Grace

  • Grace

    Grace for my sin, and grace for my shame Grace for my suffering, and grace for my pain Grace for each moment of every day Grace for a guide along the narrow way Grace from the start and grace to the end Grace is my eternal and truest friend

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  • Let Us Draw Near

    I believe that the greatest tragedy of our day in the church is the sad reality that most Christians do not have a consistent daily walk with the Lord. As a pastor, I have seen a trend in our consumeristic culture both in the church and out. The trend is that Christians who are in

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  • Behold His Incarnate Glory

    For a few weeks now we have looked at John’s prologue from which the rest of his gospel will flow. In the gospels of Matthew and Luke we see the historical evidence of Jesus’ incarnation, but in John’s gospel we see the theological exposition of Christmas. There is a key phrase that is both the

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  • Behold His Illuminating Glory

    Are you afraid of the dark? You may have been when you were just a little kid, but I would bet that even now you’d have some nervousness if let all alone in the pitch black. Unless of course, you have a light or see a light. Light makes all the difference. As a scared

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  • This is the last passage of our study through Ephesians. We have focused on our wealth (who we are and what we have) in Christ and our walk (the practical daily life) in Christ. The book of Ephesians is one that could be studied and restudied continuously. Paul’s letter to the church at Ephesus is

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  • The second thing that we must see is the equipment of the Christian soldier. It is hard to stand in fight if you don’t know your enemy, expectations, equipment, or the empowerment that you’ve been given in Christ. As we have stated throughout our study of Ephesians, you can’t practically walk unless you do so

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  • Podcasts are all the rage these days. Our culture and social media in general are inundated with podcasts galore. I too have a selection of podcasts that I keep up with, but specifically I’m drawn to podcasts who are hosted by former special operators from various military branches. I find their frankness, life experiences, and

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  • Second, let’s look at the Devil’s schemes. Sinclair Ferguson writes, “As in all warfare, the two essential elements in victory are knowing your enemy and knowing your resources.” I believe that many believers don’t know their enemy and they don’t know their own resources in Christ. You won’t know how to fight if you don’t

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  • Each time that I study, but especially preach Eph. 6:10-18 I experience a weightiness in the text that burdens my heart. Preaching about standing against the enemy of Christ, the Church, and the Christian’s walk is exhausting. It is frightening. It is burdensome. It is tiresome. But it is necessary. There is a different burden

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  •             All of life is centered around relationships. There is the vertical relationship between God and man. There are horizontal relationships between mankind. Ultimately, everything in life comes down to whether you are right with God or not so that you can be right with your fellow man. The book of Ephesians shows us our

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