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Faith From The Beginning 10/14/2023
Sins of Believers ABRAM “went down.” When we do not trust God, we also go down. As a result of Abram’s failure to trust God, he does one of the lowest, most despicable, meanest things we find recorded anywhere in … Continue reading
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Essential Insights on Faith 10/14/2023
Above all, put on love—the perfect bond of unity. COLOSSIANS 3:14 Billy Graham I’m for MORALITY, but morality goes beyond sex to HUMAN FREEDOM and SOCIAL JUSTICE. Evangelists cannot be closely identified with any particular party. We have to stand … Continue reading
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A Priceless Pair – 3
Scripture Reference: Philippians 2:19-30 Timothy – Continued Please read Philippians 2:19-24 for background to this section. Paul did not make the mistake of moving too fast with Timothy. He gave him time to get his roots down, and then he … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 10/13/2023
Motive Is Everything It’s not often that we take an honest look at our motivations. But it’s important to reevaluate them regularly. When our sight is not fixed on God, we might become entranced with goals that conflict with godliness. … Continue reading
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A Priceless Pair – 2
Scripture Reference: Philippians 2:19-30 Timothy – Continued Please read Philippians 2:19-24 for background to this section. Notice the characteristics of this young man: He had a servant’s mind (verses 19–21). To begin with, Timothy naturally cared for people and was … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 10/12/2023
The Power of Words Gossip kills churches. And gossip is always painful, especially when disguised as concern. A request to “pray for so-and-so because of this thing they did” is not asking for prayer; it’s gossiping. If you know some … Continue reading
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A Priceless Pair – 1
Scripture Reference: Philippians 2:19-30 A reporter in San Bernardino, California arranged for a man to lie in the gutter on a busy street. Hundreds of people passed the man but not one stopped to help him or even show sympathy! … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 10/11/2023
From Concept to Caution to Cause Some things in the Bible are downright surprising, including several passages in Paul’s letters. Sometimes his words are so personal or they’re addressed to such a specific person our group, that it’s hard to … Continue reading
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Cain’s Legacy – 3
Scripture References: Genesis 4:12-24 From last lesson: It is sometimes, though not always, possible to escape some of the consequences of sin: we can change our attitude and possibly our lifestyle so as to lessen the depths of our life … Continue reading
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Praise The Lord 10/11/2023
Praise The Lord, Your God! O LORD, God, may you be praised forever and ever! Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty. Everything in the heavens and on earth is yours, O … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 10/10/2023
Outline for Honor In most Western cultures today, we’ve lost our connection with the elderly. With one grandparent living halfway across the country and the others having died before I was born, I wasn’t around older people until I met … Continue reading
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Cain’s Legacy – 2
Scripture References: Genesis 4:12-24 As the freshness of the world’s youthful ways and the beauties of a new world were disclosed to Cain, and by their bright and peaceful friendliness, I’m sure the bitterness of his spirit was allayed to … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 10/09/2023
A Higher Calling It’s easy to get self-absorbed when we’re criticized—or when we think others are criticizing us. Because of our real or imagined defects, we start to believe other people don’t take us seriously. It’s easy to get off … Continue reading
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Cain’s Legacy – 1
Scripture References: Genesis 4:12-24 When we think of Cain, we automatically think of the first murder. As tragic and horrific as that is, I believe there is something that the Lord, through the Holy Spirit’s inspiration is trying to tell … Continue reading
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Faith From The Beginning 10/07/2023
Abram Must Also Trust God WE can also now understand why God permitted Abram to fail, why a famine came in the land of plenty. It was to test Abram and to bring out of it something greater than could … Continue reading
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Essential Insights on Faith 10/07/2023
Above all, put on love—the perfect bond of unity. COLOSSIANS 3:14 Billy Graham I think the church is going to have to RENEW itself for a NEW DAY and take a NEW APPROACH to hold people who made commitments to … Continue reading
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The Implanted Word
Scripture Reference: James 1:21-27 James speaks of the Scriptures as “the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.” The thought is that the word becomes a sacred deposit in the Christian’s life when he is born again. This … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 10/06/2023
Connecting Historical Dots Biblical lists can be annoying, but they’re also a testament to God’s faithfulness. It’s a true gift when someone in a faith community records the history of the group and their work—particularly when God has answered prayers. … Continue reading
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Ambassadors For Christ Jesus – 4
Scripture References: 2 Corinthians 5:14-20 The Christian is no longer a slave of the patterns of the world and society around him but has a fresh and independent and personal moral insight: he or she wants to be more “Christlike.” … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 10/05/2023
Dysfunctional Problem-Solving When I locate a problem, I often fixate on it. I think that if I analyze it enough, I can solve it. This is a problem when I come to difficult issues that require someone else’s expertise. Stubbornly, … Continue reading
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