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Revelation 2:10-11
*Pastor’s Note: I encourage everyone to read and study Revelation in the version of your choice. I offer them in the NLT strictly for ease of reading. “God blesses the one who reads the words of this prophecy to the … Continue reading
Posted in Revelation Sunday
Tagged Angel Messenger, Apostle John, Bible, Bible Teaching, Bless Who Practices, Bless Who Reads, Book of Revelation, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christian Theology, Christianity, Church, Church in Smyrna, Comfort, Crown of Life, Death, Devil, Encouragement, End Times, Faithfulness, God, God Almighty, Gospel, Gospel-Centered, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Instruction, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus Return, Life, Life Lessons, Lord, Prison, Religion, Revelation, Revelation Sunday, Righteousness, Salvation, Scripture, Scriptures, Second Death, Spirituality, Suffering, Sunday Bible Verse, Teaching, Testing, Theology, Truth, Victorious, Wisdom, Word of God, Word of Truth
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Mother’s Day 2022
This year for Mother’s Day I thought I would delve into just a little bit of history before going all the way back into ancient history with some Biblical thoughts. Mother’s Day is a holiday honoring motherhood that is observed … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 1 Peter, Agape, Anna Jarvis, Anna Reeves Jarvis, Bible, Bible Teaching, Character, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christian Theology, Christianity, Church, Colossians, Comfort, Communicate, Deuteronomy, Devil, Encouragement, Ephesians, Exhortation, Exodus, Galatians, Genesis, God, God Almighty, God Almighty Creator, Gospel, Gospel of Luke, Gospel-Centered, Heavenly Father, History.Com, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Honor Mothers, Husband, Inspiration, Instruction, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Life, Life Lessons, Lord, Mother's Day, Nature, Pastor's Desk, Relationship, Religion, Revelation, Righteousness, Romans, Salvation, Scripture, Scripture Lesson, Scriptures, Serpent, Spirituality, Study in Scripture, Teaching, Teaching Truth, The Apologetics Study Bible, Theology, Truth, Unconditional Love, Wife, Wisdom, Word of God, Word of Truth
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On A Treacherous Sea
Originally posted on atimetoshare.me:
The raging waters swirl and churn, a storm within me starts to burn, The sea erupts with power unknown, I know I can’t face this alone, Each wave explodes with God’s soft voice, it seems…
Posted in Poetic Praise
Tagged Bible, Body Ministry, Body of Christ, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christian Poetry, Christianity, Comfort, Devil, Encouragement, God, God's Protection, God's Soft Voice, Gospel, Gospel-Centered, Heavenly Father, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Inspirational Poetry, Instruction, Jesus, Life, Never Leaves, Poetic Praise, Poetry, Poetry by Kathy Boecher, Prayers, Religion, Religious Poetry, Savior, Sharing Gifts, Spiritual, Spiritual Poetry, Storm, Teaching, Trials, Truth, Winning the Fight, Wisdom, Won't Forsake, Word of God, Word of Truth
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When God Reveals The Truth
Daniel 2:47, The king answered Daniel and said, “Surely your God is a God of gods and a Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, since you have been able to reveal this mystery.” (NASB). My wife and I, … Continue reading
Posted in Food For Thought
Tagged 2 Corinthians, 2 Timothy, Belief, Believe, Bible, Bible Teaching, Can't Deny Truth, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Daniel, Dark Brought to Light, Devil, Discernment, Do Not Fear, Ears to Hear, Encouragement, Enemy, Eyes To See, Ezekiel, God, God Almighty, Gospel of John, Gospel of Matthew, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Instruction, Isaiah, James, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Life, Lord, NASB - New American Standard Bible, New King James Version, New Testament, NKJV - New King James Version, Old Testament, Reject Truth, Religion, Reveal Mysteries, Reveal Secrets, Righteousness, Salvation, Scripture, Scriptures, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Walking in the Spirit, Word of God, Word of Truth
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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
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 1 John, Apostasy, Apostates, Apostle John, Apostle Paul, Assumption of Moses, Authority, Balaam, Bible, Bible Teaching, Brute Beasts, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Devil, Dignitaries, Encouragement, Expository Teaching, False Teachers, God, God Almighty, Grace, Gratification, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Instruction, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jude, Judgment, Korah, Life, Line Upon Line, Lord, Michael The Archangel, Moses, New Testament, Precept Upon Precept, Rebellious, Rejecting Authority, Religion, Revelation, Righteousness, Romans, Salvation, Satan, Scripture, Scriptures, Selfishness, Sexual Appetites, Sovereignty, Spiritual Beings, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God, Word of Truth
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Valuables Inside
“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 who abides … Continue reading
Posted in 'Nuff Said!
