Tag: Jesus
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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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The Importance of Home
Think with me for a moment about how important “home” is to us. We talk about, “going home”. Men talk about how, “his home is his castle”. We have all heard that, “home is where the heart is”. Home is important to us. Would it surprise us to know that it is important to God?…
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At Calvary – Episode 153 – Saved by Faith, Doing Good by Faith
If you try to be good, why do you try? Are you trying to keep the rules? Are you trying to meet some expectation? What motivates you to be good? When we answer that question, it reveals not just our desire to be good. It also reveals how we understand our relationship with God. Is…
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A Relationship Worth Protecting
I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel. – Galatians 1:6 Desertion. That’s a pretty tough word. It brings up all sorts of thoughts of abandoned families or soldiers who abandon their posts. It speaks of failure. It speaks of giving…
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At Calvary – Episode 152 – Conversation or Labels?
Remember back to Junior High. Were you labeled? Did friends or classmates call you something that kind of boxed you in? Were you called “jock” or “nerd”, “goody-too-shoes” or “party animal”? Did you resent it? Were you pretty sure that they were taking the easy way out? Do you know anyone who does that today?…
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Redemption, Grace, and Our Mistakes
Today I want to think a little deeper about our struggle with grace. In fact, I think that this part of grace is something with which we all struggle. I know that some people struggle with the fact that God’s grace is for them. However, that isn’t the root of our struggle. I know that…
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At Calvary – Episode 151 – Predictable Surprises
Life is full of surprises. Yet, some events of life are predictable too. Millions of people have children. Yet, we are still surprised by the craziness that kids bring to life. We all know that we are getting older. Yet, the aches and pains of life surprise us. Have you ever thought about how often…
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At Calvary – Episode 150 – Precious Grace Makes Us Precious
How do you treat something when it is truly important to you? You might say that you keep it safe, or you think about it often. Here is a harder question – How does God treat those things that are important to Him? Do we notice? Let’s think about that together At Calvary… Looking for…
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A Love That NEVER Changes
Sometimes, theology seems dry and stale. Take the issue of God’s eternity. It is a great truth that God is eternal, yet don’t we sometimes treat it like mere intellectual knowledge? How are we supposed to apply the eternal nature of God? What is it supposed to do for us? The psalmists knew. Psalm 117…
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Does Character Lead Us?
Several years ago I went to a conference called, ‘Building Men for the Body of Christ’. At the beginning of the conference it struck me how the concern was not so much for ‘doing’ something for our families and our churches as much as ‘being’ something for them. Jesus said, “Blessed are the poor in…
Pastor John D Jakes 