“My condolences.” This seems to be the go-to statement that most people offer to those who’ve recently suffered a death in the family. We say this because it’s “safe” during what is, for many of us, an uncomfortable situation. I mean, death has such a ripple effect in the lives of loved ones that any […]
OUTLINE: There’s no way to reconcile everything in the Bible unless it’s all true. We cannot lay claim to a single act of goodness from a state of total depravity. “weak”from asthenes [“a” = without + “sthenos” = strength] – literally means “without strength”; in context, it means we were incapable of contributing to our salvation We
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One of the most antagonistic forces ever birthed against orthodox Christianity today is political correctness (PC). It now has bratty little children, too, like cancel culture and social justice with their so-called “warriors” fighting for them (for the record, I don’t have a problem with doing good and fair things, only with the perversions these
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OUTLINE:Pulpit MessagesThe Need for Rest – Part 2 – 10/3/21The Only Reality is Now – 10/7/21Martha vs. Mary – 10/10/21Your Idols Are the Source of Your Anxiety – 10/14/21 BlogsNo Future, No Past – 10/8/21Come to Jesus! – 10/15/21 The Truth HealsWe need the Great Physician’s medicine, not the world’s. We need His healing power, not our own. We need to
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There’s a group of people standing at a stop light handing out pamphlets and “salvation” tracts. The air around them is abuzz. There’s even a lighthearted type of competition brewing between the volunteers to see who’s tallied the most giveaways. It’s all in good fun as everyone seems high on life, having recently found Jesus,
Mark 9:31-32 “for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, ‘The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him. And when he is killed, after three days he will rise.’ But they did not understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.” Whenever I
OUTLINE: 1Co 13:13So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.Take Time Alone with the LordLovingly submit to the Lord and His ways, and He will take care of you in every way. Ps 16 Summary?“Lord, I realize and embrace that my whole life is in Your hands….
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OUTLINE: Take Time Alone with the LordLovingly submit to the Lord and His ways, and He will take care of you in every way. Isa 32:6For the fool speaks folly, and his heart is busy with iniquity, to practice ungodliness, to utter error concerning the LORD, to leave the craving of the hungry unsatisfied, and
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OUTLINE:Ignoring the Truth Never Changes ItYou’re better off facing the truth head on and dealing with the consequences, whether good or bad. Light Shines Into DarknessLight always wins. If you are deceived (even if you don’t know exactly how), then keep taking in the Light (the Word) and any darkness in you will be exposed
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When I was young and still living at home with my mom – a single mother raising four kids, at times below the poverty line in America – I used to whine once in a while about not having what the other kids had. I wanted the new BMX bicycle, the new action figure, the
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