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EVIDENCE OF FAITH
And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart… Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” —Luke 18:1, 8 When they were first married they spent large amounts of times either sitting or walking together and talking. They would talk about all kinds of things— their hopes and dreams, their relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ and His goodness. But as time moved on, children came along, their jobs taking much more time and so much else happening in their lives, their relationship with the Lord and each other started to wane. They did…
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YOU ARE OF GREAT WORTH!
Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. —Luke 12:6-7 …life does not consist in an abundance of possessions. —Luke 12:15 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’ “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.” —Luke 12:20-21 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no…
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THE DEAD CALLED TO LIFE!
“Lazarus, come out.” — John 11:43 Yet again, another funeral we are to attend. How many has that been? Another person lies lifeless. The shell of their body is empty. The spirit of that person has left and now leaves behind loved ones who sorrow and grieve over the loss. Now imagine this scene of a grieving family. It has been four days since their loved one died. They are still in that fog of grasping that their loved one has truly died and will no longer be with them. They will not see their face, hear their voice or be in their presence anymore on this planet. Life will…
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TRUE FREEDOM!
“Go now and leave your life of sin.” —John 8:11 I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am he, you will indeed die in your sins.” —John 8:24 Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” —John 8:31-32 “Whoever belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.” —John 8:47 “Very truly I tell you, whoever obeys my word will never see death.” —John 8:51 Have you ever stolen anything,…
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GO IN THE AUTHORITY OF JESUS
The one who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory… —John 7:18 Whose glory are those in government office seeking if they are not seeking the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ? Is the President seeking God’s glory or his own? How about the Vice- President, the Cabinet, the House of Representatives or Senate either on the national level or state level or any other government leader? Are they seeking to exalt King Jesus or their own “kingdom?” According to the verse above, those who speak in their own authority are seeking their own glory. When a person operates unilaterally, then they are seeking their own glory. Those…
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THE GOSPEL: ACCEPTED OR REJECTED
Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.” —Luke 10:16 Have you heard this before when you were sharing the gospel with someone— “I’m all set” or “That’s good for you” or That’s what you believe” or I don’t believe in that stuff” or something of that kind? Someone has said, “Well, they are not rejecting you, they are rejecting the message.” That simply is not true according to this passage. Jesus said, “whoever rejects you rejects me…” According to the passage above there is a progression: a person hears then makes a decision to accept or…
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SIN’S HIDEOUSNESS
If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. —Matthew 18:15-17 I was having a discussion with a brother in the Lord Jesus yesterday about the serious, destructive and eternal…
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HELL— A TERRIFYING PLACE!
…hell, where… the fire is not quenched. —Mark 9:47-48 I was recently reading that in the 1990’s there were 200,000 murders in the United States and 100,000 of those murders went unsolved. That means there are 100,000 murderers still out in our communities thinking that they have gotten away with their crime. They have gotten away with nothing! “The eyes of the LORD are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good” (Proverbs 15:3). The LORD said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground” (Genesis 4:10). Those who think they are getting away with their wickedness are deluding themselves. The Lord…
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YOUR ANSWER SEALS YOUR ETERNAL DESTINY
Jesus Asked— “But who do you say that I am?” —Matthew 16:15 There are some questions that are life changing. Will you marry me? Now there is a question if answered with a yes that should give life-long direction. Or how about, “When can you start?” That question after an interview for a long sought after job will also have major impact in a person’s life. There are many questions that can have major impact on a person’s life. But the most important question ever to be asked is the one above, “But who do you say that I am?” That question, depending on how it is answered it, will…
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BLIND
These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.” —Matthew 15:8-9 Leave them; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit. —Matthew 15:14 Here in New Hampshire outside groups promoted the homosexual republican for governor and he won the primary election. These in the kingdom of darkness are spiritually blind and are leading others down a dangerous road to eternal destruction. It matters not if it is religious leaders or non-religious leaders, those who claim to know God, but their hearts are far from Him, they…