Category Archives: trials

Fear of God

Romans 3:18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes” Brothers and Sisters we have NO excuses for not gaining wisdom on a biblical scale. What once would take a pastor or biblical scholars days, weeks or even months … Continue reading

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The Unchangeable Choices

As many of our son’s and daughters get ready to graduate high school and potentially move away from home for the first time I think this message of unchangeable choices which hold life long ramifications is critical to convey (or re-convey). Continue reading

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Man Fully Alive

Consequences of sin is not the same as condemnation for sin Continue reading

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50 Days of Promises (46): Do you have a little “g” god?

When we have a little ‘g’ god our troubles overwhelm our thoughts and feelings and we no longer are focused on how we can be a light to those around us but instead fearful that the darkness may overtake us. Continue reading

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Attitude Check: Blessing or Burden

Jeremiah 17:9 “The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it? What am I feeling? That is the first conscious thought each morning. Mind you this is not in an effort to gauge … Continue reading

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Is Fear a Sin?

Faith does not make things easy, it makes them possible Continue reading

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Uncrushable Joy

Matthew 5:14-16 14“You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. 15 No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where … Continue reading

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What Is Power?

1 Corinthians 4:20 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power. Good Friday! It always seems such a juxtaposition – to call the day of remembrance of Christ’s humiliation and suffering unto death “good”. But … Continue reading

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SUCCESS

Joshua 1:8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then … Continue reading

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50 Days of Promises (43): Alive in Christ

Colossians 2:6-7 Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. What does it mean to be alive … Continue reading

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