The Power To See It Through 1st Corinthians 9:24-27 The Apostle Paul compares our life in Christ to a marathon race, like ancient runners coming into the Coliseum to finish the race before Caesar, who gives the winner the wreath (crown) of victory. Three ideas are here for us to consider: I. We must run the race with DIRECTION 9:24 “a prize” vS. 25
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Visions & Christmas
The birth, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus was well foretold by the prophets of the Old Testament. None better on Jesus’ birth than in Isaiah 9:6. The prophets of old were inspired by the Holy Spirit to reveal God’s plan for man. They listened to God and they were not afraid to stand the test of a prophet and so they spoke. They were
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Christmas & Mixed Emotions
Like many of you I have very mixed emotions about the commercialization of Christmas. As I have remarked before in previous blogs – Christmas was originally a birthday celebration for Jesus, our Lord and King. Now, he is seldom invited to his own party! All of this hype about buying and giving leaves us with mixed feelings that all of us probably share. I’m
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I recently listened to a lecture by Tim Keller on YouTube. Pastor Keller’s topic was, “Evangelism in a Post-Modern World.” He was asserting the truth that Western civilization that was once a Christian culture with cathedrals on in every village has now become an ex-Christian culture as liberal post-modern thought has prevailed. He then used a striking phrase that captured my attention. Tim says
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According to current research, the majority of evangelical churches have put evangelism on the back burner; it is no longer a priority. This is especially sad because as American society has become more and more secular, the evangelical churches have also become more and more passive about confronting the culture with the Gospel. 1.) This lack of evangelistic focus has become endemic to Christian
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I am among the 70+ percent of Americans who don’t like the direction our country is going and I am praying for a correction. However, we Christians were not promised the culture in which we live, we were promised the Kingdom to come. Many of us stake our hopes and apply our faith as if we were just one election away from turning around
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I have been away on vacation. That means no blogs, no nothing from me except silence. For us, it is a really good thing. Each year we like to retreat in order to regroup, and then advance. Our time away from the pressures of a large ministry and its demands is an annual season of refreshing. I wish all of you could do just
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What’s the Big Deal? Those of us who were shocked, offended and other wise scandalized by the SCOTUS decision defending same sex marriage have found ourselves being told we are intolerant, biased, or prejudiced against those of the LGBT community. By making a big deal out of this immoral, sinful behavior we have become societies neanderthals! Advocates for the LGBT lifestyle look at us with
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The SCOTUS Decision
June 26th is now one of those days of infamy that will become a marker in the decline of our nation. On Friday the 26th, the Supreme Court in a 5 to 4 decision redefined marriage forever. It removed one of the cornerstone bricks in our culture- marriage as between one man and one woman. This decision will start the bricks falling so as
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American moral values are on a slippery, steep, downhill slide into histories trash can. It seems every week that passes we face another glaring evidence that the country that America’s “Greatest Generation,” worked for, fought for, and died for, no longer exists. There is a new face of America and to millions of evangelicals it is an ugly, evil face. Just take a minute
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