Friday, February 22nd, 2008
In the process of maturing spiritually, Christians face four primary growth challenges. Those four primary growth challenges are growing in our understanding of God, growing in our understanding of Jesus Christ, growing in the understanding of the Holy Spirit, growing in our understanding of the meaning of scripture.
Each one of ...
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Sunday, February 17th, 2008
All people possess a set of masks. And, all people use those mask. We wear several masks every day. Masks exist to conceal. We hide behind masks. By using our masks, we attempt to control how well other people know us. Typically, we allow a person to know us as ...
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Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
Everybody has troubles. No one wants the troubles he or she has. When it comes to troubles, we have two basic preferences. First preference: we don't want any. We want a daily life that is literally free from trouble of any kind. We spend lots of energy and effort trying ...
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Thursday, February 7th, 2008
It would be fascinating to listen to people in the different stages of successful marriage discuss the higher calling of marriage. Don't you think that would be fascinating?
What would a person deeply in love, engaged to be married soon, and genuinely prepared to marry, say about the higher calling of ...
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Thursday, January 24th, 2008
Since the end of World War II, America has increasingly grown into an education oriented society. The basic objective of education was dedicated to acquiring knowlege. For many decades, as a society, we have been convinced that proper, accurate knowledge is the most important factor in resolving problems.
We are told ...
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Thursday, January 17th, 2008
Let's suppose that this morning you and I worship with a group of Christians in the area where Jesus lived. We are actually stepping back in time to worship with a group of Christians just twenty years after Jesus was executed. In fact, there are a few men and women ...
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Sunday, January 13th, 2008
How do Christians deal with disappointment created by other Christians? We live in a society filled with cynicism, ready to criticize anything or anyone. Our society tells us to think the worst and expect it to happen in every situation. A common response: "That is what I expected!" In our ...
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Monday, January 7th, 2008
I am not seeking an agreement with my perspective. All I want is to move you to think. I am convinced that when people think, they move closer to understanding each other and God. The result is that faith in God and Christ grows. All I ask you to do ...
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Sunday, January 6th, 2008
I want to be a Christian. What does that mean? It depends on who makes that statement. If the person making the statement has not entered Christ, has not made the commitment to follow Christ, the statement means that he or she has decided to enter Christ and commit his ...
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Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
One of the joys in my life has been my opportunities to travel. I enjoy visiting other peoples and places. I enjoy experiencing other cultures because I always learn so much about myself. My learning experiences that have come from travel have been a real asset in increasing my understanding ...
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Saturday, December 29th, 2007
It is comforting to believe that all people think like we think. They see things as we see them. They reason as we reason. They understand as we understand. Our perspectives are their perspectives. Therefore, anytime they think, or reason, or understand differently, they are consciously rejecting the thinking, the ...
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Saturday, December 22nd, 2007
The standard for identifying the kind of faith that God wants people to have is the faith that is seen in Abraham. Rare is the person who equals the faith that Abraham developed. No one surpasses the faith that Abraham developed.
That fact is incredible for two reasons. First, Abraham had ...
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Friday, December 21st, 2007
This morning I have some good news and some bad news. And I will start with the bad news. You and I have a problem. You and I have a big problem. In fact, it is the largest, most significant problem we have in our lives.
"What's the problem?" We cannot ...
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Tuesday, December 18th, 2007
When we construct our spiritual concepts, we often begin with basic, accepted definitions that are never questioned or examined. For example, we all agree that unity was one of Jesus' priority concerns. Just before he died, he prayed for the oneness of all who believed in him. We all agree ...
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Monday, December 17th, 2007
I love the church. The older I become the more I love the people who have been called out of evil and called into Jesus Christ. God is constantly leading me into a greater love for His people.
I rejoice in my restoration heritage. The goal and principles of restoration have ...
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