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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
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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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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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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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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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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
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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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