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4 questions that check the reality of our faith (part 1)
To examine that life of faith, I have 4 questions for us to consider. Let me give you one of those today. The question is this: Is Heaven or Earth your home? Before you answer consider carefully the ramifications of your answer.
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For the Person Who Has It All
1 Timothy 6:6-8 But godliness actually is a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment. For we have brought nothing into the world, so we cannot take anything out of it either. If we have food and covering, with these we shall be content. Do you every wonder if we are like the person…
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Jesus’ Most Stern Warnings
“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven from people; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel around on sea and land to make one proselyte;…
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What Prophecy Means
I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. – John 15:15 Scholars tell us that there are over 300 prophecies that Jesus fulfilled during His earthly ministry. I…
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God’s Peculiar Preparation
When we think of Christmas preparations we usually think of trees and lights and tinsel and stuff. However, someone else prepared for the coming of Jesus. No, I am not talking about Mary or Joseph. I am talking about God. How has He prepared?
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There’s no place like home
This past weekend my familly took off the Sunday to spend it with my extended family to celebrate an early Thanksgiving. I always enjoy the visit. I don’t enjoy it just for the family time. It also gives me some good time to visit another church…
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Obey God rather than Men
The title of this post comes from the Apostle Peter. When he was commanded to stop preaching in the name of Jesus he declared to the Pharisees he said, “We must obey God rather than men.” (Acts 5:29) The question I ask myself is – do I have this same commitment? When it comes to…
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Being God’s Man
I read this passage and it makes me think about what kind of man I am: You husbands in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with someone weaker, since she is a woman; and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers…
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Test Your Commitment
In today’s world we lament a lack of commitment. We applaud and show excitement when people last long in positions. Why? because we don’t see it very often! We lament that people just can’t stay committed. We complain. Yet, when talking about encouraging commitment to God’s church we get gun shy about it. We say…
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Pastor John D Jakes 