Tag Archives: Expository Teaching

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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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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Life That Excels – 5

Scripture Reference: Psalm 36 2. The Fullness of Salvation – Continued Please read Psalm 36:5-9 for the background to this section. It is a fact that they who attempt to live godly lives will suffer persecution. It is also true … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 3/13/2024

God Rides to Battle God is good, but in the words of C.S. Lewis, “He is not tame.” When it comes time for evil to be purged from the world, He is not timid, and when He acts, He rarely … Continue reading

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Life That Excels – 4

Scripture Reference: Psalm 36 2. The Fullness of Salvation Please read Psalm 36:5-9 for the background to this section. We now discover the second view that the psalmist presents to us concerning a life that excels in recognizing the fullness … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 3/12/2024

Faith for Every Moment Sometimes it’s tempting to imagine ourselves as the hero of a dramatic scene where we’re called upon to give an account of our faith. But in real life, every action and every moment of our lives … Continue reading

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