When you think about making a difference in the world, don’t forget that everything should lead to God. There are three areas I want you to focus on, keeping in mind that you work for God! “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for […]
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Have you ever panicked thinking about what lies ahead? You can’t see into the future, and while you know what you’d like it to hold, there’s no guarantee it’ll happen. The Israelites didn’t know what the promised land would be like, and they panicked. They focused what they couldn’t see or understand instead of remembering […]
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Through Salvation, you’re justified. God looks at you as if you’d never sinned. But what comes after that? Sanctification is staying connected to God. If you love Him, you’ll serve Him! John 14:15: “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” Don’t say you’ve accepted Salvation and are justified through Christ, and then turn […]
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Why do people need encouragement? People are always pleading and asking God to say something! There are powerful reminders of God’s love—Christmas Day is a reminder of the birth of Christ, bringing hope to all. Easter is a celebration of His resurrection from the grave after His sacrificial death. These days come every year, what […]
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Earlier this week I mentioned seven categories people can fall into when they’re inauthentic. Today, I want to explore the top five offenses that people struggle with, especially when already living distanced from God. These offenses are: the fake offense, the stealth offense, the sneak offense, the power offense, and the nuclear offense. Judas is someone […]
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The world is highly offendable, even people at church! Proverbs 19:11 says, “A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook offense.” The Bible says something here that the world ignores, to the point that they do the opposite of what Jesus does. “…blessed is the one who is not offended by […]
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Do you live for God or for yourself? Galatians 5:19-21 is a warning and paints a picture of what life looks like when you live for yourself. If the idea of “a stinking accumulation of mental and emotional garbage” doesn’t alarm you, nothing will. Don’t let things accumulate to the point that you can’t see […]
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Have you ever thought about how many ways there are to get offended? You can be offended by made up lies, language you consider to be offensive, the way people look and dress…the list goes on. If you’re looking for something to get offended by, you don’t have to look very hard! I’m convinced some […]
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In order to stay unoffendable, you must stay obedient to the Master! “If you love me, keep my commands” (John 14:15). God commands us to be loving toward others. It’s not about letting people walk all over you; it’s about being Christ-like in the sense that you care about God and others more than yourself. […]
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You’d think that as followers of Christ, we’d be the last people to take offence to things! But all too often, we’re easily offended. What I want to point out today is that there’s power in becoming unoffendable! Matthew 24:10-12: “…many will be offended, will betray one another and will hate one another. Then many […]
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