OUTLINE:God spoke His final word on His salvific plan through His Son, Jesus Christ.Jn 1:3All things were made through him [“the Word”]; and without him was not anything made that hath been made.“radiance”from apaugasma [hapax legomenon] – means a light flashing forth (from), radiation, gleam; ref: His eternal light breaks through all the darkness that keeps someone […]
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OUTLINE: The Objective Truth About ScienceScience has never created anything on its own, out of nothing, but rather it has “discovered” many things over the years by taking what God has made available in the physical and natural world. A Joke About CreationThere’s a scientist and God. And the scientist challenges God to a contest
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OUTLINE: Retirement From Work – What Does the Bible Say?Blog – 5/6/22 Jn 1:12-13But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of
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If the end goal is salvation, what then is the means by which it occurs? For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” -Romans 10:13 OK, then, all an unbeliever has to do is simply call on the Lord, right? This is true, however, there’s a caveat. For the mind
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If you thought you’d be reading about the 1987 movie, The Untouchables, starring Keven Costner, well, you were wrong. While the infamous Chicago mob boss, Al Capone, may have thought he and his posse were untouchable for a time, they weren’t, as history proved, and as the aforementioned movie recounted. In fact, if you want to
OUTLINE: Fear and FaithBlog: 9/11/20 Fear and Faith – Blog: 9/11/20I don’t have all the answers, but I do know that a person who doesn’t fear the Lord cannot possibly have genuine faith in Him; and, the greater the fear the greater the faith (we have our greatest faith in the things we fear the most).Origins
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OUTLINE: Fear and FaithBlog: 9/11/20 Origins of FearIf we believe others have power over us, we fear them and when they issue commands, we obey. Likewise, if we believe God has power over us, we fear Him and obey His commands. “If God is for us, who can be against us?”Also translated, “Since God is for us…” We find our sense
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OUTLINE: Commands require faith for obedience to have its intended result.Heb 11:8By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. Gen 12:1,4Now the LORD said to Abram, “Go from your country and
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OUTLINE: Our PrioritiesThe Spirit of Christ isn’t satisfied with having 2nd place in our hearts! Your TreasureWhen we lack contentment with what God has ordained for us, we are in essence saying Jesus isn’t enough. Lack of ContentmentHuman power doesn’t trust in God’s provisions alone, it’s not willing to give up the extras we’re used
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OUTLINE: Money Lust Corrupts True BeautyThe beauty is in the land, not its monetary value… its features, its fruit, and its memories even. Do we hold the right perspective on where true beauty lies? Lack of ContentmentHuman power doesn’t trust in God’s provisions alone, it’s not willing to give up the extras we’re used to.
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