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Spiritual Nuggets 3/28/2024
Another Take What do we risk when we know of God’s forgiveness and then become complacent and return to our sinful ways? What happens when we turn our back on God—treating Him like an insurance agent rather than a savior? … Continue reading
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Winning the Race! – 3
Scripture Reference: Philippians 3:12-16 Devotion But one thing I do . . . – Philippians 3:13b. “One thing” is a phrase that is important to the Christian life. “You lack one thing,” said Jesus to the self-righteous rich young ruler … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 3/27/2024
What Shall Be Done? How should we respond when those around us seem to be not only falling short of the glory of God, but actually abandoning God’s work? What should we do when we witness neighbors or friends tolerating … Continue reading
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Winning the Race! – 2
Scripture Reference: Philippians 3:12-16 Dissatisfaction Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 3/26/2024
Freedom and Response Freedom from sin gives us the power to love. But freedom from poverty or oppression or guilt sometimes makes us complacent. We forget our inclination to wander away from God’s will and pursue our own, and we … Continue reading
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Winning the Race! – 1
Scripture Reference: Philippians 3:12-16 Most people read biographies to satisfy their curiosity about great people, hoping also that they may discover the “secret” that made them great. I recall sitting in a grade school assembly program many years ago, listening … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 3/25/2024
The Pain of Idolatry Idolatry causes pain. If this truth were present in our minds each time we placed something before God, we would make different decisions. Micah’s account of the sins of Samaria makes this fact painfully and dramatically … Continue reading
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Leadership In the Church – 5
Scripture Reference: Acts 6:1-8 Steadfast The church needs leaders that are steadfast. When the early church selected their leaders, the Bible says, “They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit” (Acts 6:4). This is God’s … Continue reading
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Leadership In the Church – 4
Scripture Reference: Acts 6:1-8 Sincere The early church sought men of good reputation to be their leaders. The Bible tells us that they were to be “seven men of good reputation” (Acts 6:3 NKJV). They had to have a good … Continue reading
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Faith From The Beginning 3/23/2024
Further Evidence MANY other passages in Scripture corroborate the great fact that God will not bring judgment upon the earth until the saints of God are first caught away. Speaking of the coming day of the Lord and the tribulation, … Continue reading
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Leadership In the Church – 3
Scripture Reference: Acts 6:1-8 Select The kind of leaders that the church needs must be very carefully selected. The disciples instructed the early church to pick out from among themselves the leaders needed (Acts 6:3). Here we learn that the … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 3/22/2024
Going Your Own Way I work hard to make my disobedience socially acceptable: “I have a stubborn streak,” I explain, or “I’m just like my dad.” But the truth is that my weaknesses aren’t cute or transitory—and they’re not anyone … Continue reading
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Leadership In the Church – 2
Scripture Reference: Acts 6:1-8 Saved No one is qualified to hold an elective office in the church until that individual has received Jesus Christ as his or her personal Savior. This basic requirement for church leadership is stated in Acts … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 3/21/2024
Who Can Bring Me Down? “The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of a rock, the heights of its dwelling, you who say in your heart: ‘Who can bring me down to the … Continue reading
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Leadership In the Church – 1
Scripture Reference: Acts 6:1-8 The life of any church cannot rise above the level of its leaders. Someone once wrote, “Like pastor, like people; like teachers, like students.” In my experience over the years it is the same in business. … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 3/20/2024
Diversity in the Church In our comfortable and familiar church homes, we sometimes fail to see the Church as a community of ethnic and cultural diversity. When I returned from a year in South Korea, I was surprised when my … Continue reading
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The Weapons of Our Warfare – 4
Scripture Reference: 2 Corinthians 10:3-5; Ephesians 6:10-18 PREVENTING CASUALTIES – Continued From Last Lesson: Most Christians agree that studying and knowing God’s Word is valuable. But we often fail when it comes to actually using the Word in warfare. This … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 3/19/2024
Bad Things, Good People, and Grace We often wonder why God allows bad things to happen. We’re not unique in this; people have asked this same question since the beginning of time. Job struggled with this question after he lost … Continue reading
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The Weapons of Our Warfare – 3
Scripture Reference: 2 Corinthians 10:3-5; Ephesians 6:10-18 WEAPONS OF WARFARE – Continued We are in a war like no other. Because it is spiritual warfare, the weapons that we use cannot be the normal weapons of this world. The devil … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 3/18/2024
God Doesn’t Promise Ease or Invisibility As Christians, we might be tempted by the lure of invisibility—the fabled cloak or ring that gives us the power to walk undetected among our friends or enemies. Although it is true that “making … Continue reading
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