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The Gospel According To – Billy Sunday
William Ashley Sunday (November 19, 1862 – November 6, 1935) was an American outfielder in baseball’s National League and widely considered the most influential American evangelist during the first two decades of the 20th century. Converting to evangelical Christianity in … Continue reading
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Tagged Belief, Believe, Bible, Bible Teaching, Billy Sunday, Blood, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christian Quotes, Christianity, Church Membership, Confess, Converted, Encouragement, Evangelist, Faith, God, God Almighty, Gold, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Inspirational Quotes, Instruction, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus Paid All, Life, Lord, Quotes, Reformed, Religion, Righteousness, Salvation, Scripture, Scriptures, Silver, Spirituality, Surrender, Surrender to Jesus, Teaching, Truth, Word of God, Word of Truth
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Nothing Is Too Difficult For God!
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Tagged 'Nuff Said!, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Difficulty, Encouragement, God, God Almighty, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Instruction, Jeremiah, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Life, Lord, Nothing Too Difficult For God, Omnipotence, Omnipotent Lord, Religion, Rely Upon, Righteousness, Salvation, Scripture, Scriptures, Security, Sovereign Lord, Spirituality, Teaching, Trust, Truth, Word of God, Word of Truth
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Pray Like Jesus
“Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are. I … Continue reading
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Tagged 'Nuff Said!, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Encouragement, Evil One, God, God Almighty, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Father, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Instruction, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus Prays, Life, Lord, One in Christ, Prayer, Religion, Righteousness, Salvation, Scripture, Scriptures, Spirituality, Teaching, The Enemy, The World, Truth, Word of God, Word of Truth
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Jude Verses 9-11
Jude 1:9-11, “Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!” But these speak evil of whatever they … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 1 John, Apostasy, Apostates, Apostle John, Apostle Paul, Assumption of Moses, Authority, Balaam, Bible, Bible Teaching, Brute Beasts, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Devil, Dignitaries, Encouragement, Expository Teaching, False Teachers, God, God Almighty, Grace, Gratification, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Instruction, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jude, Judgment, Korah, Life, Line Upon Line, Lord, Michael The Archangel, Moses, New Testament, Precept Upon Precept, Rebellious, Rejecting Authority, Religion, Revelation, Righteousness, Romans, Salvation, Satan, Scripture, Scriptures, Selfishness, Sexual Appetites, Sovereignty, Spiritual Beings, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God, Word of Truth
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Even So, Come Quickly Lord Jesus!
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Tagged 'Nuff Said!, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christian, Christianity, Cry of Heart, Encouragement, Heavenly Father, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Longing, Lord, Lord Jesus Christ, Religion, Return of the Lord, Revelation, Salvation, Scripture, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Waiting, Word of God, Word of Truth
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Prayer of Intercession
*Pastor’s Note: This is adapted for today from a prayer found on the internet a long time ago as an example of intercessory prayer. Heavenly Father, God Who is Almighty, It saddens our hearts to see the great suffering of … Continue reading
Posted in Prayer and Praise
Tagged Bonds of Peace, Corruption, Darkness, Division, Family, Friends, God, God Almighty, God's Children, Healing, Heavenly Father, Holy Spirit, Hope, Hopelessness, Intercession, Jesus Christ, Light, Lord, Minister, Nation, Nations of the World, Neighbors, Poor, Poverty, Praise, Prayer, Prayer & Praise, Provision, Redemption, Renew Minds, Restoration, Rich, Salvation, Serve, Service, Sovereign Lord, Sovereignty, Suicidal, Suicide, The Body of Christ, The Church, The World, Truth, Unity, Word of God, Word of Truth, World Leaders
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Jude Verses 5-7
Jude 1:5-7, “But I want to remind you, though you once knew this, that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe. And the angels who did not keep … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 1 Corinthians, Admah, Admonition, Angels, Apostasy, Apostates, Apostle Paul, Bible, Choice, Controversy, Dark, Destroyed, Destruction, Devisive, Egypt, Eternal Fire, Eternity, Everlasting Chains, Examples, Fallen Angels, Genesis, God, God Almighty, Gomorrah, Harsh and Unloving, Hateful, Heaven Father, Heavenly Abode, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Homosexuality, Jesus Christ, Job, Jude, King of Kings, Leaders, Light, NASB - New American Standard Bible, New American Standard Bible, New King James Version, NKJV - New King James Version, Numbers, Popular, Popularity, Preachers, Reject, Rejection, Romans, Saints, Salvation, Scripture, Scriptures, Sexual immorality, Sodom, Strange Flesh, Truth, Vengence, Warning, Word of God, Word of Truth, Zeboiim
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Prayer of Faith
Dear Heavenly Father, be glorified and exalted in us, Your children. You are worthy to be exalted for Your majesty is from everlasting to everlasting and we cannot praise You enough! Let us be a mirror, a reflection of Your … Continue reading
Posted in Prayer and Praise
Tagged Blessing, Christ, Comfort, Exalt, Exaltation, Example of Prayer, Faith, Faithful, Glorification, Glory to God, God, Grace, He Is Our Rock, He Is Our Shield, Heavenly Father, Heavenly Kingdom, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Joy, King of Kings, Kingdom of God, Let Your Light Shine, Lord, Lord of Lords, Majesty, Mercy, Mirror, Natural Blessing, O Lord, Peace, Praise, Praising God, Prayer, Prayer & Praise, Redeemer, Redemption, Reflection, Salvation, Spiritual Blessing, Strength, The Lost, Word of God, Word of Truth
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Saints, Be Encouraged!
