Parade and Applause
Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed. John 8:36 (NKJV) For the record, I love America. As our family was getting ready to go to the local 4th of July parade, my granddaughter was preparing a bag to collect the candy that would be thrown her way. She wrote on…
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Then the LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.” Exodus 11:9 “So you shall speak all these words to them, but they will not listen to you. You shall call to them, but they will not answer you. Jeremiah 7:27…
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The meek shall obtain fresh joy in the LORD, and the poor among mankind shall exult in the Holy One of Israel. Isaiah 29:19 Moses killed an Egyptian man with his bare hands because he was beating a Hebrew brother. Exodus 2:11 He valiantly stood up and helped the daughters of the Midian priest when…
Read MoreWhen Subtraction Adds
Finishing up a sermon series on the book of Revelation, our Pastor concentrated his teaching on Revelation 22:18-19: I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, and if anyone takes away from the words…
Read MoreWhat a Relief
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” Matthew 5:8 “Pure in heart.” These words can make people wonder if they have any chance of ever seeing God in heaven! Not many of us would dare to claim that we have always been “pure in heart.” In a recent teaching on…
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Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Psalm 103:2 “Separation from God.” This is how a teacher described hell to one of our children many years ago. Of course this is accurate. However, we were new believers and our children had limited Bible knowledge. ”Separation” didn’t sound so bad. As…
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