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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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: The KoD exploits our weaknesses. Don’t underestimate Satan’s disdain for us; and how he uses the world’s ways to tempt our flesh and lead us away from Christ. Do not be deceived. Our flesh is weak. This is why we must never think more highly of ourselves than we ought
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Simple Doesn’t Mean Simplistic – blog, 7/12/24 Don’t misinterpret what the Bible has to say about simplicity (e.g., 2 Corinthians 11:3). It’s God’s intended blessing that you be simple, but it’s not His will that you are simplistic. There’s a big difference between simplicity and simplistic. It’s great to be able
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If experience has proven anything to me it’s that I fail more than I succeed. When I was young, I never thought this would be something I’d concede as a fifty-five-year-old man, but it is true. And I’m glad about it. Let me explain why. I’m a lifelong learner. However, I don’t necessarily learn from
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At the start of writing this blog, someone very dear to my heart was diagnosed with cancer. In my mind, I was handling it very well. I was emotionally stable and, seemingly, trusting God for both the purpose and outcome of the situation. My focus was on being strong and supportive, encouraging this person with