Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves (2 Corinthians 13:5a ESV). A person told me, “Christianity didn’t work out for me.” I thought, “Well, I’ve encountered trials as a Christian, and certainly experienced more conflicts in the church than most (after being a pastor for 50 years), so why do I […]
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Jesus also did many other things. If they were all written down, I suppose the whole world could not contain the books that would be written (John 21:25, NLT). The miracles of Jesus in the Gospels tempt incredulity as skeptics doubt and scoffers laugh. Then Jesus doubles down on doubts about miracles when He proclaims
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For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace* (Isaiah 9:6, ESV). The Trinity is the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We read in Matthew 28:19. . . Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing
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For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace* (Isaiah 9:6, ESV). The best definition for the Hebrew word “counselor” in the Old Testament is. . . well. . . “counselor,” or “one who gives
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Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and after he sat down, his disciples came to him (Matthew 5:1, NASB). In Matthew chapters five, six, and seven, we read The Sermon! It’s also known as the Sermon on the Mount, but to me, it has become The Sermon! I’ve preached hundreds of sermons, read hundreds
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And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing? (Mark 4:37-38, ESV) In 1986, during a drought in
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As Jesus reclined at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples (Matthew 9:10, ESV). When an event offends our Christian sense of Biblical truth, many believers are told to say nothing because Jesus ate with sinners. Yes, Jesus did eat with sinners, but I admit
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Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men” (Matthew 4:19, ESV). What makes a great leader? One of my favorite books on leadership is entitled Deep Change: Discovering the Leader Within by Robert Quinn. I love the following quote from this book… The leader can transform from separate individuals into cohesive
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Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?” And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God (Luke 1:34-35, ESV). Recently, I listened to a sermon by
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The apostles said to the Lord, “Show us how to increase our faith” (Luke 17:5, NLT). I go to the gym often, and I’ve noticed some participants walking around with a trainer. The trainees huff and puff while the trainer gives instructions. I’ve never hired a personal trainer as I don’t want to spend the
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