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assurance of salvation, faith, sin
This morning I concluded my message in John 8:31-38 with six practical applications by which we can measure our assurance of salvation in terms of the third evidence of a genuine faith – liberation from one’s sin. You can listen to the entire message here. I blew through these applications fairly quickly. I offer them [...]
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Attachment, Citizenship, Heaven, Treasure
Several years ago my mom told me that I was not allowed to get her anything for Christmas that she had to store or dust. I have found that to be a good rule of thumb that I have tried to abide by myself. I am sometimes shocked about how much stuff I have accumulated [...]
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creation, death, repentance, suffering
What are we to make of the tragedy at a local theme park this week? A seasoned trainer of killer whales got dragged under water by her ponytale by a male Orca known for a history of living up to its name. The debate in the news remains alarmingly this-worldly in terms of animal rights, conservation, [...]
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Matthew, redemption, Ruth
Have you ever been to a family reunion and thought, “I can’t be related to these people!”? Every family has a crazy uncle Larry who asks the youngsters to pull his finger or a frugal Great Aunt Grace who has apparently been stockpiling food since the Nixon administration! We enjoy sharing updates about our cousins [...]
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outreach
Our mission as a church stands on record as this: engaging peoples everywhere to pursue ultimate satisfaction in Jesus. One important way we seek to do that is by building bridges into the community through works of service and acts of mercy. After all, Jesus commanded us to do this very kind of thing in [...]
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prayer, spiritual reformation
Here is the study guide for chapter 8 for this Sunday’s 9:30 equipping hour! Whom have you known personally who you would describe as distinguished by a particularly gifted ministry of prayer? What made it so? What is one of the most important steps we can take according to Carson in terms of our own [...]
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perseverance, sanctification, study resources, truth
This morning I introduced part one of what will end up as three sermons with the same title from John 8:31-38: How To Be Certain Your Faith Is Not Fatally Flawed. Jesus prescribes three tests for testing faith’s genuineness in vv. 31-32: Continuation in His word – If you abide in my word, you are [...]
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praise, providence, revelation, worship
Images like this make me deliriously glad I live in the tropics. At least in February. Still we have endured our share of cold this winter in Florida. Several times lately I’ve asked various people with tongue in cheek, “When will the Lord turn the heater back on around here?” The statement belies correct theology [...]
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church membership
This Sunday, Lord willing, we will receive seventeen new members into the body at Orlando Grace. Thanks be to God! What better time to review ten reasons why church membership is biblical and necessary. First, God keeps lists and the New Testament church did as well. God has a book. It’s called the book of [...]
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communication, marriage, peacemaking
When I do marriage counseling as a pastor I often hear the same lament. We just don’t know how to communicate.
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