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At Calvary – Episode 154 – Valuable to God Because of Grace
What makes a sacrifice acceptable to God? In the Old Testament a sacrifice was of an animal of accepted type without blemish or defect. Although there were allowances for the extremely poor, God was very strict about what type of sacrifices He would receive. It all came back to holiness. Sacrifices were to be holy (special…
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At Calvary – Episode 153 – Saved by Faith, Doing Good by Faith
If you try to be good, why do you try? Are you trying to keep the rules? Are you trying to meet some expectation? What motivates you to be good? When we answer that question, it reveals not just our desire to be good. It also reveals how we understand our relationship with God. Is…
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At Calvary – Episode 152 – Conversation or Labels?
Remember back to Junior High. Were you labeled? Did friends or classmates call you something that kind of boxed you in? Were you called “jock” or “nerd”, “goody-too-shoes” or “party animal”? Did you resent it? Were you pretty sure that they were taking the easy way out? Do you know anyone who does that today?…
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At Calvary – Episode 151 – Predictable Surprises
Life is full of surprises. Yet, some events of life are predictable too. Millions of people have children. Yet, we are still surprised by the craziness that kids bring to life. We all know that we are getting older. Yet, the aches and pains of life surprise us. Have you ever thought about how often…
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At Calvary – Episode 150 – Precious Grace Makes Us Precious
How do you treat something when it is truly important to you? You might say that you keep it safe, or you think about it often. Here is a harder question – How does God treat those things that are important to Him? Do we notice? Let’s think about that together At Calvary… Looking for…
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At Calvary – Episode 149 – When God Gets Sarcastic
Sarcasm. It is an effective, and dangerous tool that we use to teach others. It is effective because it stings when you use it. It is dangerous because it is easy for sarcasm to sting too much and wound when we use it. Have you thought about what sarcasm means when God uses it? Let’s…
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At Calvary – Episode 148 – Throw in the Towel or Get Up Off the Mat
Failure and criticism may be the hated twin sisters of leadership. Feeling like we have failed cuts us to the core. It especially cuts us when we fail doing something we love or value. Criticism has the same effect largely because criticism makes us feel like our failure has been noticed by others. Yet, should…
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At Calvary – Episode 147 – What Will Hold Up a Life?
Today I am thinking about a house of cards. Or Jenga. Or a line of dominoes. I am thinking about the very important substitutes we use to give our life meaning and purpose apart from a relationship with and service to God. Some of those substitutes are very important to us. Can we accept that…
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At Calvary – Episode 146 – The Connection between Faith and Love
How does loving the Word of God and loving people connect? Aren’t they different things? Today as we think about Peter’s first letter, we want to rediscover the important connection between being a true lover of God and a real lover of the people He created. Let’s think about that together At Calvary… Looking for…
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At Calvary – Episode 145 – Theology By Actions
We all may not remember it, but Paul and Peter had a huge argument at the church in Antioch. According to Paul, a mild dis from Peter communicated a huge error about salvation. What was all the fuss? Let’s think about that together At Calvary… Looking for more? You can always find all of the…
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