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A Benefit of Living in Love
The Bible challenges to love each other. However, God doesn’t just tell us to go and love each other. He certainly could, but He doesn’t. He also tells us specific blessings that come with living by that love by which He has directed us to live. I want to focus on one of those blessings…
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Can I Study the Bible?
Far too many people freeze up when we talk about studying the Bible. There is a fear that the Bible is too complicated or too deep for the average person to study it. There is a problem with this fear: the Bible says that it is good for everyone! So, if the Bible is for…
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Keep Trusting the Bible
The words of the LORD are pure words; As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, refined seven times. Psalm 12:6 Sometimes, I think that we run from criticism about our faith. We don’t want to sound foolish, or we are afraid of ‘gotcha’ arguments. We are afraid if we are questioned that we…
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Return to Simply Adoring God
When we talk about why we are on the earth, the answers are usually us centered. We speak of finding fulfillment and purpose. We speak of God having a wonderful plan for our lives. Can you imagine doing that with another friend (and keeping them)? I can just imagine…Josh asks Kevin why he is friends…
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Living Intentionally
In Acts 4 we read this incredible thing: 32 And the congregation of those who believed were of one heart and soul; and not one of them claimed that anything belonging to him was his own, but all things were common property to them. 33 And with great power the apostles were giving testimony to…
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Solemn Assemblies… Focusing on a Need
Consecrate a fast, proclaim a solemn assembly. Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land to the house of the Lord your God, and cry out to the Lord. Joel 1:14 Last Sunday our church held a solemn assembly. The concept of a solemn assembly comes from the call to repent found in…
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Love… Not Just a Word We Say
The word “love” is a good word. It makes us feel warm inside. However, there is an aspect to God’s love that challenges us. It is the challenge of who we love. It is the challenge of how we love. For God “love” means more than we might yet understand. 38 “You have heard that…
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Join the Fight Against Sin
Jesus has some strong words about removing sin in our lives. He says, “ If your right eye makes you stumble, tear it out and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. If your right hand makes…
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Getting Back to Love
I challenged my church this week to think long about how God has loved them. The goal? That we might respond the way the Bible writers respond when they are thinking about the love of God. I thought that it might help to illustrate those examples to help our thinking… Think of King David… 5…
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Pastor John D Jakes 