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Leaven Bad
Jesus refers to two different kinds of leaven in this passage. This is my little opinion, as I understand things, on those two polar opposite yet equally deadly problems. First, what is leaven? More…
Created 7 months ago
Mark 8:1 (KJV), Mark 8:2 (KJV), Mark 8:3 (KJV), Mark 8:4 (KJV), Mark 8:5 (KJV), Mark 8:6 (KJV), Mark 8:7 (KJV), Mark 8:8 (KJV), Mark 8:9 (KJV), Mark 8:10 (KJV), Mark 8:11 (KJV), Mark 8:12 (KJV), Mark 8:13 (KJV), Mark 8:14 (KJV), Mark 8:15 (KJV), Mark 8:16 (KJV), Mark 8:17 (KJV), Mark 8:18 (KJV), Mark 8:19 (KJV), Mark 8:20 (KJV), Mark 8:21 (KJV)
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Salt
In the Leviticus 2:13, the people of Israel were commanded to always season their grain offerings with salt. more specifically, the salt of the covenant of their God. The salt was to remind them of the…
Created 11 months ago
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Follow the Cloud
Decision making can be a tricky process. Tension builds as the decision looms closer and closer. The bigger the decision, the greater the tension. As the tension increases, so does blood pressure. Where…
Created 11 months ago
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Who Is Your Successor?
Along with your gift comes the responsibility to teach others. This is known in the corporate world as "Succession Planning". In the church of God, succession planning is just as important as in the…
Created 12 months ago
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Don't Say Anything
All Jesus had to do was keep quiet and no one would have been able to condemn him. But he was so committed to going to the Cross for the sins of the World, that he expedited the process by speaking words…
Created about 1 year ago
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Mature Wisdom
We learn early in Proverbs that the fear (or reverence) of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom. Prov 8:13 says that all who fear the Lord hate evil (corruption). So those beginning their journey towards…
Created about 1 year ago
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Let My People Go! Why?
The reason God wanted His people to be free was so they could worship him.
Created over 1 year ago
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The Battle Is The Lord's, But I Have To Fight
Contrary to popular belief, I think that there is never a battle God expects us to just stand by and let him do all the work... I can't think of one example where God wrought a great victory without the…
Created over 1 year ago
Psalm 18:32 (NLT), Psalm 18:33 (NLT), Psalm 18:34 (NLT), Psalm 18:35 (NLT), Psalm 18:36 (NLT), Psalm 18:37 (NLT), Psalm 18:38 (NLT), Psalm 18:39 (NLT), Psalm 18:40 (NLT)
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Kingdom Work Versus Prayer Time
Jesus had just heard sad news that his cousin, John the Baptist, had just been beheaded. Jesus must have felt grief, and thus retreated to be alone with his disciples. However, his retreat was interrupted…
Created over 1 year ago
Matthew 14:10 (NLT), Matthew 14:13 (NLT), Matthew 14:14 (NLT), Matthew 14:19 (NLT), Matthew 14:20 (NLT), Matthew 14:21 (NLT), Matthew 14:22 (NLT), Matthew 14:23 (NLT)
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Preparation For the Promise
As I read Genesis 41:44, I was struck, once again, at how all the trouble and harsh circumstance Joseph went through during the previous 13 or so years was preparing him for this moment. Literally, Joseph…
Created over 1 year ago
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Willful Ignorance
I read this today and cringed. "They close their eyes - so they cannot see". I don't want to be like that. I would much rather have God's word cut into me and hurt temporarily than to ignore God's painful…
Created over 1 year ago
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It Gets Better
The gospel is offensive to those who don't yet believe. It's not comfortable to hear that we are sinners and are lost in our sin, unable to help ourselves. We like to think we're in control of our own…
Created over 1 year ago
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The Best Part
God deserves our best. The tithe is not the leftovers and scraps after bills, entertainment and indulgence; it is the first and best of our increase. Give that, and God will make the rest go further…
Created over 1 year ago
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Comfort is On the Way
Isaac was going through one of the saddest times in his life: the loss of his mother. It's kind of cool that his comfort came when he was heading out to meditate and walk; he was alone with God. Walk…
Created over 1 year ago
Genesis 23:1 (NLT), Genesis 23:2 (NLT), Genesis 24:63 (NLT), Genesis 24:67 (NLT)
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Scary
Scary thought: it's possible to operate the supernatural gifts of the Spirit and exercise the authority of God without true relationship with God. The scary part is that there will be people in hell who…
Created over 1 year ago
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Wisdom In A Moment
Wisdom cannot be gained in a moment. It must be sought aggressively, cultivated over time, and above all it must be founded on fear - deep reverence - of God. It is foolish to believe that a careless…
Created over 1 year ago
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Ignore correction at your own peril
Cain didn't handle correction well and It led to his downfall. Sin was crouching at his door and he had no defense against it because of his disobedience. Rather than fixing his first misstep by following…
Created over 1 year ago
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You Will Not Know Them By Their Gift
It's a mistake we make a lot in North America. Just because someone is talented, or a good speaker, or even performs miracles, it doesn't mean they are the "real deal". You will know them by their fruit,…
Created almost 2 years ago
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What You Do For Christ Will Last
Donnie McClurkin sang the chorus of a song when he accepted an award for Gospel Artist of the year or something like that. I don't remember what the award was, but I remember the manner in which he accepted…
Created almost 2 years ago
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The Necessity of the Holy Spirit
We are baptized into the body by the same Spirit. This means that you can't be in the Body of Christ, His church, without the infilling of the Holy Spirit.
Created almost 2 years ago
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Selfless
Paul was probably one of the nicest people you could ever meet. The only time I see him getting angry with someone in scripture is when he disagrees with another church leader over something. So, he's…
Created almost 2 years ago
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Relevance
It is possible to be relevant to culture without compromising the "Law of Christ". Traditions can be broken, but God's Law must not be broken. The timeless truths in the Bible still apply today. We use…
Created almost 2 years ago
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Choose your friends carefully
Paul gives very strong direction in this passage to be careful with whom we allow ourselves to associate. Avoid someone who claims to be "Christian" but flaunts a lifestyle that is counter to Christian…
Created almost 2 years ago
1 Corinthians 5:9 (NLT), 1 Corinthians 5:10 (NLT), 1 Corinthians 5:11 (NLT), 1 Corinthians 5:12 (NLT), 1 Corinthians 5:13 (NLT)
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True Freedom
We can't truly be free unless we have God's spirit living in us. The baptism or infilling of the Holy Spirit is necessary to live free. Without the Holy Ghost, we simply won't know how to live free because…
Created almost 2 years ago
1 Corinthians 2:10 (NLT), 1 Corinthians 2:11 (NLT), 1 Corinthians 2:12 (NLT)
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