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Why, Oh Why? – 2
*Pastor’s Note: This is a continuation of the lesson we started on November 11th, twenty years and two months after the tragic events of what has become known as the 9/11 attacks. The whole point is to look at where … Continue reading
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Why, Oh Why? – 1
*Pastor’s Note: Twenty years and two months ago to the date, one of the most tragic events in modern history struck the United States of America. It has become known as the attacks of 9/11. As so many still remember, … Continue reading
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Character, Nature and Attributes of God – 1
*Pastor’s Note: These lessons will be Scripture “heavy,” and though I am forewarning you I cannot apologize because it is the Word of God that brings things into the light. Remember that the Word says in the mouth of two … Continue reading
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Jude Verses 17-19
Jude 1:17-19, “But you, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ: how they told you that there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own … Continue reading
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The Ten Commandments – Relevant Today or Not?
Part Two of Two Parts: So, are we as Christians today bound by these “Ten” Commandments? Let me answer it this way; when the Pharisees and religious leaders were trying to trick Jesus into saying something they could use against … Continue reading
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The Ten Commandments – Relevant Today or Not?
Part One of Two Parts: We have heard a lot in the news over the last several years about the Ten Commandments and whether they should be allowed in state and federal buildings and offices within the United States. Many … Continue reading
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Many Deceived
This doesn’t just mean many will CLAIM to be Christ, but many will also come using His name and walking in corruption. DO NOT BE DECEIVED! Test the Spirits! (1 John 4:1).
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Jude Verses 9-11
Jude 1:9-11, “Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!” But these speak evil of whatever they … Continue reading
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Abiding In Christ
John 15:4-8, “Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches. He … Continue reading
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2 John, Verse 7-13
2 John, 7-9, “For many deceivers have gone out into the world who do not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist. Look to yourselves, that we do not lose those things … Continue reading
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I John 5:18-21
1 John 5:18-21, “We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him. We know that we are of God, and … Continue reading
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I John 5:14-17
1 John 5:14-17, “Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we … Continue reading
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Character, Nature and Attributes of God – 3
*Pastor’s Note: These lessons will be Scripture “heavy,” and though I am forewarning you I cannot apologize because it is the Word of God that brings things into the light. Remember that the Word says in the mouth of two … Continue reading →