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Hell, a Choice
I’ll say it up front, I take no pleasure in this subject. I very rarely teach on Hell and yet as a preacher called and equipped by the Holy Spirit, I can’t teach on the Love of God and the … Continue reading
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God Is Testing Your Ride
WOW, what a weird title!! Yeah, I know! When I was thinking of this message, this title came to me and I questioned the Lord, more than once. For one, what does it mean? I had to think about it, … Continue reading
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Rebuild The Temple
Before this COVID-19 flu season started, the Lord had been speaking to me about my ministry changing as far as the direction of my teaching, at least to a degree. At the time, I wasn’t sure what He meant, but … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Corinthians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Corinthians, Abiding, Abiding Holy Spirit, Abiding In Our Hearts, Acts, Ancient Israel, Bible, Bible Teaching, Born Again, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Comfort, COVID-19, Earthly Temple, Earthly Throne, Edification, Encouragement, Ephesians, Faithfulness, God's Abiding Presence, God's Love, God's Nature, God's Word, God's Word is True, Haggai, Heavenly Father, Holding Up One Another, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Holy Temple, Hope, Inspiration, Judgement, Lord, Love, Meditating, Ministry, Modern-Day Prophet, NKJV - New King James Version, NLT - New Living Translation, Old Testament, Promises Kept, Promises Made, Prophets, Relationship, Scriptures, Spiritual Eyes, Spiritual Renewal, Spirituality, Teaching, Temple, Truth, Warnings, Word of God
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The Prophets Spoke God’s Words
Let me clarify that title a little bit more, “The TRUE prophets spoke/speak God’s Words, not their own!” “And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Thessalonians, 2 Peter, Amos, Anxiety, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Christ's Return, Christianity, Constitution, Correction, COVID-19, Doubts, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, False Prophets, Fear, Foreteller, Gift of the Holy Spirit, God Almighty, God's Love, Governors, Grace, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Inspired Speaker, Judgement, Leaders, Left Progressives, Liberal Left, Liberals, Lord, Love, Luke, Mainstream Media, Major Prophets, Matthew, Minor Prophets, New Testament, Old Testament, Politicians, Prediction, President, Progressives, Prophecies, Prophecy, Prophets, Punishment, Relationship, Righteous, Scriptures, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, True Prophets, Truth, Unfailing Love, Unmerited Favor, Unrighteous, Virus, Word of God
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Obadiah
Obadiah, writer of the shortest “book” of the Old Testament. Not much is known of this contemporary of Elijah, Micaiah or Jehu, but what he had to warn the Edomites, the descendants of Esau, Jacob’s brother can apply today. When … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, Book of Obadiah, Choices, Churches, Edom, Encouragement, Esau, Faithfulness, God, Government, Hear The Word of God, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Inspiration, Israel, Jacob, Judgement, Lord, Love, Modern Prophecy, Obadiah, Old Testament, Prophecy, Relationship, Repent, Repentance, Scriptures, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Warning, Word of God
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Wisdom Shouts In The Streets!
A preacher or teacher should never start out a lesson by saying they’re sorry. But I’m breaking that rule. I KNOW that some are tired of seeing how the Scriptures from the past have such an influence on what is … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, Christianity, Conviction, Coronavirus, Destroy America, Doubt, Encouragement, Exaggerations, Ezekiel, Faith, Faithfulness, Falsehood, Fear, Flu Virus, God's Judgement, God's Love, God's Unchanging Character, Guilt, Heavenly Father, Hidden Agendas, Holy Bible, Holy Bible New Living Translation (NLT), Holy Spirit, Hope, Ineffectual Church, Inspiration, Jeremiah, Judgement, Liberals, Living Word, Lord, Love, Man's Own Shame, NASB - New American Standard Bible, Nation, Nations, New American Standard Bible, New King James Version, NKJV - New King James Version, NLT - New Living Translation, Not the Letter Only, Old Testament, Panic, Prayer For Revival, Preacher, Progressives, Prophets, Proverbs, Psalms, Reality, Relationship, Revival, Scriptures, Servant, Servant of God's Word, Shame, Spirit of the Word, Spirituality, Strength, Teacher, Teaching, Truth, United States of America, Weakened Church, Wisdom, Wisdom Shouts, Word of God, Written Word
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Prayer For The Nations
March 29, 2020 has been designated a day of prayer and fasting for the Nations and for the situation concerning the Coronavirus. Heavenly Father; Lord we come to You today in meekness and humility. We acknowledge, as Your children, Your … Continue reading
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Tagged Anointed Revival, Anxiety, Appointed Leaders, Authority, Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Choices, Christianity, Circumstances, Coronavirus, Doubt, Encouragement, Faith, Free Will, Freedom to Choose, God's Appointed, God's Glory, God's Hand, God's Perfect Will, Guardian Angels, Heavenly Father, Hedge of Protection, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Judgement, Lord, Love, Nations of the World, Power, Praise and Worship, Prayer, Prayer For The Nations, President Donald Trump, Protection, Relationship, Revival, Righteous Leaders, Situations, Sovereign God, Sovereignty, Spirit of Fear and Panic, Spiritual Intimacy, Spiritual Maturity, Strength, The Nation's Leaders, Treasure, Truth, United States of America, Unrighteous Leaders, Vice-President Mike Pence, Word of God
