A fisherman sets out for the day. He pushes off the shore in his fourteen-foot aluminum boat. He has his tackle box, and the gas tank is full. He’s not going too far this morning as he still has some yard work to do before the party this weekend. He’s glad he took his wife’s […]
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OUTLINE:2Co 11:3 NASUBut I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ.Ps 119:68You are good and do good;teach me your statutes.Rev 4:11“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you
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OUTLINE:Ps 111:10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!The Immutable Word of GodHeb 13:8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Jesus Christ IS the Word (In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and
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OUTLINE: Ps 111:10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever! The Immutable Word of GodHeb 13:8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Jesus Christ IS the Word (In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and
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OUTLINE: Our Old Nature (ala Ro 7)We are naturally reluctant to receive the love of God with the faith of a child. Listen to His Spirit, instead! Have a Renewed Mind (ala Ro 12:2)This is not about us, but about what God has done and is doing for us. It’s about HIS grace, and HIS
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OUTLINE: A Little Walk, a Little EncouragementBlog – 6/10/22 A Little Walk, a Little Encouragement God designed the Body of Christ to be knit together in the sphere of love. The Word of God is the object of our fellowship. “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Psalm 119:105). “Let the word
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There are times, as a pastor, when I sit down to write a blog to you and nothing comes to me, at least not immediately. It is typically those times when the Spirit says, “Take a step back and consider where I’ve taken all of you.” It is then that I realize what He wants
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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
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Why do we regard the opinions of others so deeply? Is it a blessing or a curse? Is that even the right question? Might we fare better by challenging the basic presupposition that it’s good to regard the opinions of others as valuable? I favor the latter strategy. I believe God does, too. God has
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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