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XVII. I ask if there be two men, one of them of the very best kind; equitable, perfectly just, of exemplary faith: the other singular for his wickedness and audacity: and suppose the community in such an error, that the good man passes for a wicked and dishonest one; while the bad one has the...

👉Speak As God Commands👈 Paul was criticized for being a poor speaker and he testifies to this in, 2 Corinthians 10:9-10 English Standard Version 9 I do not want to appear to be frightening you with my letters. 10 For they say, “His letters are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is...

Jude 23 New International Version 23 save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh. In Bible study last night we went over what is sacred and what God sees as sacred. We used a thought experiment if your...

Tonight we were challenged not to cheapen what God has made sacred. Sacred- The things that are of God. In both the old and new testaments people learned the hard way (some losing their life) when they disobeyed or tried to cheat God. It got me thinking that sacred things are so very...

A fascinating study is a branch of psychology concerning spiritual abuse (the abuse of the human spirit). The abuse has seen a rise in the same symptoms of PTSD, which leave the abused fighting intrusive memories, avoiding church, avoiding people, questioning truth claims, and feeling detached...

The harvest is plentiful! The Lord of the Harvest has brought in the season. Let the laborers go forth to remove the rocks from the land, till the soil, set up a watchtower to protect from the thief, plant the seeds and then wait for the Lord of the harvest who provides the increase. Remove...

Starting a evangelism local outreach team at the end of the month. We have many ideas but it would be nice to have more. How do you or your church evangelize? What works for this culture and what does not? My region is within the Bible belt where many go to church and speak Christian but...

In my teaching preparations if books are involved I see the Kindle as a time-saving resource. Not only can you convert your whole library into the palm of your hand but it is also not as heavy. Downloading your library gives you access to your books without an internet connection. The...

NWMP- Not Worth My Peace Identify the NWMPs in your life and you will find yourself more at peace every day. Things that you can not change, is it worth trading your peace for? Think of it as a trade. Anytime you feel led to wallow in an incident, words spoken, or certain memories. Is it...

The Race Of Faith There was this boy who was determined to ride his back without training wheels. So he woke up early one morning, threw on his favorite outfit, and walked past the helmet because he felt invincible. His father was waiting in the driveway with his bike and without the training...

In 2019, I was preparing to teach a Bible study on the Armor of God. A man who eventually became an elder in our church felt the need to pray over me. He would confirm things that only my wife and I knew about my consistent prayers with God for guidance. In 2020, fresh into the pandemic my...

The beauty of the Christian faith is that it challenges the believer to be an academic. It requires the disciple to become the teacher. It motivates the believer to pursue wisdom and logic. It gives way to esteem the arts of music, worship, dance, poetry, and awe of creation. The Bible has...

In relation to the signs and wonders that Jesus did and of the Apostles, I have come across a teaching that states that the Word alone if not equipped with signs and wonders like Jesus portrayed and that of the Apostles then the Word will not be as effective as it could be. As to not muddy the...

Broken is where you found me. Broken is where I needed to be. It took being broken to loosen the bonds to the material reality. Everything in the realm of the material is acceptable to decay. We do our best to ignore, prolong, or fight it, but it always wins eventually. Why do we care to...

2 Timothy 3:16 ESV All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, To Breathe out affirms the life-giving nature of scripture which is to be inspired or motivated by God. John 16:13 ESV When the Spirit of...

Deconstructionism- is a 20th Century school in philosophy initiated by Jacques Derrida in the 1960s. It is a theory of literary criticism that questions traditional assumptions about certainty, identity, and truth; asserts that words can only refer to other words; and attempts to demonstrate how...

Luke 5:17-26 English Standard Version 17 On one of those days, as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with him to heal.18 And behold, some men were bringing...

Matthew 4:16 English Standard Version 16 the people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them, a light has dawned. Isaiah 9:2 English Standard Version 2 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who...

Math is the language of absolutes. Absolutes are the bedrock of truth. God designed using the language of absolutes. To think logically, the individual must operate in absolutes. Something is or is not. The only grey area is within our lack of knowledge, understanding or in the limits of our...

1 Corinthians 12:13 ESV 13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit. Ephesians 4:5 ESV One Lord, one faith, one baptism, In the Christian faith, you will see the word baptism debated predominately within these...