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The Gospel According To – Billy Sunday
William Ashley Sunday (November 19, 1862 – November 6, 1935) was an American outfielder in baseball’s National League and widely considered the most influential American evangelist during the first two decades of the 20th century. Converting to evangelical Christianity in … Continue reading
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Nothing Is Too Difficult For God!
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Pray Like Jesus
“Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are. I … Continue reading
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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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From The Abundance of The Heart – 4
Part Four: Continuing on now from Part Three: Let’s look at the difference that Jesus made in the lives of tax collectors and prostitutes and especially in relation to the letter of the Law, versus the Spirit of the Law. … Continue reading
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From The Abundance of The Heart – 3
Part Three: Continuing on now from Part Two: Those of us who are supposed to be true spiritual leaders as compared to the many religious leaders, instead of teaching others to demonstrate and show love to only their brothers and … Continue reading
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From The Abundance of The Heart – 1
Part One: Rampant political corruption, religious corruption and manipulation of politics to gain prestige, power or monetary gain, widespread poverty, major sociological class divisions, social unrest, the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer, people abandoning their religious faith … Continue reading
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Tagged Abundance of the Heart, Acts, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Corruption, Death, Deception, Discernment, Ecclesiastes, Encouragement, Foundation, God, God Almighty, Good Man, Gospel of Luke, Gospel of Matthew, Heavenly Father, History, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Immorality, Inspiration, Instruction, Jesus, Letter, Life, Manipulation, Nothing New, Parables, Political Unrest, Religion, Scripture, Scriptures, Solomon, Speaking, Spirit of Man, Spirit of the Word, Spirituality, Teaching, The Spirit, Truth, Warning, Word of God, Word of Truth
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Jude Verse 8
Jude 1:8-10, “Likewise also these dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority, and speak evil of dignitaries.” Jude now focuses our attention back to the subject of apostates and specifically pin-pointing their sins. Specifically Jude points to three main areas of … Continue reading
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The Initiative Against Drudgery – Oswald Chambers
Oswald Chambers (July 24, 1874 – November 15, 1917) was an early-twentieth-century Scottish Baptist and Holiness Movement evangelist and teacher, best known for the devotional “My Utmost for His Highest.” Even as a teenager, Chambers was noted for his deep … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, Boring Tasks, Character, Christian, Christian Quotes, Christianity, Classic Preachers, Classic Preaching, Classic Sermons, Common Tasks, Commonplace, Drudgery, Encouragement, God, God Almighty, God Changes Things, Gospel of John, Great Sermons/Quotes From The Past, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Inspiration of God, Inspirational Quotes, Instruction, Isaiah, Light of God, Lord, Mundane, Oswald Chambers, Quotes, Religion, Scripture, Scriptures, Spirituality, Teaching, Trust God, Truth, Word of God, Word of Truth, Work
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I John 5:6-8
1 John 5:6-8, “This is He who came by water and blood–Jesus Christ; not only by water, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth. For there are three that … Continue reading
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Forgiveness Is Not Optional
Acts 13:38-41, “Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through this Man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins; and by Him everyone who believes is justified from all things from which you could not be justified … Continue reading
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I John 2:12-14
1 John 2:12, “I write to you, little children, Because your sins are forgiven you for His name’s sake.” John, the Beloved Apostle begins to change his tone from the previous verses. He begins by addressing the Christians he’s writing … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 John, Acts, Bible, Christ Jesus, Christian, Church, Communion, Encouragement, Experience, Faithfulness, Fathers, God, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Spirit, Holy Word, Inspiration, Instruction, Jesus, Little Children, Lord, Psalms, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual, Spiritual Warrior, Strength, Sword of the Word, Sword of Truth, Teaching, Truth, Warriors, Word of God, Young Men
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Study To Show Yourself Approved
2 Timothy 2:15, “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” (KJV) 2 Timothy 2:15, “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Corinthians, 2 Timothy, 3 John, Acts, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Church, Context, Contextual, Correction, Doctrine, Encouragement, Equipped, Expository, Faithfulness, Gain, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Spirit, Holy Word, Inspiration, Instruction, Isaiah, Jesus, John, Lord, Matthew, Ministry, Profit, Prosper, Reproof, Righteousness, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Thematic, Truth, Word of God
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Just a Short Something to Contemplate . . . . .
This has been on my mind for a bit and I plan to do a study that is a little more in depth, but for now . . . . . In our society, we’re witnessing the decline of conscience. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bad Behavior, Behavior, Bible, Choices, Conscience, Conviction, Convincer, Holy Spirit, Instruction, Pain, Political Incorrectness, Religion, Romans, Scriptures, Spirituality, Teaching
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