Tag: in the world
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Look at Those Gluttons, Drunkards, and Hellians
Paul is writing to the local church at Corinth to admonish the congregation toward unity through maturity in the faith. He expounded on Christian liberty and pay for pastors. Now, he writes about the Christian as a voluntary slave even though he is free. Basic Christian servanthood means much for the way we treat others.…
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The Four Horsemen: The Red Horse
The Father is holy. Jesus Christ is worthy. The world is the way it is because God is winning glory for Himself. Jesus continues breaking the seals on the legal document He has received from the Father. As He breaks the second seal, the second angelic witness presents his testimony to the just judge for…
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When Jesus Went To Sin City
I was told by another pastor that the church I pastor is full of horrible people. This other pastor was not wrong. The Church at Sunsites is a local church full of unrighteous people whose only hope is to be clothed in Christ’s righteousness and be sanctified by His Holy Spirit. Really, I pity those…
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Source of True Hope
When I was fifteen, I started driver’s education. Everyone wanted to get through the coursework so that we could start driving. During the coursework portion of the program, I had such a hope for what could be. Eventually, test time came around and I passed! I gave my time and energy, suffered through the sometimes…
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When the Church is God’s Enemy…
So far this month, we have talked about why God allows trials in our lives and the importance of our striving to control the words that we say. We learned together that sometimes we bring trials upon ourselves by making bad decisions and by giving in to sin. We learned that gossip is never good…
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Shooting Law Enforcement Officers
There was a time, when I lived in Wake Forest, NC and was visiting home that I got pulled over by a police officer. I was on an Oklahoma back road so that I could avoid the tolls, going through either Cyril or Apache. The speed limit was 25 miles an hour and I was…