Sometimes we may wish we could go back and live in what we call “the good ole days”. Before we make that wish, we must consider the benefits of our day. One that stands out vividly for me is that I now type my sermons on a computer instead of a manual typewriter. Some of […]
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The Love of God “Could we with ink the ocean fill, And were the skies of parchment made, Were every stalk on earth a quill, And every man a scribe by trade, To write the love of God above, Would drain the ocean dry. Nor could the scroll contain the whole, Though stretched from sky […]
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never harm me.” How many of you would agree that that is not true? Every one of us have been hurt by someone’s words. Often the pain caused by another’s words cuts deeper and hurts longer than physical pain. We cannot always prevent a verbal […]
The word try in our text means to test, examine, prove, or approve. God tells us to test spirits and only accept what passes God’s test. When I am pickling olives, I first approve them. I look at each one and those with bad spots I discard and the good ones I keep. God wants […]
When a religious person says, “I hope I will go to heaven someday,” he or she is stating a wish. Those who make such a hopeful wish are usually following a religious path that does not lead to heaven. The hope described in the Bible is a firm confidence in God’s promises. God promises every […]
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Reflections are amazing. Reflections on a lake can be almost as clear as the landscape behind it if the water is totally calm. Spiritually, God wants us to be a clear reflection of His love. The greatest evidence that God loves us is the fact that He laid down His life for us. God’s love […]
Have you ever started a project and not yet completed it? No doubt, we all have. Those uncompleted projects are useless. As the apostle begins Hebrews 6, he urges his readers to go on unto perfection or spiritual completion. Knowing about salvation and even agreeing that you need it is of no value until you […]
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