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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
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 2 Peter, Aloneness, Angels, Bible, Book of Life, Choices, Christ Jesus, Communion, Communion with God, Darkness, Encouragement, Eternal, Eternity, Evil, Fire and Brimstone, Fruit of the Spirit, Gehenna, Genesis, Gnashing Teeth, God, God Amighty, God Breathed, God Our Heavenly Father, God's Desire, Hell, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Individuals, Inspiration, Jeremiah, Joshua, Joy, Judgement, Judgment, Lake of Fire, Light, Lord Jesus Christ, Love, Matthew, Peace, Prayer, Rejection, Rejection of God, Repentance, Revelation, Revival, Salvation, Scripture, Scriptures, Son of Man, Torment, Truth, Wailing, Wickedness, Word of God
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In The Blink of An Eye . . .
Just like that….it could all be gone, love more today than yesterday, because we are not promised the future; yes love can and will go away. Care for your brothers and sisters, for your children; husbands, your wives, we are … Continue reading
Posted in Poetic Praise
Tagged Agape, Appointed Once to Die, Appointment, Blink of an Eye, Christian Poetry, Coming, Coming Soon, Creator, Crossing Over, Eternity, Faith, Future, Future Not Promised, Gift to Mankind, Giving Yourselves, Glorify God, God Almighty, God Loves, God's Grace, Grace, Heavenly Father, Hope, Inspirational Poetry, Jesus Died for Us, Jesus Loves, Life Passes, Lord Jesus Christ, Love, Love While Today, Mike Armijo, Poetic Praise, Poetry
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The REAL Gift of Christmas
John 1:1-4, ‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged All-God, All-Man, Amazement, Avenues, Awesomeness, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Creation, Creator, Encouragement, Faithfulness, Gift, God Almighty, God's Love, Gospel of John, Gospel of Matthew, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Word, Hoopla, Hope, Image, Inspiration, Jesus, John, Joy, Likeness, Lord, Love, Matthew, Mend Relationships, Merry Christmas, Real Gift, Redemption, Relationship, Religious, Salvation, Spiritual, Spirituality, Teaching, Tools, Truth, Unselfish Love, Wonder, Word of God
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Faith Beyond Believing
“For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Corinthians, 2 Kings, Agape Love, Believing, Bible, Bible Teaching, Born Again, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Corruption, Creator, Daniel, Destruction, Disasters, Earthquakes, Encouragement, Evil, Faith, Faithfulness, Forest Fires, God, God Almighty, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Spirit, Hope, Hurricanes, Inspiration, Isaiah, Jesus, Knowledge, Lord, Love, Relationship, Romans, Scriptures, Sight, Sovereign, Sovereign God, Spiritual, Spiritual Sight, Spirituality, Spiritually Reborn, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Walk by Faith, Word of God
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Are We There Yet?
“Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; … Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Paul, Bible, Bible Teaching, Child of God, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Encouragement, Excitement, Expectation, Faith, Faithfulness, God, God's in Control, God's Patience, Going Home, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, Lord, Love, Natural, Patience, Philippians, Relationship, Scriptures, Spiritual, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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Principalities, Powers and Rulers of Darkness
“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam and Eve, Bible Teaching, Children, Choices, Christianity, Creator, Destruction, Devil, Encouragement, Enemy of Your Soul, Ephesians, Flip Wilson, God, Gospel of John, Heavenly Father, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Jesus Christ, John, Jude, Last Days, Lord, Love, Murder, Obedience, Parents, Powers, Principalities, Rulers of Darkness, Scriptures, Spirituality, Teaching, Word of Truth
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Of Such Is The Kingdom . . .
“Then they also brought infants to Him that He might touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. But Jesus called them to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid … Continue reading
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Tagged Abiding in God's Presence, Abortion, Apostle Paul, Bible, Bible Teaching, Born Again, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Encouragement, Ephesians, Eternity, Faithfulness, God, God Knowns Us, God's Love, Gospel of Luke, Gospel of Mark, Gospel of Matthew, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Infants, Innocence, Innocent Souls, Inspiration, Inspiration of the Holy Spirit, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Kingdom of God, Little Children, Lord, Lost Souls, Love, Relationship, Scriptures, Second Death, Spirituality, Spiritually Reborn, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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3 John, Verse 12-14
3 John 1:12-14, “Demetrius has a good testimony from all, and from the truth itself. And we also bear witness, and you know that our testimony is true. I had many things to write, but I do not wish to … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 2 John, 3 John, Bible, Bible Teaching, Body of Christ, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Demetrius, Diotrephes, Encouragement, Evangelist, Expository Teaching, Faithfulness, Frank Binford Hole, God's Love, Gospel of Luke, Grace, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Hospitality, Inspiration, Jesus, Lord, Love, Luke, Ministry, Prayer, Redemption Draws Near, Relationship, Scriptures, Spiritual Principles, Spirituality, Strength, Teacher, Teaching, Traveling Ministries, Traveling Preachers, True Church, Truth, Truth Personified, Word of God
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3 John, Verse 9-11
3 John 1:9-11, “I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence among them, does not receive us. Therefore, if I come, I will call to mind his deeds which he does, prating against us with … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 3 John, Apostle, Arrogance, Authority, Beloved Apostle John, Bible, Bible Teaching, Born Again, Changed Behavior, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Dictatorship, Diotrephes, Education, Ego, Encouragement, Faithfulness, Formal Education, Gaius, God's Love, Good and Evil, Good Works, Grace, Great Shepherd, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, Judge Not, Learning, Lord, Love, Luke, Matthew, New Creation, Practical Education, Pride, Relationship, Representative of Christ, Scriptures, Self-Importance, Spirituality, Spiritually Reborn, Strength, Teaching, The Elder, Training, Treasures of the Heart, Truth, Tyranny, Under-Shepherds, Word of God
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Fill Us With YOU
Most Gracious Heavenly Father, We thank you for everyone gathered here now. Thank you that you know each of us by name and have caused us to walk with You. We say that we are dependent on You and our … Continue reading
Posted in Prayer and Praise
Tagged Adoration, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Dependent Upon You, Encouragement, Evangelist Steven Ray Ferguson, Faithfulness, Fill Us with Your Love, Glory, Grace, Gracious, Guard Conversations, Heavenly Father, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, Inspire Us, Jesus' Name, Know Each Personally, Know Our Names, Lord, Love, Praise, Relationship, Revival Fires Ministries, Spiritual Intimacy, Surrender, Surrender Ourselves, Trust In You, Truth, Worship, Your Presence
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Lift Him Up!
