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” . . . I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.” Acts 26:29. Perhaps many of us recognize these … Continue reading →

    Question: Can you be saved by obeying man?     Another question: How much do you have to be in agreement with Jesus to be saved? Can we think, “Well, I’m in agreement 85% with Jesus so I honor Him … Continue reading →

DECEPTION #1: “If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth” (1 John 1.6). One simply cannot have a close relationship with God and at the same time … Continue reading →

    This year we have been unpacking the description of love Paul gives us in 1 Corinthians 13:4-8. This is the last lesson in that study and it is, perhaps, the most important: Love never fails.      Let’s take a … Continue reading →

The Forerunner  “Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, … Continue reading →

In the congregation where I grew up, we had a youth rally every year, called YES Weekend. Over the course of the event, we hosted hundreds of young people from Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and South Carolina. Before our new church … Continue reading →

When I was in college I played soccer. I wore contacts, which seemed like a good idea for a sport where you put your face on the ball a lot (actually it was supposed to be your head, but I … Continue reading →

    “A day hemmed in prayer is less likely to come unraveled.”     Jesus told His disciples in 5:20 that their righteousness needs to surpass the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees. In this section of the sermon, Jesus will … Continue reading →

Living with Christ in the Shadow of the Cross John 12:31-36     A young convert in Congo stated in a prayer: “Lord Jesus, You are the needle, and I am the cotton.”     The missionary thought that was strange language … Continue reading →

Peter urges saints to regard themselves as sojourners and pilgrims. A sojourner is one who lives among aliens. Pilgrims live in a strange place, away from one’s own people. Hostility is injected into this alien, strange place by the phrase, … Continue reading →