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Anxious for Nothing: The Power of Choice, Part 3
Joy It’s really easy to confuse joy and happiness. But there are actually some important differences between the two. There’s really not a lot in the Bible about happiness, which is kind of surprising given how the pursuit of happiness … Continue reading
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Anxious for Nothing: The Power of Choice, Part 2
One of the most frequently read passages in the Bible deals with anxiety: Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing, … Continue reading
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The Wonderful Cross: Take Up Your Cross, Part 2
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Devotional, Discipleship, Empathy, Faith, God, Gospel, Jesus, Kingdom Values, Ministry, Preaching, Scripture, The Wonderful Cross, Theology
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The Wonderful Cross: Take Up Your Cross, Part 1
The cross is not only the way to salvation. It is also a way of life. And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. … Continue reading
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The Wonderful Cross: Justification, Part 2
In Romans 4, Paul talks about how Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness. This is a fascinating word and the concept it describes is a key feature of God’s Good News. The Greek word translated as “credited” is … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Faith, Family, God, Gospel, Jesus, Kingdom Values, Obedience, Preaching, Repentance, Scripture, Sunny, The Wonderful Cross
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The Wonderful Cross: Justification, Part 1
When Sunny and I were first married, we had a bill that came due that was beyond our ability to pay. I was fresh out of college, working as a youth minister for a church in east Tennessee and Sunny … Continue reading
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The Wonderful Cross: The Blood of Jesus, Part 2
Here are seven principles about the blood of Jesus taken from the New Testament. Look at all that was accomplished either by or through the blood of Jesus: We have redemption through the blood of Jesus. Ephesians 1:7, In him … Continue reading
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The Wonderful Cross: The Blood of Jesus, Part 1
In November 2004, Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago joined several other hospitals around the country experimenting with the use of a synthetic blood substitute called Polyheme. Loyola made the decision to equip some of their ambulances with this blood … Continue reading
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Going and not knowing
By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was about to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. Hebrews 11:8 I once thought that faith … Continue reading
Posted in Blessings, Devotional, Disappointment, Faith, God, Gospel, Hope, Jesus, Kingdom Values, Love of Christ, Scripture, Theology
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The Wonderful Cross: Ransom, Part 2
What comes to mind when you hear the word “ransom?” I think of a kidnapping or a hostage situation. In the movies, the kidnapper leaves a ransom note behind, releasing the hostages only after payment has been made. This is … Continue reading
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