Tagged 'Nuff Said!, Abide, Abide in Christ, Attacking, Bear Fruit, Bible, Bible Teaching, Branches, Christ, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Devil, Encouragement, Enemy, God, God Almighty, Holy Bible, Inspiration, John, Scripture, Scriptures, Spirituality, Teaching, The Gospel of John, Thieves, Truth, Valuables Inside, Vine, Word of God, Word of Truth
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Paul Harvey Writes
It’s hard to believe that some may not know of Paul Harvey’s illustrious journalistic career, but here is a brief synopsis from Wikipedia: *Paul Harvey Aurandt (September 4, 1918 – February 28, 2009), better known as Paul Harvey, was a … Continue reading
Posted in Patriotism & Faith
Tagged America, Bible, Change, Children, Christianity, Christians, Deception, Devil, Encouragement, Faith, God Save America, God's Blessings, God's Word, Gospel, Greed, History, Internet, Jesus Christ, Lust, Misleading, Newspaper, Patriotism, Patriotism & Faith, Paul Harvey, Political Predictions, Politicians, Politics, Prophecy, Prophetic, Radio, Relevance, Right & Wrong, Right is Wrong, Sin, The Church, U.S.A., Wrong is Right
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Principalities, Powers and Rulers of Darkness
“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged Adam and Eve, Bible Teaching, Children, Choices, Christianity, Creator, Destruction, Devil, Encouragement, Enemy of Your Soul, Ephesians, Flip Wilson, God, Gospel of John, Heavenly Father, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Jesus Christ, John, Jude, Last Days, Lord, Love, Murder, Obedience, Parents, Powers, Principalities, Rulers of Darkness, Scriptures, Spirituality, Teaching, Word of Truth
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To Tell The Truth – What’s My Line?
If any of you can remember the ORIGINAL television game shows by these names then I’m not the only one revealing my age! To Tell the Truth ran from the mid-sixties to seventies and What’s My Line? was kind of … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 1950's, 1960's, 2 Peter, Bible, Bible Teaching, Bing, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Condemn Scripturally, Corruption, Devil, Encouragement, End Times, Enemy of Your Soul, Evil, Faithfulness, False Christianity, False Teachers, False Teaching, Game Shows, God's Love, Gomorrah, Google, Grace, Hate, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, Isaiah, Jesus, John, Justify Untruth, Lord, Lot, Love, Luke, Mankind's Enemy, Matthew, Noah, Oprah Winfrey, Perverting Love, Perverting Scripture, Philippians, Redemption, Relationship, Romans, Salvation, Scriptures, Sin, Sodom, Spirituality, Spiritually Renewed, Strength, Teaching, Television, Titles, To Tell The Truth, Truth, Twisting Love, Twisting Scripture, Unrighteousness, What's My Line?, Wickedness, Word of God
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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
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 1 Corinthians, 1 John, 1 Peter, 2 John, Acts of Service, Antichrists, Beloved Apostle, Bible, Bible Teaching, Carnal, Carnal Thinking, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christ's Gifts, Christianity, Desires, Devil, Encouragement, Enemy, Eternal Consequences, Eternity, Faithfulness, False Teachers, False Teachings, Gifts, Gnosticism, Gnostics, God's Love, Gospel of John, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, I and The Father Are One, Inspiration, Jehovah's Witness, Kingdom of God, Kingdom Thinking, Lord, Natural, Redemption, Relationship, Repentance, Rewards, Salvation, Scriptures, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Temptations of Jesus, Truth, Twisted Truth, Wants, Watchtower Bible, Wishes, Word of God
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Heaven or Hell
I know it seems the “theme” for today is Heaven and Hell, in fact, more Hell than Heaven. To be thoroughly honest, I don’t like to preach or speak about Hell. That’s not me – for the most part. BUT … Continue reading
Posted in 'Nuff Said!