Proverbs 3:5-6, “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.” It is so easy to be discouraged and even perplexed when … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 2 Peter, Assurance, Bible, Bible Teaching, Blessed, Blessing, Broad Path, Brothers and Sisters, Christ, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Comfort, Compassion, Destruction, Easy Way, Encouragement, God, God Abhors Sin, God Almighty, God's Children, God's Plan, God's Will, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Inspiration, Jesus, John, King of Kings, Longsuffering, Lord, Luke, Peace, Perish, Proverbs, Saints, Salvation, Scripture, Scriptures, Sin, Sovereign, Sovereignty, Still in Control, Throne, Word of God, Word of Truth
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Jude Verses 3-4
Jude 1:3-4, “Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 2 Peter, 2 Timothy, Apostasy, Apostates, Apostle Paul, Apostle Peter, Bible, Character of God, Christ, Christ Jesus, Christian Church, Christianity, Corruption, Damnation, Depravity, Destiny, Doctrine, Expository Teaching, Falling Away, Foreordained, Free Will, Freedom of Choice, Gnosticism, Gnostics, God Almighty, Grace, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jude, Liberal, Liberality, Mercy, Nature of God, Omniscience, Predestination, Punishment, Rebellion, Repentance, Ressurrection, Salvation, Scripture, Scriptures, The Flesh, Transformation, Ungodly Men, Word of God, Word of Truth
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Jude Introduction & Verses 1-2
Traditionally, Jude was/is recognized as the Brother of James who wrote the Epistle by the same name and the half-brother of Jesus, Himself. By his own admission, Jude was doubtful of Jesus’ deity until after the resurrection and he clung … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Peter, Actions, Agape, Apostasy, Bible, Bible Teaching, Bondservant, Called, Christian Ethics, Circumstances, Contending For the Faith, Encouragement, Expository Teaching, Falling Away, False Teachers, False Teaching, Fruit of the Spirit, Gifts, God Almighty, God's Love, God's Word, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, James, Jude, Line Upon Line, Lord, Lord Jesus Christ, Love, Love in Action, Mercy, Multiplied, Peace, Preserved, Redemption, Rejecting God, Repentance, Salvation, Sanctification, Sanctified, Scripture, Scriptures, Teaching, Verse By Verse, Vigilance, Word of God, Word of Truth
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Don’t Envy The World
As I was praying the other night, I was seeking the Lord for a word in relation to what is and has been going on around us lately. I wanted something that would be an encouragement and inspiration to my … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 1 Peter, Aloneness, Arrogance, Asaph, Bible, Blatant Corruption, Book of Psalms, Bride of Christ, Choices, Church of Christ, Comfort, Corruption, Damnation, Darkness, Decisions, Dismay, Encouragement, Envy, Eternal Life, Eternity, Evil, Grace, Holy Bible, Holy Bible New Living Translation (NLT), Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Joy, King David, Longsuffering, Mercy, NLT - New Living Translation, Patience, Peace, Pride, Psalms, Redemption, Rejecting God, Romans, Salvation, Scriptures, Spirit vs. Flesh, Truth, Wickedness, Word of God, Word of Truth, World, World System
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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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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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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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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
Posted in Pastor's Desk
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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2 John, Verse 7-13
2 John, 7-9, “For many deceivers have gone out into the world who do not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist. Look to yourselves, that we do not lose those things … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 1 Corinthians, 1 John, 1 Peter, 2 John, Acts of Service, Antichrists, Beloved Apostle, Bible, Bible Teaching, Carnal, Carnal Thinking, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christ's Gifts, Christianity, Desires, Devil, Encouragement, Enemy, Eternal Consequences, Eternity, Faithfulness, False Teachers, False Teachings, Gifts, Gnosticism, Gnostics, God's Love, Gospel of John, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, I and The Father Are One, Inspiration, Jehovah's Witness, Kingdom of God, Kingdom Thinking, Lord, Natural, Redemption, Relationship, Repentance, Rewards, Salvation, Scriptures, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Temptations of Jesus, Truth, Twisted Truth, Wants, Watchtower Bible, Wishes, Word of God
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