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Rise Up, O God, and Judge The Earth
I absolutely LOVE the Word of God! Those of you who know me, either personally or online know this to be true. Some of you online have known me for twenty plus years! I also love to encourage people, God’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 John, 2 Timothy, Abyss, Agape, Bible Teaching, Body of Christ, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Cliffs, Conviction, Convincing, Coronavirus, Counsel, Enemy's Tool, Faithfulness, Fear, Flu, God Almighty, God's Wisdom, Grace, Guilt, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Bible New Living Translation (NLT), Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, Inspiring, Judge, Judgement, Lord, Love, Man's Wisdom, Ministry, Nations, NLT - New Living Translation, On Point, On Target, Panic, Perfect Love, Power, Psalm of Asaph, Psalms, Psychologists, Punishment, Redeemer, Relationship, Scriptural Principles, Scriptures, Service, Sound Mind, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, The Word of God, True Church, Trump Derangement Syndrome, Truth, United States of America, Word of God
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Passover – Coronavirus
I want to share with you something that I HAD been conflicted over for a couple of days. Yes, I still learn, I still seek the Lord’s wisdom and I still grow in Him! Okay, that was my confession. But … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Peter, 2 Peter, Aaron, Abandoned God, Abandoned Reason, Abiding in Christ, Anxiety, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Confounded Minds, Confusion, Coronavirus, Darkness, Doubt, Ecclesiastes, Egypt, Encouragement, Evil, Exodus, Faith, Faithfulness, Fear, Flu, God Doesn't Change, God's Character, God's in Control, God's Love, God's Nature, God's Word Doesn't Change, Good, Government, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, In God We Trust, Inspiration, Isaiah, Joy, Judgement, Light, Lord, Love, Mercy, Morality, Moses, Nations, News Media, Nothing New Under the Sun, Panic, Passover, Peace, Prayer, Prophecy, Prophetic, Reprobate, Reprobate Mind, Scriptures, Security, Social Media, Society, Spiritual Intimacy, Spiritual Wisdom, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Western Civilizations, Word of God
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The Certainty of The Lord’s Judgment
“For I, the LORD, do not change; . . .” – Malachi 3:6a. “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” – Hebrews 13:8. “Forever, O LORD, Your word is settled in heaven.” – Psalm 119:89. “Heaven and … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Corinthians, 1 Peter, 2 Chronicles, Bible, Bible Teaching, Body of Christ, Certainty of Judgement, Choices, Christ Came to Fulfill, Christianity, Church of God, Daniel, Drafted, Encouragement, Enlisted, Epidemic, Ezekiel, Faithfulness, Famine, God Does Not Change, God's Appointed, God's Army, God's Love, God's Warriors, Grace, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Hope, In God We Trust, Inspiration, Jesus Christ Does Not Change, Job, John, Judgement, Lord, Love, Malachi, Matthew, Nation, Nations, Noah, Pandemic, President Trump, Psalms, Relationship, Relevance, Relevant, Righteous, Righteousness, Romans, Scriptures, Sin, Soldiers, Spirituality, Strength, Sword, Teaching, Temptations, The Law and The Prophets, The Word Does Not Change, Truth, United States of America, Voluntary, War, Word of God, World Leaders
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The Unveiling of Reprobation
I am stepping away from my usual teaching to touch on something controversial yet also so very important in a true disciple of Christ’s life as we journey the paths the Lord sets before us, (Psalms 37:23). Because of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 John, 2 Corinthians, 2 Timothy, Attributes, Bible, Bible Teaching, Character, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Corrupt, Debased, Degenerate, Depravity, Dictionary.com, Encouragement, Faithfulness, Foolish, God, God's Love, Gospel of John, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Hillary Clinton, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Immoral, Inspiration, Jeremiah, Jesus, Judgement, Lord, Matthew, Nature, New York Times Sunday Book Review, Proverbs, Psalms, Relationship, Reprobate, Reprobation, Scriptures, Simple-Minded, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, The Huffington Post, Titus, Truth, Vile, Wanton, Wicked, Wisdom, Word of God
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A Study In Context
1 Peter 5:8, “Your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” Luke 12:19, “‘And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; … Continue reading
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I John 2:28-29
1 John 2:28-29, “And now, little children, abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming. If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who practices … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 1 John, Abide, Abide in Christ, Abiding, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Condemnation, Discerning, Discernment, Faith, Faithfulness, False Prophets, False Teachers, False Teaching, God, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Inspiration, Jesus, John, Judgement, Judging, Judgment, Kingdom of Righteousness, Lord, Love, Matthew, Philippians, Righteousness, Scripture, Scriptures, Sentencing, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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Birth of The Bride
Many of you who have followed me on WordPress and have read my articles know that recently I have been doing a lot more warnings involving the Nation of the United States as well as other nations in general. The … Continue reading →