Tag: Christian
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Valuing Freedom
Paul wrote, “It is for freedom that Christ set us free.” (Galatians 5:1) What amazed Paul was that the Galatians, after having accepted the freedom Christ offered, wanted to live their lives by giving up that freedom. He wrote in chapter 3, “You foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you?!” What a perplexing problem! I wonder…
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Touching the Throne of God
Revelation 4:8 declares that the four living creatures say “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come.” Have you ever thought about what that would be like? What would it be like to just say, all the time and without stopping, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord…
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Why Jesus Came
On Sunday we began a new series on the things that we forget about Christmas. What profound meaning Christmas has! The reality that the lights, presents, family get-togethers, and other trappings are just trappings is easy to mess up. It is easy to substitute the icing of Christmas for the cake. I mentioned Sunday that…
Pastor John D Jakes 