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Tag Archives: sin
4th of July Thoughts
Wow! Another 4th of July. Happy Birthday America! As I think about July 4th, I think about all the history of those days. I think of the people whose lives were made harsher as tyranny increased. I think about how … Continue reading
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A Little Rebellion Is Worth It
How do you usually approach improving yourself? Do you do it piecemeal? Do you use motivational phrases? We know that God urges us to be like Jesus. Yet, have we considered how He speaks of getting there? Continue reading
Join the Fight Against Sin
Jesus has some strong words about removing sin in our lives. He says, “ If your right eye makes you stumble, tear it out and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of … Continue reading
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Tagged Baptist, Calvary, fight, glory, hope, indianola, run, serious, sin, starve, temptation
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Following the Master – The Need for Forgiveness
How are you at following the Master? Do you always succeed? Have you reached a level of perfection? I know… that is funny. It’s funny because only the very proud would claim such a thing. However, it is sometimes hard … Continue reading
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Tagged Baptist, Calvary, forgiveness, indianola, James 3, restoration, sin, starting over, stumble
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How Precious is the Crucifixion to Us?
Why does the crucifixion matter? Why do we talk about the blood? There are those in the world that are surprised that we still talk about the death of Jesus every year. However, His death is central to the message … Continue reading
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Tagged Baptist, blood, Calvary, cross, crucifixion, death, indianola, love, Luke 18, precious, propitiation, righteousness, sin
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Using the Law
Blind spots. I hate them in my cars. They cause accidents. They scare the livin’ daylights out of my. I hate them even more in my life. The problem of blind spots in life are two-fold – 1) I resist … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, blind, Calvary, consistent, deceitful, heart, indianola, Jeremiah 17, objective, sin, spots, unchanging
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An Unexpected Protection
When I think of my mistakes I have a recurring question: How can I make it right? In my quest to right the wrongs of my own making, I have discovered there is a difference between acknowledging wrongs and … Continue reading
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Tagged Baptist, Calvary, forgiveness, grace, guilt, guilty, hope, indianola, joy, mistakes, Paul, persecution, sin
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Softening a Hard Heart
I’m pretty sure that no one wakes up and says, “I want to have a callous heart.” Nor do they say, “I want to rebel against the good that God has planned for me.” Yet, we’ve all done it. How … Continue reading
Living By a Different Vision
Everyone has an idea of what they are capable of. Sometimes it comes from training. Our athletes, soldiers, and doctors have this idea. They have been trained for a job. It becomes second nature to them and they know that … Continue reading
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Tagged Baptist, Calvary, choice, church, experience, faith, flesh, Galatians 5, indianola, Jesus, life, sin, Spirit
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