faith
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Every Christian is seeking to live a victorious life over the world, the flesh, and the devil. Sadly, most Christians think that they must strive in their own strength, righteousness, and knowledge to attain victory. The reality is that we have been given victory and are victorious in Christ. Because He is eternally victorious, so…
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What makes you think that you’re better than Jesus? You say, “I don’t think that at all.” I say you do, because I do too. Here’s why. There is this subtle belief inside of us that if we are good, nice, wholesome, moral, upstanding citizens who are nice to everybody and their mama that everyone…
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Living in the mountains of Southwest Virginia, we are blessed to be able to experience all four seasons. Each year they differ in severity and overlap; but for the most part, we are able to see and feel the change that each season brings. I’m an autumn guy myself. Hobby Lobby is putting out all…
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Have you ever noticed that everyone wants the rewards of knowing Jesus, but few can handle the responsibility that comes with it? Every relationship demands joint responsibility. Well, we know that Jesus always holds up on His end, the issue then lies with us. Our relationship with Christ does bring great and eternal rewards. The…
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There is no such thing as a life without conflict. We are born into adversity and constant conflict looming over us throughout our life. Job 14:1 says, “Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble.” Sadly, many today have bought the lie that if you trust Jesus that…
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Devotions for the Head, the Heart, and the Home Rom. 12:11 Read: I remember being a kid and having chores to do. Many of my chores were not things that were listed on a board or job description. The chores that I saw most commonly each day would come directly from my Mom or Dad…
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It’s hard to live consistently. I grew up a Washington Redskins fan. Up until the most recent season I had not been able to see us live up to the hype or ability. For years, my common answer about how the football season was going is that we were consistently inconsistent. By God’s grace those…
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The Passion Week began last Sunday morning on what we call Palm Sunday. This week is the most important week in history since the week of creation. It is the events of this week that we focus on, not just every Easter season, but we do so every time that we gather together on a…
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Love. Four letters. One word. Eight billion definitions. Everyone in the world today knows this word, uses this word, and more than likely abuses this word. We overuse it so that it carries minimal weight. We misunderstand what real love looks like or should look like. The world is a place that is both saturated…
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In my last sermon, I attempted to cover these verses in one fell swoop. However, we only made it through the first few words. Go figure. Today, we will be covering the verses together but with a different focus. As we get into the section on the function of the spiritual gifts that are experienced…
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