For the first nine months of their existence at the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) new cadets are referred to as “Doolies.” Until recently, I thought the term had been derived from the last name of the late James Harold Doolittle, General, U.S. Air Force and aviation pioneer. I figured it was a play […]
OUTLINE: ObedienceObedience isn’t just wrought with blessings, but it is an imperative, an absolute; it isn’t optional for a believer. This is something Jesus plainly stated (Jn 14:15, 15:8-14). The Opposite of LifeDeath is the opposite of life. It is what God promised mankind in the event they ever disobeyed Him. By its very nature, disobedience is a
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OUTLINE: Doing Nothing Is An ActivityIf you choose to say, “I choose to do nothing,” you’ve just made a decision, taken a stance, rejected the Lord’s unction. To follow Jesus implies real activity, thoughts, behaviors – aka, OBEDIENCE. Serving Truth, Not FeelingsWe don’t have the right to “feel” our doctrines into existence. Whatever we are meant
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OUTLINE: 1Co 6:19-20Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.The Great Litmus TestIs what you’re doing (or thinking about doing) bringing
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OUTLINE: The Great Litmus TestIs what you’re doing (or thinking about doing) bringing glory to God? Are you “[glorifying] God in your body?” (1 Co 6:20) “bodily discipline is only of little profit”It is conceded that bodily discipline is of profit; however, compared to spiritual fitness, it pales. This is not a license for physical unfitness (it’s
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OUTLINE: Jn 4:32But He said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.” “bodily discipline is only of little profit”It is conceded that bodily discipline is of profit; however, compared to spiritual fitness, it pales. This is not a license for physical unfitness (it’s just the opposite); rather, it simply
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