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Grow in Grace
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
THE NEW BIRTH is the beginning of a process of spiritual growth in which we seek to weed out of our minds and hearts any worldly influences that would separate us from the Lord. Our aim is to be transformed into [...]
Emergency Telephone Numbers
Emergency Telephone Numbers
(These are more effective than 911)
When –
You are sad, phone John 14
You have sinned, phone Psalm 51
You are facing danger, phone Psalm 91
People have failed you, phone Psalm 27
It feels as though God is far from you, phone Psalm 139
Your faith needs stimulation, phone Hebrews 11 [...]
Personal Work outline
The Bible is Inspired
II Timothy 3:16-f; Galatians 1:11-12; II Peter 1:21; I Thessalonians 2:13, 4:8; I Corinthians 2:13; John 10:35
The Bible is All-Sufficient
II Timothy 3:16-17; Galatians 1:8-9; I Corinthians 4:6; II John 9; Revelation 22:18-19
“Chain” of authority
“All Authority” – Matthew 28:18 (Colossians 2:3; 9-10)
“All Truth” – John 16:13
“All things that pertain to life and godliness” [...]
The Word of God
39 Ways We Treat God’s Word with Disrespect
(or as though It Were Insignificant)
A. In Our Preaching and Teaching of It
1. While we are teaching or preaching we may say something like, “I’m not going to read the entire passage.” In essence, that is like saying, “After all, it’s just God’s word, and what I have to [...]
September - Temptation
A man found a cocoon of an emperor moth. He took it home so that he could watch the moth come out of the cocoon.
On the day a small opening appeared, he sat and watched the moth for several hours as the moth struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed [...]
September - Prayer
A man’s daughter had asked the local minister to come and pray with her father. When the minister arrived, he found the man lying in bed with his head propped up on two pillows. An empty chair sat beside his bed. The minister assumed that the old fellow had been informed of his visit.
“I guess you [...]