A recent message by Pastor Shane was incredibly powerful. One of the insights I learned is that when we share Jesus, we are sharing a message of Grace. I hadn’t thought of witnessing in this context. Everything is accomplished in Him. All we need do is believe. Believe in who Jesus was, what He did, […]
The Beginning in any writing is always critical because it sets the ‘mood, flavor’ for what’s coming next – the main message. It may be a teaser, a question, a declaration, etc. but it does have to capture the reader’s attention or they may not get to the crux of what the writer wants to
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“Use your heads as you live and work among outsiders. Don’t miss a trick. Make the most of every opportunity. Be gracious in your speech. The goal is to bring out the best in others in a conversation, not put them down, not cut them out.” (Colossians 4:5-6, MSG) Have you ever been in the position of having
Newton’s Third Law of Motion: “A force is a push or a pull that acts upon an object as a results of its interaction with another object. There are two forces resulting from this interaction – these two forces are called action and reaction forces and are the subject of Newton’s third law of motion. …
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I was a fairly new Christian when I read: “Therefore there is now no condemnation [no guilty verdict, no punishment] for those who are in Christ Jesus [who believe in Him as personal Lord and Savior]. For the law of the Spirit of life [which is] in Christ Jesus [the law of our new being] has set you free from the law of
Really! Are you very sure? Equally cogent… do you practice this? Do you really know what this means? Or do you allow others to tell you? It has always been a great ploy of our enemy which is meant to subdue us. It is never a reason to deny or compromise Who we believe and what He
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“Therefore let us [with privilege] approach the throne of grace [that is, the throne of God’s gracious favor] with confidence and without fear, so that we may receive mercy [for our failures] and find [His amazing] grace to help in time of need [an appropriate blessing, coming just at the right moment].” (Hebrews 4:16, AMP) I’m beginning
Of course I don’t necessarily personally know you… But really… if you’ve accepted Jesus as your personal Lord, you can’t say that I don’t know you. Actually, I know a great deal about you. Let me tell you what I do know. I know that: 1. … you are no longer the wretch you were, but now you are
I know I chunter on a great deal about application. It’s important! Because how do you really know you know unless you understand? And how do you understand the knowing without ‘testing’ your understanding by expressing it – applying and incorporating the ‘know’? Simply: learning leads to knowledge which leads to understanding which is evidenced in your
Do you know? What does this mean for you? Is this knowledge alive and active in your life…daily? Does it direct your thoughts and actions… especially how you treat other people? The rest of that sentence is: “for the Bible tells me so.” Yes? Again, do you believe it? Is the Bible, the Word of
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Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!
