Call Everyone Home

Everyone is talking about the ‘so-called’ convert surge in the Church. First of all, only time will tell if and how many ‘converts’ actually remain in the Church, as the American custom is more like Christian nomads, wandering from Church to Church. Besides that! Scriptures show many more faithful entering the Church in a single…

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Hope Leads to Patience

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What is it that drives you to continue fighting? Whether it be at work, school or even the playground, something inside of you keeps you going. The more you think about the reward, the more you are willing to endure, and to keep going. The more patience you have. Brethren, we know that the whole…

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Serving God VS Serving the Flesh

Loyalty written on a black chalkboard.

According to logic and the Holy Scriptures, it is impossible to serve two masters. You “will be loyal to the one and despise the other.” (Matthew 6.24) We talk about multitasking and threading the needle, or walking a fine line, but when push comes to shove, we have only one loyalty. I once led a…

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Denial and Sin are a Dangerous Combination

Everyone knows toddlers are treated differently than teenagers when it comes to behavior. What is ‘cute’ in a toddler is ‘inappropriate’ for a teenager. If we never teach children about proper behavior, they will grow to become destructive adults. Today’s blog isn’t about childrearing. Today’s blog is about sin, and the danger of denying sin…

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Episode 481 – Trust God and Follow Him

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When faced with the invitation by Christ to drop everything and following Him, the disciples immediately left everything and follow Him. As humans it is natural to wonder about the future. Will we have what we need? What will the future look like? Unknowns can create anxiety, but when we learn to trust Christ, even…

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Rejecting the Church is Rejecting God

We risk alienating ourselves from God when we reject the guidance and teaching of the Church. It isn’t because the Church is powerful. It is because the Church is the Body of Christ. It is because the Church is guided into the entire truth by the Holy Spirit. Christ said as much. The Lord said…

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Who Enters the Kingdom of God?

The question every Christian asks is, “Will I be saved?” We live our entire life defending our answer. We all think ‘we’ are going to be with God in heaven, but Christ says, “Not everyone who says to me ‘Lord, Lord’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven.” There is no guarantee. The defense make for…

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Faith is an Internal Thing

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Is it good works or faith that saves us? This has been the debate for centuries among Christians. My answer has always been, “Well, even atheists feed the poor.” If atheists do good works, does this mean faith saves us? Then again, “Faith without works is dead.” Hmmmm Brethren, he is not a real Jew…

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