Tagged 1 John, 1 Timothy, 2 Corinthians, 2 Peter, 2 Thessalonians, Bible, Choice, Choices, Creator, Darkness, Devil, Encouragement, Eternal Life, Faith, Faithfulness, Gnashing Teeth, God, God Almighty, God of This Age, God's Love, Heaven or Hell, Heavenly Father, Hidden Gospel, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, Lord, Love, Matthew, No Love, Pain, Reject Christ, Reject God, Satan, Scriptures, Teaching, Torment, Truth, Veiled Gospel, Wailing, Word of God
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Our Sinful Nature
Posted in Bible Verse of the Day
Tagged Anger, Bible, Choices, Death, Devil, Disobedience, Ephesians, Evil Spirit, Faithfulness, God, God's Anger, God's Love, God's Wrath, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Human Nature, Inspiration, Jesus, Lord, Love, Refusing God, Refusing Obedience, Scriptures, Sin, Sinful Nature, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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Victor or Victim?
1 Peter 1:6-9, “In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 1 Peter, 2 Corinthians, According to the Flesh, Battles, Bible, Bible Teaching, Body of Christ, Born Again, Carnal, Child of God, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Circumstances, Devil, Disciple of Christ, Empowered by the Spirit, Encouragement, Ephesians, Events, Faith, Faithfulness, Follower of Christ, Footsteps of Christ, God, God's Love, Heart-Breaking Circumstances, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Hope, Individuality, Inspiration, Iraq, Iraq War, Jesus, Lake of Fire, Lord, Love, Matthew, Persecutions, Philippians, Powers, Principalities, Redemption, Relationship, Romans, Salvation, Saved, Scripture, Scriptures, Shock and Awe, Skirmishes, Spiritual, Spiritual Intimacy, Spiritual Wickedness, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Trials, Tribulations, Truth, Victim, Victor, Victory, Walk in the Flesh, Walk in the Spirit, War, Word of God
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I John 3:10-13
1 John 3:10, “In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother.” 11-13, “For this is the … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 1 John, Abel, Bible, Bible Teaching, Cain, Choices, Christianity, Deception, Devil, Encouragement, Evil, Faith, Faithfulness, Fall, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, James, Jesus, John, Lies, Lord, Love, Lucifer, Luke, Matthew, Ministry, Mistakes, Murder, Not Looking Back, Philippians, Practice, Practice Makes Perfect, Press On, Scripture, Scriptures, Self-Centeredness, Selfishness, Spiritual Intimacy, Spiritual Ministry, Spirituality, Strength, Strive, Struggles, Stumble, Teaching, Truth, Wickedness, Word of God, Working Towards
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I John 3:7-9
1 John 3:7-9, “Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous. He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 1 Peter, 2 Peter, Admonishment, Bible, Bible Teaching, Bondage, Carnal, Chastise, Chastisement, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Corruptible, Corruption, Devil, Disciple, Discipleship, Discipline, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, Galatians, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Holiness, Holy Bible, Human Nature, Incorruptible, Inspiration, Jesus, John, Lies, Lord, Love, Luke, Mark, Matthew, Philippians, Proverbs, Purity, Relationship, Righteousness, Sin, Spirit, Spiritual, Spiritual Intimacy, Spiritual Nature, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Unrighteousness, Word of God, Works
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The Trouble With Secular Diversity – Part I
January 8th, 2016 I posted an article in my blog under the Food For Thought Category, called “Diversities” and at the time it was more of something that had just struck me while watching a nature program and I thought … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 2 Corinthians, Bible, Bible Teaching, Blind Leading Blind, Blindness, Cheat, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Church, Comes to Destroy, Devil, Diversity, Divisiveness, Encouragement, Enemy of Your Soul, Faith, Faithfulness, Galatians, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Hypocrisy, Inspiration, Jesus, John, Liar, Lies, Lord, Love, Ministry, Scripture, Scriptures, Secular Diversity, Spiritual, Spiritual Diversity, Teaching, The Enemy, Thief, Truth, Word of God
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Inspirational Bible Quote
You think the devil looks horrific and scary? If he did, how could he deceive so many? 2 Corinthians 11:13-14, “For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms … Continue reading
Posted in 'Nuff Said!
Tagged 2 Corinthians, Angel of Light, Bible, Bow Down, Choices, Communication, Deceived, Deception, Devil, Horror, Horrorific, Inspirational, Inspirational Bible Quote, Liar, Lord, Luke, Religion, Scary, Scripture, Scriptures, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Who Said It?, Word of God, Worship
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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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