Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart (2 Timothy 2:22, NIV). After saying “yes” to Jesus as our Lord and Savior, our ability to say “no” will determine how fast (or even if) we mature in Christ. All of […]
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Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away (James 1:14, NLT). The book of James uses an interesting phrase describing the impact that a strong desire can have upon us . . . Drag us away! How often have we determined not to do something, and then we stumble? How
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Jesus is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them (Hebrews 7:25, NIV). We will all stumble, but the good news is that we are already forgiven. When confessing our inadequacies, let’s remember there is a promise in the Bible that Jesus can save completely those who
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For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life is not from the Father but is from the world (1 John 2:16, NASB1995). If we knew that our house would be broken into this week – and we knew by who and how
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Paul writes, “Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed that he does not fall.” 1 Corinthians 10:12 (NASB) After a night of rain, early in the morning, sun coming up, Pastor Grant is out riding his bicycle. I approach a set of railroad tracks that I had ridden over dozens of times before.
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