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Tag Archives: Grace
June 21 – The End is Near!
Mark 5:21-43; 2 Samuel 14; Daniel 8 If you want to see strange predictions, look at the different ways people see the end of the world coming. Whether the predictions are based on scientific views of the sun exploding or … Continue reading
June 8 – There Oughta Be a Law?
Romans 13; 1 Samuel 25; Psalm 68 How many times have you seen people do something so stupid that you end up shaking your head and saying, “There oughta be a law against that.” And the problem is, that too … Continue reading
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Tagged adultery, Commandments, covet, does and don'ts, God judges, Grace, if you don't know I'm not gonna tell you, Jesus, judge, Law, love, love your neighbor as yourself, man buns, murder, obey the law, Old Testament, Pal, perfect people, positive actions, rompers, steal, stupid, talk to myself, there oughta be a law, walk with God
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June 5 – The Grace-full Remnant
Romans 11:1-24; 1 Samuel 20; Psalm 65 One of the popular themes in literature used in novels today is survival after the apocalypse. Post-apocalyptical literature includes a group of people who survive the war, most likely nuclear, or the great … Continue reading
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Tagged Apocalypse, Christian value, despair, Elijah, Forgiveness, give up salvation, God, good enough, Grace, hope, Israel, Jesus, Jews, King Ahab, Law, mercy, prophet, reject Jesus, Relationship with God, remnant, Romans, survival, works
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June 1 – But I Don’t Wanna Do That!
Romans 7; 1 Samuel 16; Psalm 61 One of the greatest comedy classics of all time is the movie “Dr. Strangelove.” (That’s the short version of the title.) It’s a dark comedy with an important message about nuclear war. The … Continue reading
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Tagged alien hand syndrome, attracted to sin, body of death, Don't walk on the grass, Dr. Strangelove, faith in Christ, Forgiveness, God, God's grace, good enough for God, gospel, Grace, Jesus Christ, Law, nuclear war, our Lord, Paul, Peter Sellers, sin, slave of sin, slave to Law, victory over sin, walk with God, Wet Paint, wretched man
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May 31 – Dead to Sin
Romans 6; 1 Samuel 15; Psalm 60 Northwestern University psychologists conducted a study that was reported on by Scientific American in 2010. The article was titled “Why We Return to Bad Habits.” In the study, people who had quit smoking … Continue reading
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Tagged allure of sin, attractive lures, away from God, Bad Habits, dead to sin, disguised as fun, Father, Garden of Gethsemane, God's in control, God's Word, good habits, Grace, Greek, Holy Spirit, Jesus, more grace, Northwestern University, out of your mind, Read God's Word, Satan, Scientific American, self-control, sin, sin more, smoking, temptation, temptation in Wilderness, triple negative
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May 29 – Carry On in Faith
Romans 4; 1 Samuel 13; Psalm 58 It’s been a long while since I’ve been to an amusement park. I have to admit, I enjoy the rides and the shows, but I hate the lines. For some of the roller … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham as father, all the ground at the foot of the cross is level, amusement park, Bible, biblical truth, circumcision, faith, forgive, Gentiles, God, Grace, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jews, Law, love, no waiting in line, not Christian of you, Paul, privileged, recognition, roller coasters, Roman church, separate religions, sin, status, VIP passes
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May 28 – All Means All
Romans 3:9-31; 1 Samuel 12; Psalm 57 You’ve probably heard the saying “All the ground at the foot of the cross is level.” I’m sure that many people who hear it, wonder what it means. Those who understand the phrase … Continue reading
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Tagged all have sinned, all the ground at the foot of the cross is level, approach God, believe, better than other sinners, chosen people, equal, faith, fall short, Forgiveness, Gentiles, glory of God, God loves Gentiles, Grace, guilty of sin, innocent until proven guilty, Jesus Christ, Jews, justified freely, natural law, not guilty, obvious fact, Paul, poison, poor, redemption, Relationship with God, rich, Righteousness, Romans, same before the law, written law
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May 26 – Live By Faith
Romans 1:16-32; 1 Samuel 9:1-10:16; Psalm 55 Core Values guide companies in their work. When a company has strong core values, every decision they make takes those values into account. Strong core values can prevent companies from making mistakes that … Continue reading
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Tagged change behaviors, changed lives, Church, Core Values, Galatians, God's presence, Grace, guidance, Habakkuk, Hebrews, Joy, live by faith, living without faith, make God happy, Martin Luther, mercy, Micah, mission statements, not ashamed, Paul, people, profit, Protestants, righteous, righteousness of God, Roman Catholic Church, Romans, wickedness
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May 19 – There’s No Such Thing as “Too Bad”
Acts 26:1-18; Ruth 3-4; Psalm 48 One of the most frustrating things I deal with when talking with people about Jesus is that they try to tell me that they’re “not good enough” to follow Jesus. There are things in … Continue reading
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Tagged apostle to the Gentiles, arrest followers of Jesus, Damascus, deep dark secret sins, Forgiveness, God, God forgives, God won't forgive, good news, Grace, imprison, Jerusalem, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, letters of Paul, mercy, murderer, New Testament, not good enough, Paul, persecutor, prison, Repentance, Saul, Son of God
