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Wounded Warriors
The other day I saw an animal that had obviously been hit by a car. Some kind person (probably its owner) was trying to get the animal in their car. The animal kept shying away from the person. It was scared. It was hurt. So, it didn’t want to be hurt more. It was wounded,…
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Convictions, Not Doctrines
Last Sunday we talked about how the God divides our beliefs into essentials, doctrines, and convictions. What makes me saddest is how people blur the distinction between the three. We make doctrines essential and convictions doctrines. I start to wonder, what causes this? What drives us to play the modern Pharisee? Regarding convictions, God has…
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Why We Fight
This Sunday we talked about why Christians fight with each other and unbelievers about points of doctrine. Sometimes these points of belief are minor. Sometimes these points of belief are major (or at least we believe them to be so!). However, I rarely see anyone asking, “Do I have to fight about this issue?” Even…
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The 2nd Coming
Jesus taught about the end and His return in some depth in Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21. Yet, I am always amazed at how people use the ‘signs’ of Christ’s return to say much more that Christ did. He says, ” When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be…
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Purity – Modelling Purity
This week’s and last weeks sermons were about purity. We ended by talking about the necessity of modelling We read in Titus 2, “Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good, so that they may encourage the young women to love…
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Purity – Clean on the Inside
Our passage for this week is Psalm 119:9. It says, "How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Your word." Purity. Yes, it is about morality. However, purity is also about much more. Purity in our morality is important. Purity in what we think, allow into our minds, and…
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Why Trust the Bible
Consider this passage a moment: Ps 12:6 The words of the LORD are pure words; As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, refined seven times. 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…
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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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Serving – The Lifeblood of the Church
This week we saw how the early church dealt with problems in the church. They did not see those problems as insurmountable or annoyances. Instead, they used the problems to expand their ministry. It is the problem of the church that creates the first deacons. They were seven men called on by the church to…
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Living Intentionally
This week we talked about living out our God-sized purpose. We saw this through the intentional way that the disciples lived their lives. They intentionally looked for opportunities to give what Jesus had given them to others. It is that intentionality that separates the Biblical Christian from those who are Christian in name only. Those…
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Pastor John D Jakes 