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I John 3:1-3
1 John 3:1-3, “Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. Beloved, now we are children … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 1 Corinthians, 1 John, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ as He Is, Christ is Pure, Christ Jesus, Christ Revealed, Christian, Christianity, Expository, Expository Teaching, Faith, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, John, Lord, Love, Pure as Christ, Purity, Redeemer, Relationship, Romans, Savior, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual, Spiritual DNA, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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I John 2:28-29
1 John 2:28-29, “And now, little children, abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming. If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who practices … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 1 John, Abide, Abide in Christ, Abiding, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Condemnation, Discerning, Discernment, Faith, Faithfulness, False Prophets, False Teachers, False Teaching, God, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Inspiration, Jesus, John, Judgement, Judging, Judgment, Kingdom of Righteousness, Lord, Love, Matthew, Philippians, Righteousness, Scripture, Scriptures, Sentencing, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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Independence Day 2019
On this great day that we in the United States of America set aside to celebrate, let’s consider a couple of things: With all the left-wing and progressive hate for this country and nation of ours it is important to … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 2 Corinthians, 2019 Flag, America, Betsy Ross Flag, Bible, Choices, Christian, Christian Founding Fathers, Christianity, Encouragement, Founding Fathers, Freedom, Independence, Independence Day, Inspiration, John, Liberty, Spirit of the Lord, Teaching, Truth, United States of America, Word of God
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Confused By The Confusion?
I think I have made it clear in my writings in the past that I won’t debate Scripture. Usually one or both parties have their mind made up and won’t be open anyway to an alternative idea, whether or not … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 1 John, 1 Peter, Agape, Agape Love, Apostle John, Apostle Paul, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Faithfulness, Forgiveness, Galatians, God, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Hope, Inspiration, James, Jesus, Light, Love, Mark, Matthew, Mercy, Pastor, Proverbs, Psalms, Romans, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual Warfare, Spiritual Warrior, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Warriors, Word of God
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Let’s Walk Each Other Home . . .
We are children of our FATHER, children of the light, once so lost and broken, alone in darkest night. Separated from HIM by the sin which weighed us down, lost without direction and needing to be found. HE sent HIS … Continue reading
Posted in Poetic Praise
Tagged Beaten, Bible Teaching, Children of Light, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Cross, Dark, Encouragement, Father, God's Love, He Promised, Heavenly Father, His Throne, Home, Inspiration, Lamb of God, Light, Lord, Love, Nailed To Cross, One Way, Only Way, Promises, Scourged, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Walking Together, Word of God
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I John 2:20-23
1 John 2:20-23, “But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things. I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and that no lie is … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 1 John, 1 Timothy, 2 Corinthians, Belief, Believe Me, Bible, Bible Teaching, Buddha, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Church, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, False Doctrine, False Teaching, Gnosticism, Gnostics, God's Love, Gospel of John, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Jesus Christ, John, Last Days, Little Children, Lord, Love, Mohammed, Religion, Romans, Scripture, Scriptures, Searching, Teaching, Truth, Warnings, Word of God
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Judging?
Galatians 6:1-3, “Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted. Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law … Continue reading
Posted in 'Nuff Said!
Tagged 'Nuff Said!, Bible, Choices, Christianity, Faithfulness, Galatians, God's Love, Holy Bible, Inspiration, Lord, Love, Relationship, Scripture, Scriptures, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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I John 2:18-19
1 John 2:18-19, “Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour. They went out from … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 1 John, Apostasy, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Church, Encouragement, Expository Teaching, Faith, Faithfulness, False Prophets, God, God's Love, Holy Scripture, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Lord, Love, Lust, Mockers, Scoffers, Scripture, Scriptures, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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Confess To God
I have been following this Sister in Christ’s poetry on Facebook for quite a while now and as so many of you know, I love inspirational poetry though I have no talent to write it myself. I was able to … Continue reading
Posted in Poetic Praise
Tagged Bible Teaching, Blessings, Choices, Christianity, Confession, God, Grace, Holy Name, Hope, Inspiration, Joy, Love of God, Poetic Praise, Poetry, Praise, Repentance, Teaching, Truth, Wendy L. Macdonald, Word of God
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Simply, Faith
Every so often, I still find myself having to explain faith to someone and especially when that someone has made faith so much more complicated than it needs to be. Let’s set a foundation for the simplicity of faith first. … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 1 Corinthians, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Daniel, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Spirit, Holy Word, Inspiration, Jesus, Lord, Luke, Matthew, Relationship, Romans, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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But What About Grace?
