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Abiding In Christ
John 15:4-8, “Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches. He … Continue reading
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Effort – What Purpose?
2 Samuel 15:6, “In this manner Absalom dealt with all Israel who came to the king for judgment; so Absalom stole away the hearts of the men of Israel.” 2Samel 18:14-15, “Then Joab said, “I will not waste time here … Continue reading
Posted in Food For Thought
Tagged 2 Samuel, Absalom, Bible, Bible Lessons, Bible Teaching, Carlyle, Christian Quotes, Corruption, Donne, Duty, Effort, Encouragement, Eternal Life, Eternity, Food For Thought, French, Holy Bible, Hope, Inspiration, Inspirational Quotes, Judas, Lafayette, Life Unfulfilled, Lincoln, Lord, Matthew, NASB - New American Standard Bible, New American Standard Bible, New Life, No Hope, Normandie, Oab, Parker, Pharisees, Quotes, Scriptures, Speaker's Sourcebook of New Illustrations, Truth, Virgil Hurley, Word of God, World War Two
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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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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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The Rapture and Tribulation
1 Corinthians 15:51-53, “Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed–in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Corinthians, 1 Thessalonians, Acts, Anti-Christ, Ark, Bible, Bridegroom, Carry Off, Character of God, Christ, Christians, Comfort, Comfort One Another, Corruption, Encouragement, Etymology, Evil, False Teaching, God Almighty, God's Word, God's Wrath, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus Christ, John, Judgment, Lord Jesus, Luke, Mark, Matthew, Mid-Tribulation, Nature of God, Noah, Pastor's Desk, Pre-Tribulation, Rapture, Scriptures, Snatch Away, Social Media, Spirit of Christ, Spirit of God, To Seize, Tribulation, Truth, Twinkling of an Eye, Wikipedia, Wrath
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Be Patient, God Is Not Slack
2 Peter 3:9-10, “The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Thessalonians, 2 Peter, Amos, Bible, Christ, Discernment, Duty, Faith, Father God, Genesis, God Almighty, God Bless, God's Truth, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, James, Jesus Christ, Lord, Making Disciples, Matthew, Mission, Noah, Noah's Ark, Obedience, Pastor's Desk, Patience, Pleasing God, Prophecy, Prophets, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual Gifts, Thief in the Night, Wisdom, Word of God
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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
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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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If My People . . .
I was going to sit down here at the keyboard and finish up my expository teaching on the Letters of John, but I have a “pet-peeve!” Oh, oh, here we go again. Brother Roland has something he’s gonna take out … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Chronicles, America, Anointed Revival, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Dispensation of Grace, Encouragement, Enlightened, Evil, Faithfulness, God, God's Chosen People, God's Perfect Will, God's Plan, God's Throne, God's Will, Gospel of Matthew, Grace, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit Revival, Hope, Inspiration, Israel, Kingdom of God, Kingdom of Heaven, Law, Leaders, Lord, Lost, Mankind, Matthew, Model of Prayer, My People, New Covenant, Old Covenant, Pattern of Prayer, Prayer, Preacher, Revival, Revival Fires, Scriptures, Sinners, Spirituality, Strength, Teacher, Teaching, The Lord's Prayer, The Nation Israel, The United States, Truth, Wickedness, Word of God
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One World Order
Believe it or not, I have a lot of Christian Brothers and Sisters, whom I love dearly who for some reason are in panic mode, with all that is going on! Oh for the most part, they might say the … Continue reading
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Tagged Anxiety, Arrogance, Bible, Bible Teaching, Body of Christ, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Comfort One Another, Doubt, Ecclesiastes, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, Fear, Genesis, God is Spirit, God Will Supply Your Needs, God's Love, God's Perfect Plans, Gospel of John, Gospel of Luke, Gospel of Matthew, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, John, Knowledge is Power, Lord, Luke, Made in His Likeness, Matthew, Noah, One Language, One-World Order, Ordained of God, Pray, Predictions, Pride, Prophecy, Read the Bible, Relationship, Scriptures, Self-Importance, Spirituality, Strength, Study the Bible, Teaching, Tower of Babel, Tower to Heaven, Trusting God, Truth, Word of God, Y2K
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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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The Initiative Against Despair – 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
Posted in Great Sermons From The Past
Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Despair, Disciples, Encouragement, Faithfulness, Fear of God, Fear of Man, Giving Up, God's Love, Going On, Gospel of Matthew, Grace, Guilt, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, Inspired of God, Lord, Matthew, Moving Forward, Oswald Chambers, Overcoming Disappointment, Overcoming Fear, Relationship, Rise Up, Scriptures, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Truth, 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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House of Prayer and Worship
The people were asking, “Just WHO is this man who is stirring everything up in Jerusalem?” Many had heard of Jesus and the miracles He had done, but to many He was still somewhat of a curiosity. Can you imagine … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Timothy, Apostle Paul, Bible, Bible Teaching, Big Business, Body of Christ, Buddha, Chief Priests, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Commerce, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, False Deities, False Gods, Father's House, God's Love, God's Temple Within, Grace, Having a Form of Godliness, Healings, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, House of Prayer, House of Worship, In God We Trust, Inspiration, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Jesus, John, Krishna, Lord, Luke, Matthew, Merchants, Mohammed, Money Changers, No Anointing, No Power, Passover, Pharisees, Relationship, Religion, Religious Leaders, Righteous Anger, Scribes, Scriptures, Spiritual, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Teachings, Timothy, Truth, Word of God, Zeal
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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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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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I John 5:18-21
1 John 5:18-21, “We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him. We know that we are of God, and … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 1 John, Abide In The Vine, Apostle Paul, Beloved Apostle, Bible, Bible Teaching, Broad Path, Christ Jesus, Christian Faith, Christianity, Co-Heirs, Encouragement, Epistle, Faith, Faithfulness, False Gods, False Prophets, False Teaching, Father's Character, Father's Nature, For The Love of God, God, God is Spirit, God's Love, Gospel of John, Gospel of Matthew, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Heirs of God, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Idols, Incarnation, Inspiration, Isaiah, Jesus, John, Joint Heirs, Keep Yourself From Idols, Letter, Liberty, Liberty of Power, Lord, Lost, Love, Matthew, Narrow Path, Not in Bondage, Not Slaves, Philippians, Psalms, Reiterates, Relationship, Romans, Saved, Savior, Scriptures, Spirit Bears Witness, Spirituality, Strength, Summary, Teaching, Truth, Upholds Us With His Right Hand, Vine and Branches, Word of God
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