KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE:In a unique way, just as a father knows how to reach each of His children, God is attentively working certain things out in each of us, individually. “My Old Friend Job” – blog 12/6/24 Suffering is nothing more than God’s way of showing His children that His faith endures. Never forget […]
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Within a few years of beginning my ministry, I taught a series on the Book of Job that was quite eye-opening. See, most Christians go to this book looking to commiserate with him in one way or another, thinking the main doctrine taught is suffering. But it isn’t. It is faith. Suffering is nothing more than God’s
KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Either way, the testing of one’s faith leads to truth and goodness. “The Visible Results of Saving Faith” – Special Message from 11-25-18. The wonderful results of saving faith include the visible “miracles” that occur in the lives of believers; changed lives that are totally the work of God’s grace.“The Visible
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: “test” – dokimazo – means “put to the test, prove, examine; distinguish by testing, approve after testing; establish fitness.” We should never be afraid of putting things to the test. Affirmation of good things is always good. For a true believer in Christ, possessing an ‘assurance of faith’ is a wonderfully settling,
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Why Are We Not All Dead? – blog 12/29/23– To summarize…sin, in God’s eyes, is a capital offense.– Then why are we not all dead?– If we all got what we deserved, we’d all get God’s justice and we’d all be dead and in Hell.– Remember, God has never been unjust.
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How do I deal with disturbances to my soul? The quickest answer is that I transcend the situation. This is, of course, easier said than done and it takes a lot of practice. I often think of the Apostle Paul because if anyone in this world has ever had to deal with disturbances to the
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OUTLINE:Gal 6:3For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.Testing Is A MustTesting qualifies a person’s faith by examining how it holds up under pressure. Heb 5:8Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered.Testing Is A MustTesting qualifies a person’s faith by examining how it holds
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What’s a better goal to shoot for in life: higher or lower self-esteem? We’ll get back to that in a moment. First, some facts about the origin of “self-esteem”. The following are all excerpts from a lengthy Wikipedia article titled, Self-esteem. Self-esteem is confidence in one’s own worth or abilities; self-respect. Self-esteem encompasses beliefs about oneself (for example,
They say that there is no substitute for experience. I agree. I cannot say how many times the Holy Spirit has inspired me to preach a message on readying oneself for the inevitable. If you’re a believer in Christ Jesus, you will be attacked. If you persist (you will, if you’re a true believer – ref. Matthew 13:3-8), you