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Tag Archives: Son of God
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
April 7 – Keep On Loving
Matthew 27:32-66; Deuteronomy 7-8; Job 7 People don’t change their minds easily. Research shows that it is much easier to use information to reinforce a belief that is held, no matter how tenuous that belief might be, than it is … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, beliefs, can't save Himself, centurion, change minds, crowd, cruxifixion, emotions, facts, information, Jerusalem, Jesus, keep loving, messiah, minister, Pilate, religious leaders, soldiers, Son of God, taunting, trust in God, wrong
April 5 – Silence is Golden
Matthew 26:47-75; Deuteronomy 3-4; Job 5 As a teacher, I had to deal with kids who did dumb things. If I had an idea which kid threw a pencil across the room, I would look at my suspect and say … Continue reading
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Tagged criminal defendant, elders, false charges, false testimony, God is not surprised, guilty student, High Priest, Jesus, judge, love, mercy, messiah, Pilate, protest too much, Relationship with God, ridiculous attacks, Shakespeare, silence, Son of God, teacher, two witnesses, witnesses
December 1 – The Eternal…Right Now
Psalm 90; 2 Samuel 7:18-29; Revelation 22:12-16 Every once in a while you read about them. The person who’s been with a company so long that people can’t believe that they’re actually retiring. After 30 or 50 years of working … Continue reading
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Tagged beginning, business, Christmas, December, eternal, fixture, forever, Forgiveness, from everlasting to everlasting, God the Son, Grace, Jesus, life with God, life without God, long term employee, mercy, nature of God, personal God, retire, right now, Son of God, transformation, triune God
October 29 – Doing it God’s Way
Psalm 32:1-7; Isaiah 1:1-9; John 8:39-47 You see stories about them occasionally. People with great war records, their medals available for all to see. They tell you of their accomplishments in serving our country. Then, they run into a member … Continue reading
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Tagged children of Abraham, children of the devil, faith, faith giver, fake, Forgiveness, God, God the Father, good works, Grace, guardians of the faith, heretics, impostor, Jesus, Jesus healed, Kingdom of God, living the faith, mercy, ministering to others, Pharisees, poser, protecting the fiath, purify the faith, Relationship with God, service to our country, Son of God, stolen valor, trusting God, war records
October 4 – Uncertainty
Psalm 3; Habakkuk 2:5-11; 1 John 5:1-5 13-21 “Mr. James, the principal would like to talk with you. Can you come down right now, please?” If you think kids get worried about going to the principal’s office, you should see … Continue reading
