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Part 3 – What Can We Do with Our Burden?
Our family carried a heavy burden several months ago. At 1:30 a.m. we were awakened with shocking news from our oldest daughter that one of her very best friends and her friend’s husband had been killed in a plane crash in Northern Michigan. This dear friend was helping our daughter plan the upcoming wedding of [...]
Learning How to Love
More than any other portion of Scripture, John 8:1-11 teaches us how grace loves others. While many doubt the reliability of this passage, the Jesus presented in these verses looks exactly the same as the Jesus who is presented elsewhere in John’s gospel. The Jesus of John 8:1-11 is teaching, while the Pharisees are plotting [...]
Mental Toughness
This past weekend was one of my favorite pro golf events of the year: The Players Championship, from the TPC Course at Sawgrass, Florida. The distinctive course design, featuring the famous island green on the 17th hole, and the strongest field of any tournament held during the year make for high…
Courageous Conversation
Is it possible that technological advances in communication have left us unable to confront people properly? After all, employers can now send layoff notices via e-mail. And people can criticize …
Practical advice for reading through the Bible, and understanding it along the way!
Wednesday, May 16, 2012, Part 2
IDEA: Because we have a reverence for the Bible, we may be led to misinterpret it.
PURPOSE: To help listeners understand that while the Bible is a unique text, it can be looked at as we would any other piece of literature.
Do you think that people…
The Habit of Recognizing God’s Provision
. . . you may be partakers of the divine nature . . . —2 Peter 1:4
We are made “partakers of the divine nature,” receiving and sharing God’s own nature through His promises. Then we have to work that divine nature …
eyewitnesses
An eyewitness is one whose firsthand knowledge of a crime or an important event is used to ascertain the actual facts surrounding the event in a court of law. One witness is usually insufficient. “The facts of the case must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses” (Deuteronomy 19:15). Paul reminded the [...]
Fear
By Issac Tan, 20, Singapore Fear is a funny word. The very essence of the word can send shivers down our spine and stop us dead in our tracks. From the uncertainty of what lies ahead to the imagining of what sleeps under our beds, a variety of things could bring on this crippling oppression. [...]
Full Pockets
“God . . . has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.” Ephesians 1:3
Every man needs pockets large enough to carry all the important things in life: wallet, keys, breath mints. By looking at my wife’s purse, it …
Seeing Near And Far
Having two healthy eyes is not enough to see clearly. I know this from experience. After a series of eye surgeries for a torn retina, both eyes could see well …
Courageous Conversation
Is it possible that technological advances in communication have left us unable to confront people …
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