KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: What we think we know about God’s abundant pardoning is nothing compared to what God knows about it. (Is 55:6-9, Ps 103:11-12) “confidence” – from parresia [pas = “all” + rheo = “out-spoken”] – means boldness, confidence; all out-spokenness, i.e. frankness, bluntness, publicity; by implication, assurance – Strong’s A blessing isn’t a blessing if it
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: What we think we know about God’s abundant pardoning is nothing compared to what God knows about it. (Is 55:6-9, Ps 103:11-12) We should always be in awe of God’s forgiveness. It’s heavenly thinking. It’s way beyond what we even think it is as believers in His Word, as much
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: It’s not so much the blessings that matter, it’s what you think of them that counts. Any blessing from God is a good thing that inspires a humble heart towards a life of gratitude. You cannot WILL yourself to victory. The sign of wisdom is a gentle and humble spirit. Re: Jas
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Did you know that you have a superpower? It’s true! When someone is attacking you, you have an indestructible defense that allows you to withstand even death at the hands of your enemies and still not sin! Like any shield, it must be held up by a strong arm when in battle. That arm is
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ref: True Love In Action KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: SIMPLY NOT QUITTING is an excellent, God-given quality called steadfastness. ref: True Love In Action – blog 9/27/19 We know Whom we have trusted, and that even though we are weak and lack faith at times, He is perfectly faithful. We must be willing to
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: “exhort” – from parakaleo [para = “from close-beside” + kaleo = “to call”) – to “make a call” from being “close-up and personal”; to “personally make a call”; refers to believers offering up evidence that stands up in God’s court. People love to be made church “members”, but they don’t always accept the responsibilities that come with it. The
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Shock absorbers are amazing inventions. I know, sounds a bit dorky, but bear with me, it’ll be worth it, I promise! The purpose of a shock absorber in a car is pretty much what you’d think – they absorb bumps and road imperfections so that passengers experience a smoother ride. In addition to that, they
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If you read last week’s blog, you know that I when I sat down in the morning to write it, I became immediately irritated because of a nagging disruption placed there, apparently for my benefit. Rather than attempting to fight off the distraction, I embraced it as a teaching moment. The result was a blog
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Expectations are a killer to our happiness. Human strength is a form of weakness, because when relying on our own strength, we drop the Lord’s hand in the process. We mustn’t EVER be wholly dependent on any one aspect of our lives as if it were something we couldn’t do
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: The KoD exploits our weaknesses. I Can’t Shut Off My AI – blog 1/31/25 Here I am, irritated when I normally would be focusing on content…Then something occurred to me – why not write about this distraction? Every time I hit return on my keyboard, a little icon pops up asking
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