KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: So much of our temporal deliverance is tied to our perspective of the future. You are blessed when you submit to the authorities in your life. While a pastor is responsible for delivering the Truth, he is not responsible FOR it. What, Exactly, Is Authority-Orientation? – blog 8/7/20 God is sovereign. […]
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: So much of our temporal deliverance is tied to our perspective of the future. You are blessed when you submit to the authorities in your life. While a pastor is responsible for delivering the Truth, he is not responsible FOR it. “shepherd” – from poimaino – means to shepherd, to care for (protect) the flock;
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NO AUDIO/VIDEO FOR THIS MESSAGE KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: So much of our temporal deliverance is tied to our perspective of the future. “set your minds” – from phroneo – means: This means that your actions are directed by your inner self (what you earnestly believein). You are blessed when you submit to the authorities in your life. While a
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: If you fall into the “me-oh-my” trap of thinking your life is filled with problems that others cannot understand, you’ve essentially cut yourself off from one of the greatest blessings in your life – others! So much of our temporal deliverance is tied to our perspective of the future. “set your minds” – from phroneo –
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: A loving heart is a grateful heart. In other words, if you love like Christ, and you know it, you are forever grateful for the gift to do so! “submitting” – from hupotasso [hupo = “under” + tasso = “arrange”] – properly, “under God’s arrangement,” i.e. submitting to the Lord (His plan); 1. to subordinate 2. (reflexively) to obey There is
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Love has a built-in multiplier effect. A loving heart is a grateful heart. In other words, if you love like Christ, and you know it, you are forever grateful for the gift to do so! “submitting” – from hupotasso [hupo = “under” + tasso = “arrange”] – properly, “under God’s arrangement,” i.e. submitting to the Lord (His plan); 1. to subordinate
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OPENING: Psalm 100 KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Commitment to the local church means that, as a member, you are committing to God’s will for your church. Of principle value to this commitment is your obedience in the church (e.g., to the Word and to God’s delegated authority). Commitment, in God’s eyes, is very simple.
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: We are called/commanded to BE a community of brothers/sisters/mothers/fathers in the faith. And like ANY command, this requires OBEDIENCE. Our first reaction to challenging teaching or correction shouldn’t be defensiveness, but rather openness. This takes humility, as that is the essence of obedience. The Truth hurts sometimes, especially when there’s
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Obedience needs to come from the heart; from a place of humility. A Cold Shell of Obedience – Blog from 8/2/19 There are two kinds of obedience: that which is done in love and that which is not. The litmus test is how we treat others. If our obedience forms
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: God has designed His creation to follow simple truths, such as ‘trees bear fruit after their own kind’. We shouldn’t expect anything different. These are ancient primitives that we can use as fundamental underpinnings to our understanding of God. God has designed His creation to follow simple truths, such as
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