How wonderful is it to know that “God is love”?!! Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. – 1 John 4:7-8 If there’s one aspect of God worth […]
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KEY PRINCIPLES IN THIS MESSAGE: Drive for Show, Putt for Dough – blog 2/23/24 You aren’t putting the ball in the hole, you aren’t scoring well, and you aren’t winning if you aren’t loving. “For each tree is known by its own fruit” (Luke 6:44). To proclaim love but never bear any fruit after it means
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There’s an account of Jesus praying in Gethsemane described in multiple Gospels in the Bible that has always made me take pause. Here’s Mark’s version: And they went to a place called Gethsemane. And he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” And he took with him Peter and James and John, and
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OUTLINE: Latest Blogs (newest first) – Pharaoh’s Hardened Heart – 8/19/22 – God’s Sovereign Will – 8/5/22 – Diet Coke – 7/29/22 – Self-Esteem – 7/22/22 – The Simplicity of the Gospel of Jesus Christ – 7/15/22The Simplicity of the Gospel of Jesus Christ – 7/15/22The Gospel of Jesus Christ is very simple to understand. The Gospel is Jesus Christ. He is the good news. He
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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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Prayer is a vital aspect of the spiritual life, in the same way communication is in any relationship we may have. Prayer is how we communicate with God and the Bible tells us that we ought to be in constant communication with Him, pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17). All of us, at one time or another,
I had to spend some time with a person recently that, in all honesty, just rubs me the wrong way. This person spent the majority of our interaction attempting to assert themselves over me. It’s interesting that this type of person never seems to get the “hint” when I refuse to respond in kind. I
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OUTLINE: Synthesize2Co 9:15 [NLT] Thank God for this gift too wonderful for words!– AND –Lk 12:34 [NLT] Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be. The Value of JesusJesus, His person, is the “treasure”! When a person values Him above all else, their heart is with Him always. (ref: Eph 3:14-19; Php 3:7-15) J. C.
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OUTLINE: Our Attitude Towards WisdomBy faith, do you have a positive attitude about discovering God’s wisdom… expecting to receive understanding from the Spirit each time you open your Bible?? Our Attitude Towards WisdomThe Bible teaches if we don’t look at wisdom as something of priceless value, we are not seeing clearly. Key Considerations In Your SoulDo you look at wisdom
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OUTLINE: “born again to a living hope” 1 Pe 1:3By grace through faith, believers enjoy an abiding knowledge of their eternal life being a reality; that being a child of God means absolute salvation and guaranteed sanctification. (Ps 43:5; 146:5; Ro 15:4, 13; 2Th 2:16-17) Humility Remains Open To TruthOur job is to resist closing
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