When I was a kid, we used to play a game called “King of the Hill”. There wasn’t much to winning it other than bragging rights, which never lasted very long, especially if there were 3 or more of us participating. The single objective was to stand on the top of something and claim ownership. […]
Whenever I’ve asked my congregation to raise their hands if they’ve suffered this past week, month, or year, everyone raises their hands and there’s inevitably a collective sigh and usually a few chuckles. It’s a form of group commiseration, I suppose…a sort of, “Well, this is our life, and we don’t suspect it’s going to
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Be encouraged, my dear friends. If you’re reading this, you know that there exists whole populations of people who desire to celebrate Christmas for Christ’s sake alone. You know that some of us are here with you in spirit (if not physically) and that our love for our Lord grows with a velocity towards all
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OUTLINE: Ecc 12:13 (emphasis mine)“The CONCLUSION…when ALL has been heard, is…FEAR GOD and keep His commandments… because this applies to EVERY person.” SynthesizeJn 14:1“Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believealso in Me…Ecc 1:9c“So there is nothing new under the sun.”…Heb 13:8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Gal
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TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES: NO RECORDING OUTLINE: Ecc 12:13 (emphasis mine)“The CONCLUSION…when ALL has been heard, is…FEAR GOD and keep His commandments… because this applies to EVERY person.” Jesus’ Personal EncouragementJn 14:1“Do not let your heart be troubled [e.g., live without fear in your life]; believe in God, believe also in Me.” Gal 5:13For you were called
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OUTLINE: Ro 4:25He who was delivered over because of our transgressions, and was raised because of our justification.God’s Plan of SalvationThe only way we will ever be able to enjoy the stupendous things of Heaven is if we are made “new”…if we exchange our earthly inheritance for a heavenly one. (ponder this on your own) “born again to a
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OUTLINE: 1Ti 2:4who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. “born again to a living hope”Our hope is based on the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We are privileged to “live” in that hope as our reality, even though it is a future distinction.
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Most of you who read my blogs have been wrongly persecuted at some point in your lives. Is that fair to say? I think so. The question, then, is, “How do we respond to being treated unfairly?” I think this persists as one of the great challenges all believers face. As I’ve taught from my
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