Tag: 1 Peter 2
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At Calvary – Episode 158 – The Two-Front War
I recently read an overview of the defeat of Germany in WWII. The author of the article highlighted several things that defeated Germany, but the article kept coming back to the idea of 3 fronts. You probably have heard of the two fronts: Western and Eastern. This author suggested that Germany could have endured the…
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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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Character… When No One is Looking
There is an old saying – “Character is what you do when no one is looking.” It was popularized by the man who wrote God’s Little Instruction Book. Henry Ford used a version of it when, speaking about quality, said, “Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.” The question comes, what do…
Pastor John D Jakes 