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But First, Be Reconciled
January 15 (Matthew 5:23-24 NIV) “Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, 24. leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and … Continue reading
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The Perils of Wealth and the Wealth of the Resurrection
As we read these verses, we’re reminded that the resurrection wasn’t an afterthought of the disciples used to explain why they still followed Jesus after He was crucified; it was a pivotal teaching of Jesus. He taught them about it again and again. If the disciples were trying to sugar coat things, or make themselves look good, they would have written gospels that showed their faith in the resurrection and not the doubt and confusion at the cross. Continue reading
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What’s Love Got To Do With It – 1 John 4:11-21
In 1984, Tina Turner released a song called “What’s Love Got To Do With It?” In the song, it appears that she counsels people about falling in love, which is only a second hand emotion. A lot of popular songs … Continue reading
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Tagged Caesar, Cesar is Lord, confess, fear, giving, God, God's love, Grace, hate, heartbreak, hostile, Jesus, John, Joy, Judgment, Lord, love, love one another, perfect love, persecuted, Relationship with God, Romans, sacrificial, society, Spirit, Tina Turner, What's Love Got to Do With It?
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How to Determine if a Message is #FakeGospel or #TrueGospel – 1 John 4:1-10
As I write this, we’re involved in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Everyone is dealing with the question of who to believe and who not to believe. It’s a problem in the secular world because the only standard seems to … Continue reading
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Tagged antichrist, authority, believe, examine teaching, Fake Gsopel, fake news, False Prophets, gnostic, God, God's love, God's Word, Holy Spirit Roman authorities, incarnation, Jesus, Jesus in the flesh, love, love one another, love others, personal prestige, Pharisees, Relationship with God, Sadducees, spiits, spirit of antichrist, spirit of error, Spirit of God, True Gospel, walked with Jesus, what does God want?
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Love One Another as God Loved You – 1 John 3:11-24
What’s the test of our Christian faith? John echoed Jesus when he wrote in this section that our faith revolves around love: God’s love for us, our love for God, and our love for others because of God. John also … Continue reading
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Abide in Him – 1 John 2:15-29
15. Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16. For all that is in the world, the lust of the … Continue reading
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Standing Firm for the Truth of Christ in Love – 1 John 2:1-14
At times, it seems like Christians have difficulty with the twin commands to stand for the truth and to show love to others. John shared the message of standing for the truth, but he also continued to proclaim the need … Continue reading
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Walking With Jesus – 1 John 1
John was an apostle of Jesus who had lived with Him and learned from Him daily. His words have special meaning for me. As we begin this new study in the book of 1 John, it helps to have some … Continue reading
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Philippians – Trouble Rears its Head! (Philippians 3:1-11)
Shorter video today: Just like it looks like Paul is winding down his letter to the Philippian Church, we have an interruption. There aare different ways to look at this interruption and I discuss the problem of the transition from … Continue reading
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December 31 – Seeing Strange Things in the New Year
Luke 5:1-26; Ezekiel 48; Isaiah 66 “And they were all amazed, and they glorified God and were filled with fear, saying, ‘We have seen strange things today!’” (Luke 5:26 NKJV) One day Jesus was teaching. Then, the crowds started coming … Continue reading
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