Tag: Bible
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The Power of Thankfulness
There are things which are deceptively powerful. Those tiny air fresheners for cars are not for everyone. For most of my family, they are just too powerful for us to enjoy the scent. Yet, you can’t deny their effect! In the Christian life we have such a deceptively powerful ally to our walk of faith.…
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A Good Hurt
We say often in my house, “If wishes were fishes we would all be in the sea.” We wish a lot of things. As a Christian, I wish often that the people around me all knew Jesus. Sometimes, I even think so highly of them that I avoid thinking about their lostness. I avoid seeing…
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A Christian Atheist?
Today we think about one of the oddest actions in the world. No, it isn’t when people who don’t believe in God act like they don’t believe in Him. It isn’t when people who are iffy about God act like they don’t believe in Him. No, the oddest action to me is when those who…
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At Calvary – Episode 142 – Grace With Others
When we are young, cause and effect can be tricky things.God shows us connections that we would have missed. He, as it were, connects the dots for us. He shows us where things will hurt us when we couldn’t have predicted it. He also shows us what will help us. We have all been in…
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Study the Bible. You Can Do It
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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Trust 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…
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Read God’s Word for Yourself – Do the Work and Let God Speak
In church history there was a time of awakening. It is called the Reformation. It was a time when Christ’s church began to examine itself and came to this realization – the Bible was sufficient to understand the Bible! It seems so obvious now, but back then it was revolutionary! As our Scripture today declares,…
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At Calvary – Episode 58 – The Path to Righteousness
Holiness. We read in the Bible that it is an essential. Yet, there seems to be two competing paths to holiness described in religious literature. There is the path that creates a system to be followed. Then there is the path of following a person. Is one “easier” than another? Does one lead to actual…
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At Calvary – Episode 57b – Revolution – Coming Back to Honesty… With Us
Defects. We cover them up. We explain them away. We even act as if they aren’t really defects – they are beauty marks or unique quirks of our personality. Yet, we know what they are. God knows what they are. In the safety of God’s love and acceptance are we ready to be honest about…
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At Calvary – Episode 57a – Revolution – Coming Back to Honesty… With Us
“Getting real” is an expression we use when we are truly ready to be honest or truly ready to act. Getting real with God is that point when we transition from talking about giving up our bad habits, unhealthy coping methods, and sinful choices to actually taking steps to give them up. This means we…
Pastor John D Jakes 