Tag: grace
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Dear Leader, part 19 (Christ On Display Through Sound Doctrine)
This exercise is a continuation of a series we started at Grace with our leadership while I served as interim there. For those who are not pastors or deacons, but who lead in some capacity in any arena of life, these books are a tremendous resource in Scripture. I encourage all of those who would…
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Dear Leader, part 18 (Dangers of Self-Will and Prohibition)
This exercise is a continuation of a series we started at Grace with our leadership while I served as interim there. For those who are not pastors or deacons, but who lead in some capacity in any arena of life, these books are a tremendous resource in Scripture. I encourage all of those who would…
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Does God Really Love Everyone?
Remember to submit your questions on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or by using the contact page on this blog. On November 6, 2018, a report was published on the Global News blog, telling a story of a woman being relieved of her leadership responsibilities at a church in Canada and being removed from membership because she…
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Grace is Deeper Than Mere Salvation
I have heard it over and over again, “Grace is giving someone something that he does not deserve.” When I hear this, it is said often to describe the giving of salvation from God. This way of viewing grace is a good starting point for our understanding. When we leave grace here, it insinuates two…
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Election
High school was a breeze for me. I soaked in information and was able to memorize it well. I was good at taking tests and good at writing papers on that level. In high school, I was never challenged, and I became convinced that all of life would be so easy. I graduated and went…
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Gaining Works, Losing Christ
When I was little, I remember starting to build a club house on our property with my dad. This club house was going to be the best club house anyone had ever seen because my dad built houses for a living and he was the best at what he did. We had some extra 2×4’s…
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Brothers, religion does not define us! (Romans 8:1-11)
One walk down the street or down the school hallway or into a break room at work will reveal a vast diversity of worldviews and belief systems. There are Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists, Jews, Christians and Atheists. There are philosophers, scientists, artists and composers. There are children, teenagers, young adults,…