“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption to …
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Psalm 119 is the longest and one of the most remarkable chapters in the Bible. The theme of Scripture occurs over and over again. As a matter of fact, the Bible is mentioned in at least 171 of the 176 verses. The author, probably David, used 8 basic words to describe the Bible: the Law, …
Missionary Herbert Jackson told a personal story of a lesson he learned in ministry. We likewise need this reminder! He said, “As a new missionary, I was assigned a car that would not start without a push. After pondering the problem, I devised a plan. I went to the school near my home, got permission …
What kind of example are you setting? This a great question to regularly ask yourself in all areas of life, but especially when it comes to your engagement and involvement in the local church. This summer I had the honor of taking kids to camp and even speaking at camp to hundreds of kids with …
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The Christian life would be absolutely amazing if each believer experienced on-going spiritual revival every day for the rest of one’s life. Unfortunately, that idealism is not realism. The Christian life consists of seasons of comfort and ease, as well as times of difficult circumstances. Every Christian is different spiritually, emotionally, and psychologically. We all …
So much is happening in our world right now: devastating wildfires, catastrophic flooding, social unrest, the war in Ukraine and the potential for it to expand in neighboring countries, the threat of North Korea, and the uncertainty of the future of our country. Then we also focus on what is happening in families: the impact …
One of my favorite episodes of the Andy Griffith Show was “The Haunted House.” Opie and his friend, playing baseball in the street, hit a baseball that broke a window in the abandoned Rimshaw House. Opie and his friend went to retrieve the ball, and they thought they heard ghosts and also saw the eyes …
Prayer is by nature powerful because in prayer we are submitting our hearts, needs and affections on the most powerful being in the entire universe, namely our good God. While prayer is powerful because of the one prayed to, we often lessen its power in our lack of frequency and distraction. This begs the question: …
Our current Sunday morning message series is focusing on The Sermon on the Mount. To continue to keep the spotlight on this theme, I want to devote today’s blog to talk about one of the most misunderstood topics of JESUS’ most famous sermon: judging others. Matthew 7:1 declares, “Judge not, that you be not judged.” …
Under the inspiration of GOD’s SPIRIT, Paul the apostle wrote these words in Romans 1:16: For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. Yes, the gospel of JESUS CHRIST has the …
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