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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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The Weapons of Our Warfare – 2
Scripture Reference: 2 Corinthians 10:3-5; Ephesians 6:10-18 HIT OR MISS Why did Jesus pray? Was it simply to change Himself? Or did Jesus know that prayer was the way His Father had chosen to work on this planet? Jesus didn’t … Continue reading
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Praise The Lord 3/17/2024
The Lord Gives Me Victory He trains my hands for battle; He strengthens my arm to draw a bronze bow. You have given me Your shield of victory. Your right hand supports me; You have made a wide path for … Continue reading
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Essential Insights on Faith 3/17/2024
Good news from a distant land is like cold water to a parched throat. PROVERBS 25:25 Billy Graham You cannot come to Christ with just your MIND. You can’t THINK your way to Jesus. Solomon had wealth, women, and religion, … Continue reading
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The Weapons of Our Warfare – 1
Scripture Reference: 2 Corinthians 10:3-5; Ephesians 6:10-18 One of the key reasons for prayerlessness in the Christian life is a theological one. Deep inside, many Christians believe that prayer really doesn’t matter; God is going to do whatever He is … Continue reading
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Faith From The Beginning 3/16/2024
What a Difference WHILE the Bible teaches beyond a question of a doubt the rapture of all saints before the tribulation, it also shows that there will be different results. In 1 Corinthians 3 we have two classes of believers … Continue reading
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Life That Excels – 7
Scripture Reference: Psalm 36 3. The Faithfulness of the Savior Please read Psalm 36:10-12 for the background to this section. God is faithful, always faithful. He will always remain true to His Word. I can’t emphasize that fact more. Verses … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 3/15/2024
As the Lion Roars “Surely my Lord does not do anything unless he has revealed his secret to his servants the prophets. A lion has roared! Who is not afraid? My Lord Yahweh has spoken, who will not prophesy? Proclaim … Continue reading
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Life That Excels – 6
Scripture Reference: Psalm 36 2. The Fullness of Salvation – Continued Please read Psalm 36:5-9 for the background to this section. So many of us have bought Satan’s lie that God is going to cheat us. The devil whispers, “God’s … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 3/14/2024
Resilient Hope and Red Herrings The death of Stephen, the first Christian martyr, must have crushed and discouraged the early church. But in this event Luke shows us glimmers of hope. He reminds us that God is working behind the … Continue reading
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