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I John 3:10-13
1 John 3:10, “In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother.” 11-13, “For this is the … Continue reading
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Rarest Commodities
“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.” ~ James 1:5 ~
Posted in 'Nuff Said!
Tagged 'Nuff Said!, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Commodities, Commodity, Common Sense, Encouragement, Giving, Giving Liberally, God, God's Love, Grace, Inspiration, James, Lacking Common Sense, Lacking Wisdom, Silver and Gold, Teaching, Truth, Wisdom, Word of God
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Confused By The Confusion?
I think I have made it clear in my writings in the past that I won’t debate Scripture. Usually one or both parties have their mind made up and won’t be open anyway to an alternative idea, whether or not … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 1 John, 1 Peter, Agape, Agape Love, Apostle John, Apostle Paul, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Faithfulness, Forgiveness, Galatians, God, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Hope, Inspiration, James, Jesus, Light, Love, Mark, Matthew, Mercy, Pastor, Proverbs, Psalms, Romans, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual Warfare, Spiritual Warrior, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Warriors, Word of God
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But What About Justness?
Several weeks ago, I wrote an article entitled “Christians: WAKE UP!!”. It was a pretty direct and pretty firm expose on the present-day “brick and mortar” church condition, most notably in the United States. I followed it with “But What … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 1 John, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Choosing, Christ Jesus, Christian, Communion, Deuteronomy, Encouragement, Eternity, Faith, Faithfulness, Heavenly Father, Hell, Holy Bible, Inspiration, Isaiah, James, Jesus, Justice, Justness, Lake of Fire, Lord, Love, Mark, Matthew, Relationship, Revelation, Romans, Scripture, Scriptures, Sin, Sinfulness, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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I John 2:16-17
1 John 2:16-17, “For all that is in the world–the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life–is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 2 Corinthians, Abiding, Adam and Eve, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Communion, D.L. Moody, Devil, Dwight L. Moody, Encouragement, Ephesians, Faith, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Spirit, Holy Word, Hope, Inspiration, James, Jesus, Job, Lord, Love, Philippians, Revelation, Scripture, Scriptures, Self-Centeredness, Selfishness, Spiritual, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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Life Happens!
Hebrews: 11:1, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” 11:6, “But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 2 Corinthians, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Communion, Encouragement, Exodus, Faith, False Doctrine, False Teachers, False Teaching, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Spirit, Holy Word, James, Jesus, Life, Life Happens!, Lord, Love, Mark, Proverbs, Psalms, Romans, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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I John 2:9-11
1 John 2:9, “He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now.” As the Apostle is apt to do, he is reiterating what he has put down in the previous verses and … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 1 John, Apathy, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christian Soldier, Christianity, Church, Dark, Darkness, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Spirit, Holy Word, Inspiration, James, Jesus, Light, Lord, Love, Matthew, Philippians, Pleasing God, Possibility, Psalms, Relationship, Relationships, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual, Spirituality, Strength, Stumble, Stumbling, Teaching, Truth, Warriors, Word of God
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I John 2:3-4
1 John 2:3, “Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.” Have any doubts that you are a Christian, a true follower of Christ Jesus? Any doubts that you are a true believer, born-again, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 John, Apostle, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Christians, Commandments, Communion, Encouragement, God, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Scripture, Holy Word, Hope, James, Jesus, John, Knowing God, Knowledge, Knowledge of God, Little Children, Lord, Love, Matthew, Relationship, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Teaching, The Law, Truth, Two Greatest Commandments, Word of God
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When You Pray, Pray This Way – Part III
Matthew 11:15, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!” Let’s continue on from Part II to look at the SPIRIT of “The Lord’s Prayer”: And Forgive us Our Debts, As We Forgive Our Debtors —– In other words, … Continue reading
Posted in Prayer and Praise
Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Communication, Communion, Encouragement, Evil One, Faith, Glory, God, God's Love, God's Will, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Spirit, Holy Word, Inspiration, James, Jesus, John, Kingdom, Kingdom of God, Lord, Love, Luke, Matthew, Philippians, Power, Prayer, Relationship, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Temptation, Testing, The Lord's Prayer, Trials, Truth, Word of God
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The Word of God, Eternal Life & The Eye of the Needle
Hebrews 4:12-13, “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 2 Peter, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Christian, Church, Encouragement, Eternal Life, Eye of the Needle, Faith, God, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Holy Word, James, Jesus, John, Lord, Luke, Matthew, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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Whence Comes Division?
Mark 3:24-25, “If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.” Mark 3:31-35, “Then His brothers and His mother came, and standing outside they sent to … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 1 Corinthians, Bible, Bible Teaching, Body of Christ, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Church, Communication, Corruption, Deception, Enabler, Enabling, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, Galatians, God, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Spirit, Holy Word, Homophobic, Hope, Inspiration, Islamophobic, James, Jesus, Lies, Lord, Love, Mark, Matthew, Racist, Religion, Scripture, Scriptures, Sexist, Spiritual, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Word of God, Xenophobic
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Law + Grace = Mercy
There has been such a misunderstanding about what grace is and it is due to such a lack of teaching or an over-simplification of teaching. Grace itself is or should not be hard to understand, but it has been used … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Peter, Bible, Bible Teaching, Body of Christ, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Commandments, Encouragement, Ephesians, Faith, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Grace, Grace and Mercy, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Spirit, Holy Word, Inspiration, James, Jesus, Law, Lord, Love, Matthew, Mercy, Ministry, Religion, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, The Law, Truth, Word of God
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Common Sense
COMMON SENSE, GOOD JUDGMENT AND WISDOM?? When was the last time you were witness to common sense? Or when someone demonstrated the use of, common sense? When was the last time you heard the statement, “Now that makes (good) sense,” … Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle, Bible, Bible Teaching, Body of Christ, Choices, Church, Common Sense, Counsel, Daniel, God, Gospel Truth, Guidance, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, James, Jesus, Job, John, Judgment, Peter, Proverbs, Religion, Savior, Scriptures, Spirit, Spirituality, Strength, Truth, Wisdom
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