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What About Culture?
If1Corinthians 11 deals with a cultural situation, then what about 1 Timothy 2? A. The rules of fair interpretation demand that the text lead the way. B. In the four major contexts where Paul discusses…
Created 7 days ago
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What Will They Know
A. 1 Thessalonians 2:1-16 B. When we are gone what will others know about us? C. People know something about a person by what he does in the crucial moments of life. 1. What will we be known for when…
Created 7 days ago
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Did Jesus Lie
A. Hebrews 6:17-18. If God said it, you can count on it. B. Titus 1:1-2. Yep...you can count on God. He will only tell the truth. C. I Corinthians 14:33. God is not the author of confusion... 1. Did…
Created 14 days ago
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Overcoming the Tyranny of Urgency
A. 1 Thessalonians 2 B. We all recognize the importance of priorities. However, the urgent has a way of taking the place of the important. C. As the body of Christ, we must remain focused on the important…
Created 28 days ago
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Walking in the Light
A wholesome relationship with God is walking in the light. A. Jesus came to bring us true light (John 1:8-9). B. The world hates the Light (John 3:19-21). C. We are to let our light shine before men (Matthew…
Created about 1 month ago
Matthew 5:16 (NKJV), John 1:5 (NKJV), John 1:9 (NKJV), John 3:19 (NKJV), 1 John 1:4 (NKJV)
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Do You Despise the Church?
A. 1 Corinthians 11:22-26; there were clicks in the Church at Corinth that excluded other members of the Church. Some people were being counted as unworthy. Unity in the Church was a big problem. B.…
Created about 1 month ago
1 Corinthians 11:17 (NKJV), 1 Corinthians 11:22 (NKJV), 1 Corinthians 11:26 (NKJV), 1 Corinthians 12:12 (NKJV)
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The Choices He Made
Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Choices that I make today will affect generations that have yet to be born. Every moment of life is a decision about my relationship with God. I am where I am today because of choices…
Created about 1 month ago
Deuteronomy 30:15 (NKJV), Acts 3:22 (NKJV), Hebrews 11:23 (NKJV)
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Relationship Maintenance
Romans 12:9-21 Romans 13:8-10 People who choose not to pay their debts choose to disobey God. Do you owe someone forgiveness? Do you owe someone another chance? Do you owe understanding? Do you owe patience?…
Created 2 months ago
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Serve One Another
Galatians 5:13-15 In Galatia there was a group of people who were trying to bind their strong convictions on others. As fellow children of God, we are to give ourselves to one another. We are to literally…
Created 2 months ago
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Principles of an Encourager
Acts 4:32-37 2 Corinthians 1:3-5 1. Faithful Stewardship: Barnabas was generous and faithful with his possessions. 2. Extend Friendship: Acts 9:23-29. Barnabas was a bridge for Saul and the Church.…
Created 3 months ago
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Bearing With One Another
One of the demands of authentic Christianity is that we work on our relationships. We sometimes try to talk ourselves out of problems, we have behaves ourselves in to. The quick fix is often no fix at…
Created 3 months ago
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Principle Centered Service
Ephesians 4:7-12 Every child of God is to be led by the Spirit. The mature child of God is guided by the principles of scripture. To have the proper principles, we must have the proper map. (Psalm…
Created 3 months ago
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Kindly Affectionate
This passage introduces us to another powerful metaphor that illustrates the church. The metaphor is the family Two words for love in verse 10: Affectionate: the mutual love of family and friends Brotherly:…
Created 3 months ago
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Walk in the Spirit
It is demanded of every Christian to walk in the spirit. Who are we to be? We are to be spiritual (Galatians 6) We are to walk in the newness of life We are to be partakers of the divine nature (2…
Created 3 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2012-03-04
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Members of One Another
A. Romans 12 B. I Corinthians 12:12-27 C. Ephesians 4 D. There are two questions: 1. What does it mean for me to be a member of the body of Christ? 2. What does it mean in scripture for me to be a member…
Created 3 months ago
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Bible Authority
The power of Him whose will and commands must be obeyed. Is it important to have authority for what we do religiously? Colossians 3:17 whatsoever you do in word or in deed do all in the name of the…
Created 3 months ago
Leviticus 10:1 (NKJV), Matthew 28:18 (NKJV), Colossians 2:23 (NKJV), Colossians 3:17 (NKJV)
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Going the second mile; a lesson for me
In times of Roman occupation, Rooman soldiers could tell a citizen to carry his equipment for one mile. The citizen was legally bound to do this. Legalistic citizens would drop the gear after one mile.…
Created 3 months ago
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Tempted and Tried
The challenge of temptation. We all struggle with sin. When you try to handle temptation on your own, you tend to fail. How does the Bible say we should deal with temptation? 1. Ponder the path. Prov.…
Created 3 months ago
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What Do You Want?
Timothy Treadwell wanted to protect the bears in Alaska. Alaskan bears need no protection. Treadwell's trust in bears was misguided. In fact hi girlfriend believed that Treadwell was bent on self-destruction.…
Created 4 months ago
Genesis 3:1 (NKJV), Genesis 4:1 (NKJV), 2 Samuel 11:1 (NKJV), 1 John 2:15 (NKJV)
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Living Water
In chapter 3 Jesus unmasked the spiritual emptiness of one who appeared self-sufficient. In chapter 4 Jesus exposes the alienation of one who had a failed pattern of relationships. Jesus talked to Nicodemus…
Created 4 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference
2012-02-02
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Jesus says there areTwo Groups
1. One group loves darkness - people who practice evil are in darkness because they love darkness. - people who practice evil are those who hate the light. - people who practice evil are those whose deeds…
Created 4 months ago
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Repentance and Forgiveness were the Focus of John the Baptist
1. You cannot depend on your heritage (8&9) 2. Repentance is shown by what you do (11) 3. Repentance demands commitment to integrity (12-14)
Created 4 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2012-01-22
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John the Baptist goes Viral
John 1:19-34 John's plain declaration Are you Elijah? Matthew 11:14 Are you the prophet? Why do you baptize? Mark 1:4, Isaiah 40:3 I am the one crying in the wilderness. The Father validates that aJesus…
Created 4 months ago
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The Word
*Jesus is the word vs. 17. Jesus existed in eternity. *The eternal word is God. Colossians 1 states the Hod head is comprised of three. Matthew 5:19 John 14:9 *The eternal word is a personal God. John…
Created 5 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights
2012-01-08