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Tag Archives: Repentance
June 25 – God Restores
Mark 7:14-37; 2 Samuel 18; Daniel 11:21-45 One of the hardest things to observe is a Christian leader who fails. Sometimes it may be at the local level and observed by relatively few Christians, and yet each person who esteemed … Continue reading
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June 4 – Going Through the Motions
Romans 9:30-10:21; 1 Samuel 19; Psalm 64 Jonah was quite a head case. If you don’t believe that God uses all kinds to serve in His kingdom, think about Jonah. God calls Jonah to an immense task, but one that … Continue reading
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Tagged believe, entire person, evil, faith, God, going through the motions, heart, hidden sins, Jesus, Jonah, justified, Kingdom of God, life reflects gospel, mouth, Nineveh, Paul, profess faith, rather die, relationship, Repentance, whole-hearted faith, works
May 20 – Faith Leads to Works
Acts 26:19-32; 1 Samuel 1:1-2:10; Psalm 49 Rosaria Butterfield was a tenured professor at Syracuse University. She was opposed to Christian beliefs as an atheist and was working on a book to “expose” the Christian right from her viewpoint. As … Continue reading
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Tagged atheist, best witness for Christ, Bible, call from God, Christian beliefs, Christianity, conversion, daily walk with God, Damascus, deeds, faith should change life, fire insurance, Gentiles, God speaks, Jerusalem, Jesus, Judea, King Agrippa, life changing experience, ministry, Paul, Presbyterian, Repentance, Roman law, Rome, Rosaria Butterfield, sins, Syracuse University, Unlikely Convert
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
January 31 – The Look
(Finally catching up after I missed that day while my wife was in the hospital) Luke 22:39-71; Genesis 40; Psalm 31 The scene was set. The wedding was to take place on a Hawaiian Beach. In an hour she was … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam, adulterer, arrest of Jesus, David, deny Jesus three times, disaster, Eve, fail, Garden, go back on word, God, Jesus, left at the altar, mercy, murderer, Paul, persecution, Peter, remorse, Repentance, rooster, sin, stay true, wedding Hawaii
December 9 – Is It Worth It?
Psalm 126; Isaiah 35:3-7; Luke 7:18-30 “Was it worth it?” I think many of us ask that question as we come to the end of a long project. Was it worth the time and the effort? We look at how … Continue reading
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Tagged despair, disciples, doubts, earthquake, End, execution, expectations, gentle love, God, Grace, Jesus, John the Baptist, Judgment, King, lightning, long life, long project, mercy, messiah, prison, religious leaders, Repentance, Roman Soldiers, special protection from God, tax collectors, true to God, wavering faith, Wookie, worth it
December 2 – Greater than Jonah…
Psalm 90; Isaiah 1:24-31; Luke 11:29-32 Perhaps the greatest sign of the apocalypse will be normalcy. It’s interesting to hear people react to some of the things that Jesus said. One of my favorites is when they talk about the … Continue reading
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Tagged Apocalypse, Ark, Days of Noah, drinking, eating, Forgiveness, God, Grace, greater than Jonah, Jesus, Jonah, marriage, Nineveh, normal, overcome sin's power, Repentance, signs
July 6 – But Everyone Else Is Doing It!
Psalm 119:73-80; Joshua 23:1-16; Luke 10:13-16 It was the universal cry for justice in my childhood. I used it. My friends used it. It was our plea to fit in; to be accepted. “But mom! All the other kids are … Continue reading
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Tagged appease gods, childhood, Children of Israel, destruction, everyone else is doing it, faithful, false gods, God, Grace, Hebrews, Joshua, Justice, Lord, Promised Land, Repentance, the Church, unfaithful
April 21 – A Bitter Pill
Psalm 148; Ezekiel 2:8—3:11; Revelation 10:1-11 “Do you want the good news or the bad news first?” How many times have we heard someone say something like that? We dread the bad, but want the good. We can’t have just … Continue reading
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Tagged acknowledge sin, bad news, bitter pill, But, confess sin, Ezekiel, God, good news, Israel, Jesus, lament, mourning, Relationship with God, Repentance, sweet, woe
