Tag: faith
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At Calvary – Episode 124 – How Much Holiness is Too Much?
“That man is so Heavenly minded that he is of no earthly good.”? The quote is a warning of sorts. It is a warning against a type of religion that makes a person disconnected from the real problems and struggles of everyday life. Sometimes, it is a warning about unplugging from this life because a…
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At Calvary – Episode 123 – The Fear of Death
Death. A light subject, right? I was wondering the other day about our death superstitions. So, I looked them up. Wow! We have a lot of superstitions about death! Have you ever noticed that? Have you noticed your own? Have you thought about why we have them? Let’s think about that together At Calvary… Looking…
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Simply Abiding – Resting in Our Relationship With Jesus
I have been thinking about what the Bible says gives a person confidence in their relationship with God. We all would like that, wouldn’t we? We want to know if God is happy with us. We want to know that we are secure in our relationship with Him. We want to know that He is…
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Jesus Welcomes You
The other day I read a devotion that discussed two of the post-resurrection passages where Jesus appeared to His disciples. The opening thoughts of the devotion got me thinking. The author posed this question: As the disciples wrestled with the reality of the resurrected Jesus, did they wonder how He fit into their lives now…
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At Calvary – Episode 112 – Deconstructing a Culture
What is faith deconstruction? Can you come back from it? Faith deconstruction, also known as deconstructing faith, evangelical deconstruction, the deconstruction movement, or simply deconstruction, is a Christian phenomenon where people unpack, rethink and examine their belief systems. This may lead to dropping one’s faith all together or may result in a stronger faith. This isn’t…
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Following Jesus in Mediocrity?
Mediocrity. When you hear that word, what do you think about? When I think about mediocrity I think about not trying. I think about settling for less because it is easier. When I think about my relationships, especially my relationship with God, I don’t want to be mediocre. Paul says, Therefore if you have been…
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Be Gracious
In our culture we hear people lament that there isn’t enough civility. Is it possible that in order to get our messages out we have chosen passion and lost graciousness? I personally think it is time to bring graciousness back. What is graciousness? Graciousness is simply responding to people with intentional grace. Paul says, Conduct…
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At Calvary – Episode 106 – Be Quick to Act
As those who trust Jesus to save us, when we read the word works we automatically resist it. We do so because we are saved by faith, not by self-righteous works. However, as we think about what James tells about faith we discover that faith acts. We will talk about how faith acts together At Calvary……
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At Calvary – Episode 105 – You Believe in God – So What?!
In his letter, James makes a harsh observation about demons – demons believe that God exists! Yet, their so-called belief doesn’t make them follow God. It makes them run from Him. James argues that Biblical faith must be more than just believing that God exists. What is it? We will talk about what faith is…
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Do we treat salvation like a gift or work?
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, (1 Peter 1:3) There is a word in these verse that tells us what salvation is all about.…
Pastor John D Jakes 