“And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God so loved the world that He … Continue reading
Posted in 'Nuff Said!
Tagged Abundant Life, Bible, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christ Lifted Up, Christianity, Darkness, Didn't Come to Condemn, Encouragement, Eternal Life, Everlasting Life, Evil, Evil Deeds, Faith, Faithfulness, God Loved the World, God's Love, Gospel of John, Grace, Heavenly Father, His Only Begotten Son, Holy Bible, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, John, Lifted Up Serpent, Light of the World, Lord, Love, Moses, Relationship, Salvation, Saved, Scriptures, Son of Man, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Truth Comes to Light, Word of God
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3 John, Verse 1-4
Introduction The Beloved Apostle John seems to love to write and instruct in Godly, unconditional and unselfish love and here in this short third Epistle or letter, we see one written on a personal basis, to commend someone who is … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 2 Corinthians, 2 John, 2 Timothy, 3 John, 325 A.D., Bible, Bible Teaching, Book of Acts, Brothers and Sisters, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Demetrius, Diotrephes, Emperor Constantine, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, False Teachers, Gaius, Generosity, God's Creation, God's Love, Gospels, Grace, Health, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Hospitality, Inspiration, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Joy, Lies, Lord, Love, Love of the Truth, Love One Another, Luke, Mark, Matthew, Meet Needs, Missionaries, Power, Prestige, Prosperity, Prosperity Teaching, Relationship, Romans, Scriptures, Self-Centered, Soul, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Strength, Teachers, Teaching, Teaching From Hell, Theme, Themes, Traveling Preachers, Truth, Wealth, Word of God
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Do Not Fret, Do Not Despair!
I want to encourage ALL my brothers and Sisters in Christ in these times. I just commented to another dear sister who is concerned about how to pray for what is going on around us and this is in part … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Corinthians, 2 Chronicles, Bible, Bible Teaching, Body of Christ, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Church, Deuteronomy, Do Not Despair, Do Not Fret, Encouragement, Ephesians, Faith, Faithfulness, Garden of Eden, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Lord, Love, Matthew, Ministry, Ministry Gifts, Nations, Prayer, Psalms, Relationship, Religion, Scriptures, Solomon, Spiritual, Spiritual Gifts, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Training, True Church, Truth, United States, Word of God
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Biblical Jesus Vs
Posted in 'Nuff Said!
Tagged 'Nuff Said!, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Encouragement, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Lord, Love, Relationship, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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To Tell The Truth – What’s My Line?
If any of you can remember the ORIGINAL television game shows by these names then I’m not the only one revealing my age! To Tell the Truth ran from the mid-sixties to seventies and What’s My Line? was kind of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1950's, 1960's, 2 Peter, Bible, Bible Teaching, Bing, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Condemn Scripturally, Corruption, Devil, Encouragement, End Times, Enemy of Your Soul, Evil, Faithfulness, False Christianity, False Teachers, False Teaching, Game Shows, God's Love, Gomorrah, Google, Grace, Hate, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, Isaiah, Jesus, John, Justify Untruth, Lord, Lot, Love, Luke, Mankind's Enemy, Matthew, Noah, Oprah Winfrey, Perverting Love, Perverting Scripture, Philippians, Redemption, Relationship, Romans, Salvation, Scriptures, Sin, Sodom, Spirituality, Spiritually Renewed, Strength, Teaching, Television, Titles, To Tell The Truth, Truth, Twisting Love, Twisting Scripture, Unrighteousness, What's My Line?, Wickedness, Word of God
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All That Is Required
Posted in 'Nuff Said!
Tagged 'Nuff Said!, Choices, Christianity, Christians, Common Sense, Do Nothing, Edmund Burke, Encouragement, Evil, Evil Triumphs, Faithfulness, Good Men, Grace, Inspiration, Love, Requirement For Evil, Responsibility, Silence, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Wisdom
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FOR THE LOVE OF GOD 
Publicity – Changes People
*Pastor’s Note: I was looking for something a bit thought-provoking and as I was browsing through one of my favorite source books that I have used often, I read this following illustration. Now understand that this article and the book … Continue reading →