About 3 weeks ago, I wrote an article entitled “Christians: WAKE UP!!” It was a pretty direct and pretty firm expose on the present-day “brick and mortar” church condition, most notably in the United States. I followed it with “But … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 1 John, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Church, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Spirit, Holy Word, Jesus, Law, Lord, Matthew 7, Mercy, Romans, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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Weapons of Our Warfare
2 Corinthians 10:4-6, For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity … Continue reading
Posted in 'Nuff Said!
Tagged 2 Corinthians, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christianity, Church, Encouragement, Enemies, Ephesians, Faithfulness, God, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Word, Inspiration, Lion of Judah, Lord, Principalities, Scriptures, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Warriors, Word of God
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But What About Hope?
Galatians 5:13, For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. 14-15, For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 1 Corinthians, 1 John, 1 Peter, 2 Corinthians, 2 Peter, Acts, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Christians: WAKE UP!, Church, Faith, Faithfulness, Future Hope, Galatians, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Heirs To The Kingdom, Holiness, Holy, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Spirit, Holy Word, Hope, Jesus, Job, John, Kingdom, Leviticus, Lord, Love, Nothing Is Impossible With God, Proverbs, Psalms, Religion, Romans, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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Christians: WAKE UP!!
*DISCLAIMER: I know this is exceedingly long, but it is what the Holy Spirit has been speaking to me for these last several months while He told me to wait, watch, listen and pray. I was going to break it … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged "Asleep In The Light", Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Church, Faith, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Spirit, Holy Word, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Keith Green, Lord, Love, Ministry, Prayer, Prophecy, Prophecy Fulfilled, Prophet, Relationship, Religion, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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From the Cradle to the Cross
He was sent and He came to fulfill a mission; ALL-Man, ALL-God, carrying the treasure of His precious blood to the Cross of Calvary. Our sacrificial lamb, payment for our penalty of sin in the world. His gift is free … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday Inspiration
Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Christmas, Faith, God's Love, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Jesus, John, Lord, Love, Redemption, Scripture, Scriptures, Spirit of Christmas, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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I John 2:16-17
1 John 2:16-17, “For all that is in the world–the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life–is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 2 Corinthians, Abiding, Adam and Eve, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Communion, D.L. Moody, Devil, Dwight L. Moody, Encouragement, Ephesians, Faith, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Spirit, Holy Word, Hope, Inspiration, James, Jesus, Job, Lord, Love, Philippians, Revelation, Scripture, Scriptures, Self-Centeredness, Selfishness, Spiritual, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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When I Say That I’m A Christian
When I say that I’m a Christian I’m not saying that I’m good I’m telling you how bad I was Until He shed His Blood. When I say that I’m a Christian I’m not boasting, I’m not proud I now … Continue reading
Posted in Poetic Praise
Tagged Christian, Christian Poetry, Christianity, Encouragement, Faith, God's Love, Grace, I'm a Christian, Inspiration, Lord, Love, Poetry, Truth
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Life Happens!
Hebrews: 11:1, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” 11:6, “But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 2 Corinthians, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Communion, Encouragement, Exodus, Faith, False Doctrine, False Teachers, False Teaching, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Spirit, Holy Word, James, Jesus, Life, Life Happens!, Lord, Love, Mark, Proverbs, Psalms, Romans, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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I John 2:15
1 John 2:15, “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.” Now remember that John is still talking to the Christians that he … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 1 John, 1 Samuel, 1 Timothy, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Church, Corruption, Deception, Encouragement, Faith, Genesis, God, God's Love, Grace, Great Lie, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Spirit, Holy Word, Jesus, Lies, Lord, Love, Mark, Matthew, Psalms, Romans, Scripture, Scriptures, Sin, Space Junk, Spiritual, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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