Month: April 2011
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Why the Resurrection
Have you recently considered the claims of the Scripture? No, I don’t mean the claims of people who carry the Bible – they could have an agenda. I mean, have you really read what the New Testament claims about Jesus? It isn’t a message of morality. The New Testament does not have a simple respect…
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Why We Need Jesus
This is Easter week. Good Friday is now just days away. Although it may seem superfluous, I feel a need to examine why Jesus had to come. My reason is simple: in every generation there have been whole groups of people who seem to be oblivious to their need for a Savior of their soul. …
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Good things gone awry
Last Sunday afternoon we were talking about the rich young ruler in Mark 10. We noticed that the man thought about what he could ‘do’ to be saved. He asked Jesus, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life.” I know that this is a grammatical nuance, but I pointed out then (and…
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What Makes Church, Church?
Have you ever thought about what difference there is between worshipping God on your own by the lake and worshipping God with God’s people on a Saturday night or Sunday morning? Hebrews 10 says, “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; and let us consider…
Pastor John D Jakes 