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At Calvary – Episode 140 – Looking for Meaning in All the Wrong Places
We look for meaning in all sorts of places, don’t we? We look for meaning in work, in friends, in family, and even in service to others or our world. Yet, we find this struggle at work – too often the activities of work, friendships, family, and even service seem trivial. Where is the meaning?…
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Rebel Against the Evil King
How do you usually approach improving yourself? Do you do it piecemeal? Do you use motivational phrases? We know that God urges us to be like Jesus. Yet, have we considered how He speaks of getting there? The reason I ask these questions is that I was reacquainted with an interesting encouragement from Paul’s letter…
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At Calvary – Episode 139 – Who God is To Us Changes Us
What is most important to you? It will be the thing you live for and perhaps a thing that you would die for. For Paul the Apostle, that most important thing is the gospel of Jesus. The good news was ‘the thing’ for Paul. Why is that? What makes the good news of Jesus so…
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Don’t Make it Complicated
Sometimes we make things difficult that are actually straight forward. Have you ever put together a tent? I have seen people spend what seemed like hours in a jumbled up mess. Then, suddenly, they looked at the directions in a different way and poof their tent was up in ten minutes. (no, I won’t admit…
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Meeting God
I have a wonderment this week. I wonder if the only ones who truly try to meet with God are the fringe elements of our family. No, I am not talking about all of us who have meetings about God, but when it comes to meeting God on a Sunday morning (or any day of…
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At Calvary – Episode 138 – Worth Living and Dying For
What is most important to you? It will be the thing you live for and perhaps a thing that you would die for. For Paul the Apostle, that most important thing is the gospel of Jesus. The good news was ‘the thing’ for Paul. Why is that? What makes the good news of Jesus so…
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Be Something. Then Do It.
Think with me for a moment about the rich young ruler in Mark 10. Notice 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 consider with me that so many…
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At Calvary – Episode 137 – Hopeful Cynicism
Wisdom. It comes in many forms. We are familiar with proverbs. We are familiar with stories. When wisdom comes from failure, despondency, and hopelessness, however, we barely know what to do with it. This is the book of Ecclesiastes. How can we learn the truth from someone who barely understands it himself?
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Church Should Be Different
Have you ever thought about what difference there is between worshiping God on your own by the lake and worshiping God with God’s people on a Saturday night or Sunday morning?
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At Calvary – Episode 136 – Everyday Grace
God’s message through Peter is clear: this grace that has saved us is one of those big ideas that changes what we do every day. It isn’t just a spiritual truth that gets us into Heaven. Grace also unfolds every day in our lives. How? How does who God is influence those of us who…
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Pastor John D Jakes 