I am going to speak plainly about my (and others’) perception of my outward appearance growing up and how it affected me. I will also be sharing some rather private details with you. As I share my personal experiences, please know that I do so in humility, not arrogance. He has since humbled me in […]
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: To have success in ANYTHING of any value in this life, you MUST put in the hard labor. There are no shortcuts, only lies from the KoD suggesting there are, and myriad alternatives to keep you distracted and ultimately, frustrated. Grace, Works, and Indifference – blog 8/9/19 The Greek word
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: We are serving the Lord in all we do. What if God told you today that you only have a few more weeks on this planet?? How would your view of your life change?? If you’re living like you belong on this earth for 20 or 30 more years, and
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: The Empathetic Leader – blog 9/13/24Great leaders are servants first. A servant’s first order of business is to tend to others. They are thrilled when others succeed and pained by their failures (ala Romans 12:15). We call this empathy. The Empathetic Leader – blog 9/13/24True empathy implies sacrificial love. Great leaders put
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Abiding in the sphere of God’s love is a privilege. Own it. Live in it. Be grateful for it. Persistence in the faith is evidence of salvation. Conversely, a person who abandons the faith and lacks persistence shows evidence of an unregenerate heart. When God gives an oath to someone,
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It’s called “work” because you’re doing something that no one else would do unless they were paid to (I wrote a blog titled, Work Is Work, you might enjoy on this very topic). In general, the higher the pay, the more difficult the job. It’s like I taught my sons when they were growing up, “There’s
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: We must be weak to receive God’s grace properly. Specifically, regarding the human race, grace is how God glorifies Himself through mere vessels/instruments. In summary, the high priests on the Day of Atonement would offer sacrifices for the sins of Israel to temporarily satisfy God’s wrath.
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KEY PRINCIPLES IN THIS MESSAGE: We must be weak to receive God’s grace properly. All Things Are Lawful – blog 3/22/24 While Christ’s sacrifice covers the sins of God’s children, this doesn’t mean that we are given liberty to sin even more! We mustn’t confuse our eternal position in Christ with our progressive sanctification while here
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: The question the table is: can anything be “good”, truly, if it’s not done in love??? God showed us how to do things from the heart when He came down to earth for us in the Person of Christ. God is love!!! – 1Jn 4 Good deeds must be done
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Good evangelism’s foundation is mercy. 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
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