’s comprised of a letter my wife, Tammy, wrote to herself about 5 years ago, sort of like a diary entry. She was fishing through old folders on her laptop computer recently and came across this letter. When she shared it with me, I
Running and the Spiritual Life Read More »
In case you haven’t seen the movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the main character is an alien from outer space who gets displaced from his family for a time, bonds with a young boy, and is protected by a small group of kids from those who would do him harm (the “evil” scientists and such). I know,
E.T. Has Nothing On Us Read More »