What do you really believe? Is it that the only thing that matters is God? Is it that the only thing I need is grace? If God was all that was left, and if grace was all I had, would I remain faithful? Would I still raise my hands in worship? Psalms 63:3 says “God’s love is better than life.” My life is pretty good. I have...
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Cling to your faith 1 Timothy 1:19 Cling to your faith in Christ, and keep your conscience clear. For some people have deliberately violated their consciences; as a result, their faith has been shipwrecked. The shipwrecked faith. This brings back memories of my few years in the Coast Guard. I saw several shipwrecks. All were...
read moreWhat’s important to God? Matthew 25:35-36 ‘For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ Mathew 25:45 He will reply,...
read moreBut each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full grow, gives birth to death. James 1:14-15 Sin doesn’t just happen. I can’t count the amount of times that I have fallen only to think… “I didn’t see...
read moreKing Ahab did more evil in the eyes of the Lord than any of those before him. He led the Israelites away from worshiping the one true God. I believe the 21st century king that has done more evil in the eyes of the Lord than any of those before him is consumerism. The great danger with this king is that we have no one to stand up...
read moreI didn’t hang around Oklahoma very long after high school. It didn’t take me long before I found a local Coast Guard recruiter and signed away the next 4 years of my life. One of the most vivid memories I have of those few but invaluable years was my trip home from boot camp. I remember standing in line at the airport wearing my...
read moreThe very essence of the Gospel is not to get man into Heaven, but to get God into man. John 10:10b I have come so that they may have life and have life to its fullest. Eternal life has been falsely viewed as something that starts at the end of this present life. Eternal life in heaven is not the reward that those who know Christ as...
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