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The Destructiveness of Sinful Anger
It is helpful to understand that anger is not intrinsically evil. Exodus 34:6 describes God as compassionate and gracious and slow to anger. God abounds in love and he is not quick to wrath, but He does get angry. Jesus is said to have been angry...
5 Truths About Responding to Betrayal
Betrayal is a dreadful act that can cause profound and lasting damage. It is one thing to suffer harm, but it is quite another to suffer harm from someone you trusted. When we are brought to anguish by those we considered loyal friends, the deep...
What Did Christ Save Us From?
Series: The Jesus SeriesWords matter, especially when it comes to the biblical responsibility of teaching. Those who lead do not have liberty to be careless or vague with their expressions. The word of God understood rightly is life to our soul (Proverbs 3:22), so there...
The Throne of Grace: A Meditation on Hebrews 4:16
In a recent post we considered the value of scripture meditation. One goal of meditation is to slow down and prayerfully consider key words in order to draw out riches from the text. Let’s try this together in Hebrews 4, with a focus on verse...
Delighting in God through Scripture Meditation
The reason we come away so cold from reading the word is because we do not warm ourselves at the fires of meditation – Thomas Watson (Puritan preacher and author, 1620-1686) If you were honest, how would you describe your time in God’s...
5 Biblical Truths About Addiction
For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved.Expand Passage …2 Peter 2:19, ESV Let me say up front that I am not a medical or behavioral specialist. I am a pastor who has walked alongside families going through the dark shadows of...
Humility is the Avenue to Glory
Series: The Jesus SeriesDuring a recent Sunday morning message, we were challenged to consider whether or not we are truly treasuring Jesus. One of the questions we used as a test for our heart was this: Does my life consistently reflect a laying down of myself in order...
Honor Is Given, Not Earned
I once heard someone say that ‘respect is earned, but honor is given’. Indeed, throughout the bible, people are commanded to give honor to others, with no conditions included. Of these commands, probably most well-known to us is ‘Honor your father...
Live Generously, Give Cheerfully
If the LORD leads you to give as part of worship
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