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I John 3:4-6
1 John 3:4-6, “Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness. And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin. Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 1 John, 1 Peter, 2 Corinthians, 2 Timothy, Apostle John, Beloved Apostle, Bible, Bible Teaching, Body of Christ, Brick and Mortar Churches, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Church, Denominations, Discernment, Disciples, Discipleship, Encouragement, Expository, Expository Teaching, Genesis, Gifts of the Holy Spirit, God, God's Love, God's Will, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Inspiration, intimacy, Jesus, John the Beloved, Kingdom of God, Kingship, Law, Lawlessness, Lord, Lordship, Love, Ministries, Ministry, Rejecting God's Will, Sin, Sins, Spiritual Intimacy, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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Empty Words – A.W. Tozer
Aiden Wilson Tozer (April 21, 1897 – May 12, 1963) was an American Christian pastor, author, magazine editor, and spiritual mentor. Self-taught theologian. Fearless preacher. Gifted writer. Man of the inner life. A.W. Tozer, called by many a “modern-day prophet.” … Continue reading
Posted in Great Sermons From The Past
Tagged A.W. Tozer, Bible Teaching, Body of Christ, Choices, Christianity, Church, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, God, Lord, Preacher, Quotes, Reality, Religion, Religion vs Christianity, Sermon, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Transparency, Truth, Unreality, Writer
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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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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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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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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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I John 2:12-14
1 John 2:12, “I write to you, little children, Because your sins are forgiven you for His name’s sake.” John, the Beloved Apostle begins to change his tone from the previous verses. He begins by addressing the Christians he’s writing … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 John, Acts, Bible, Christ Jesus, Christian, Church, Communion, Encouragement, Experience, Faithfulness, Fathers, God, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Spirit, Holy Word, Inspiration, Instruction, Jesus, Little Children, Lord, Psalms, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual, Spiritual Warrior, Strength, Sword of the Word, Sword of Truth, Teaching, Truth, Warriors, Word of God, Young Men
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I John 2:9-11
1 John 2:9, “He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now.” As the Apostle is apt to do, he is reiterating what he has put down in the previous verses and … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 John, Apathy, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christian Soldier, Christianity, Church, Dark, Darkness, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Spirit, Holy Word, Inspiration, James, Jesus, Light, Lord, Love, Matthew, Philippians, Pleasing God, Possibility, Psalms, Relationship, Relationships, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual, Spirituality, Strength, Stumble, Stumbling, Teaching, Truth, Warriors, Word of God
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Which Bible Version Is Inspired?
Other than some training and teaching here and there, I am NOT a formal Bible scholar by any means, and, I have never put myself forward as one, at least purposely. Like the average “church-goer” I know how to use … Continue reading
Posted in Food For Thought
Tagged 1 Corinthians, 1 John, 2 Corinthians, Aramaic, Born Again, Christ Jesus, Church, Church Goers, English, Faith, God, Greek, Heavenly Father, Hebrew, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Spirit, Holy Word, Inspiration, Jesus, Latin, Lord, Love, Middle Ages, Ministry, Redemption, Reformation, Relationship, Religion, Romans, Scripture, Scriptures, Spirituality, Spiritually Reborn, Teaching, The Bible, Truth, Word of God
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Expository Introduction
Isaiah 28:9-13, “Whom will he teach knowledge? And whom will he make to understand the message? Those just weaned from milk? Those just drawn from the breasts? For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept, Line upon line, line … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 1 Corinthians, 1 John, 2 Corinthians, Acts, Bible, Bible Teaching, Calvary Chapel, Christ Jesus, Church, Exposition, Expository, Expository Teaching, God, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Spirit, Holy Word, Inspiration, Isaiah, Jesus, Lord, Love, Ministry, Religion, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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The Cure
Romans 16:17, “Now I urge you, brethren, note those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and avoid them.” Colossians 2:8, “Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 1 John, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Church, Colossians, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Heart-Sick, Heavenly Father, Heroes, Heroic, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Spirit, Holy Word, Hope, Human Nature, Hurricane "Harvey", Inspiration, Jesus, Jude, Living Word, Lord, Love, Ministry, Philosophies, Philosophy, Religion, Revelation, Romans, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Traditions, Truth, Word of God
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Study To Show Yourself Approved
2 Timothy 2:15, “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” (KJV) 2 Timothy 2:15, “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Corinthians, 2 Timothy, 3 John, Acts, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Church, Context, Contextual, Correction, Doctrine, Encouragement, Equipped, Expository, Faithfulness, Gain, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Spirit, Holy Word, Inspiration, Instruction, Isaiah, Jesus, John, Lord, Matthew, Ministry, Profit, Prosper, Reproof, Righteousness, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Thematic, Truth, Word of God
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Show Us A Sign
Matthew 12:38-42, “Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.” But He answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Timothy, Bible, Bible Teaching, Catholic, Catholic Church, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Church, Disciples, Experience, Faith, Followers, God, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Spirit, Holy Word, Jesus, Joy, Lord, Love, Matthew, Miracles, Pharisees, Philippians, Proof, Prophesy, Prophetic, Religion, Sadducees, Scripture, Scriptures, Signs, Signs and Wonders, Spiritual, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Wonders, Word of God, Youth
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Doppelgänger
*Doppelgänger In fiction and folklore, a doppelgänger is a look-alike or double of a living person, sometimes portrayed as a paranormal phenomenon, and in some traditions as a harbinger of bad luck. In other traditions and stories, they recognize your … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 John, 2 Corinthians, Acts, Bad Fruit, Bad Tree, Bible, Bible Teaching, Body of Christ, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Church, Doppelganger, Faith, False Church, False Prophets, God, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Spirit, Holy Word, Jesus, Lord, Love, Matthew, Ministry, Philippians, Relationship, Religion, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Wolves in Sheep's Clothing, Word of God
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The Word of God, Eternal Life & The Eye of the Needle
Hebrews 4:12-13, “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Peter, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Christian, Church, Encouragement, Eternal Life, Eye of the Needle, Faith, God, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Holy Word, James, Jesus, John, Lord, Luke, Matthew, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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Whence Comes Division?
Mark 3:24-25, “If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.” Mark 3:31-35, “Then His brothers and His mother came, and standing outside they sent to … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Corinthians, Bible, Bible Teaching, Body of Christ, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Church, Communication, Corruption, Deception, Enabler, Enabling, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, Galatians, God, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Spirit, Holy Word, Homophobic, Hope, Inspiration, Islamophobic, James, Jesus, Lies, Lord, Love, Mark, Matthew, Racist, Religion, Scripture, Scriptures, Sexist, Spiritual, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Word of God, Xenophobic
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