KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Death is insurmountable…but not for Christ (who IS God). Christ overcame death because you were incapable of it. And being baptized into union with Him at salvation means you have also been baptized into His death and resurrection! If it weren’t for Christ’s resurrection, your faith would be in vain […]
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE:Since even the faith to believe comes from God, Eph 2:8-9, Rom 12:3, how can man possibly boast about his free will?? “God’s Sovereign Will” blog from 05-08-22 The best we can do – what the Word of God instructs us to do – is accept God at His Word. If He
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The account of Paul’s conversion in the Bible gives us two very important things to think about. First, it definitively proves to us that without God’s direct intervention in the life of an unbeliever, there’d be no possibility of salvation (ref. Ephesians 2:1-10) – it is by grace alone that we are saved. Second, it gives
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OUTLINE:Christ willingly ceded superiority temporarily to accomplish a specific goal.True Grace Motivates!Doing good works comes from the motivation of gratitude and love, not from guilt or striving to earn our way. Know Your DestinyThe writer of Hebrews draws his audience of believers into fellowship with their destiny, as co-victors with the Champion who overcame death,
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OUTLINE: God Is Not Bound By the Construct of TimePs 90:4 For a thousand years in your sight are but as yesterday when it is past, or as a watch in the night.2Pe 3:8 But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years
Arguably, one of the greatest inventions is the automobile. Very few people call it an “automobile” anymore; rather, it’s typically called a “car” or “vehicle”. The word “automobile” is derived from two root words, “autos” (Greek meaning “self”) and “mobile” (French meaning “moving”). Combine these two meanings together and you get “self-moving”. From a driver’s perspective, an automobile is
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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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Most of you know the story of the great Exodus of Israel from Egypt and the over four hundred years of captivity. Moses, a mere man, was God’s chosen instrument. The Lord asked Moses to appeal to Pharaoh directly. Then the LORD said to Moses, “Rise up early in the morning and present yourself before
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OUTLINE:“with his wounds we are healed”Jesus Christ was on a mission to pay the penalty for the sins of those who would be “healed”. The only people who are said to be healed in Holy Scripture are “we” believers. Therefore, “he was crushed for our iniquities” (“our” = the elect) and “the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all” (“all” =
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OUTLINE:Jn 19:30When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. Atonement – Merriam-WebsterSecular: reparation for an offense or injury.Biblical: the reconciliation of God and humankind through the substitutionary, sacrificial death of Jesus Christ. ReconciliationThe restoring of friendly relations between God and man.
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