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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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Prayer From Psalm 51
This is adapted from Psalm 51, a Psalm of David: Dear Father in Heaven, purge me with cleansing hyssop and I shall be clean; wash me and I shall be whiter than snow in Your eyes. Cause me dear Lord … Continue reading
Posted in Prayer and Praise
Tagged Adaptation, Bible, Broken Spirit, Clean Heart, Cleanse, Contrite Heart, God, God Almighty, Grace, Guilt, Heaven, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Iniquity, Joy, King David, Lord, Lovingkindness, Mercy, Praise, Prayer, Prayer and Praise, Proclaim, Psalm of David, Psalms, Rejoice, Repentance, Restoration, Restore, Right Spirit, Scripture, Scriptures, Sin, Steadfast Spirit, Teach, Teaching, Transgressions, Unfailing Love, White As Snow, Word of God
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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
Posted in Expository Teaching
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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The Last Days, 2 Timothy 3:1-9
I came across this list of Characteristics of Non-Christians in the last days and wanted to present as some food for thought. We all see what is happening in front of our eyes and going on all around us throughout … Continue reading
Posted in Prophetic Words
Tagged 2 Peter, 2 Timothy, Arrogant, Bible, Bible Prophecy, Blasphemers, Boasters, Brutal, Character Traits, Corrupt Minds, Covetous, Despisers of Good, Disobedient, Doubt, Encouragement, Faith, False Accusers, Fierce, Folly, Food For Thought, God Almighty, Gullible Women, Haughty, Headstrong, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Inspiration, Joel Meredith, John, Lack of Self-Control, Last Days, Let Light Shine, Lord Jesus, Lovers of Pleasures, Lovers of Selves, Lusts, Meredith's Book of Bible Lists, Non-Christians, Prophecy, Proud, Reprobate, Resisting the Truth, Scripture, Scriptures, Sinful Desires, Stubborn, The Last Days, Traitors, Unforgiving, Unholy, Unloving, Unthankful, Word of God, World, World System
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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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Get Above The Clouds – Dwight L. Moody
Dwight Lyman Moody (February 5, 1837 – December 22, 1899), also known as D. L. Moody, was an American evangelist and publisher connected with the Holiness Movement, who founded the Moody Church, Northfield School and Mount Hermon School in Massachusetts … Continue reading
Posted in Great Sermons From The Past
Tagged Above the Clouds, Bible, Christ All In All, Christian Quotes, Classic Preaching, Classic Sermons, Dwight L. Moody, Encouragement, God, God Almighty, God's People, Holy Bible, Hope, Inspiration, Living Above the World, Lord and Master, Love, Mountaintop, Peace, Preaching, Romans, Scripture, Scriptures, Sermon Excerpt, Spirituality, Storm Clouds, Storms, Sun of Righteousness, Teaching, True Story, Word of God
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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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Blessed Are The Pure of Heart
Posted in 'Nuff Said!
Tagged 'Nuff Said!, 1 Samuel, Bible, Blessed, Classic Preaching, Classic Sermons, Communion, Communion with God, Conscience, God Almighty, God Sees Heart, Heavenly Father, Holiness, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit Guides, Holy Spirit Leads, Inner Man, Inner Spirit, Inward Holiness, J.C. Ryle, Outward Correctness, Peace, Pure of Heart, Religion, Satisfaction, Scriptures, Spirituality, Spiritually Minded, Truth, Word of God, Word of Truth
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Hope Gives Us Spiritual Strength
In the times we are facing right now, in our nation AND in the world, hope is needed more than ever. It is a time when many are “feeling” hopeless and yet the Word of God with its abundant promises … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 1 Peter, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Corinthians, Acts, Bible, Bible Teaching, Blinded World, Comfort, Doubts, Encouragement, Faith, Fear, Food For Thought, Galatians, God Almighty, God's Plans, God's Will, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Hope, Inspiration, Isaiah, Jeremiah, King of Kings, Lamentations, Lord, Lord Jesus Christ, Lord of Lords, Peace, Proverbs, Psalms, Reigning King, Romans, Scriptures, Spiritual Strength, Strength in Truth, Take Comfort, The Enemy, The World, Titus, Uncertainty, Word of God, Word of Truth
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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
Posted in Pastor's Desk
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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Born of The Spirit
John 3:5-7, “Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is … Continue reading
Posted in 'Nuff Said!
Tagged Bible, Born Again, Breath of God, Encouragement, Flesh, Gospel of John, Holy Bible, Inspiration, Jesus Christ, John, Kingdom of God, Lord Jesus, Nicodemus, Pharisee, Scriptures, Spirit, Spirit of God, Truth, Word of God
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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
Posted in Pastor's Desk
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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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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