Category: Bible Study
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Behind The Veil: pt. 1
Whether it’s a simple errand that must be run, or a military operation that must be carried out with precision, every activity we participate in requires two things: a mission and a strategy. Even if you’re just sitting around the house, your mission is to relax and your strategy might…
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Not Where, But What
I saw an online editorial headline today that read: “I Started Attending Church Again After 15 Years. Here’s Why.” Granted, I didn’t read the article, but I hear a similar sentiment from people all the time. “I need to get back to church.” … “My kids need to be in…
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God’s Word, Not Mine
“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in…
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Manufactured Religion: pt. 4
Question 3: Is God Pleased With Just Any Goodness? Perhaps the greatest misunderstanding the world applies to Christianity is that it’s a system of hierarchical control to make people behave a certain way. So they buck against that perceived authority and go to great lengths to prove that they can…
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Manufactured Religion: pt. 3
Question 2: Is God Pleased With Just Any Worship? Because of the king’s leadership, the people of the northern kingdom of Israel had broken faith with Yahweh and He was displeased with their worship. Often in the Old Testament, God says that the worship of the people displeased Him. Some…
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Manufactured Religion: pt. 2
Question 1: Is God Pleased With Just Any Faith? In the very successful Alcoholics Anonymous program, subjects must put their faith in a “higher power” to properly advance through the 12 steps. Is this level of belief in anything higher than ourselves acceptable to God? Is He pleased that we…
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Manufactured Religion: pt. 1
This is a sermon manuscript in 4 parts from a message I preached on Sunday, July 30, 2023. Hosea 8:1-7 – Set the trumpet to your lips! One like a vulture is over the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant and rebelled against my law. To…
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Chasing Worship
What a powerful moment it can be when the right melody and lyrics strike a chord in our hearts and we feel a powerful sense of God’s presence in our worship services. We might leave that gathering saying that God was really present or that we could really feel Him…
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Can I Balance The Scale?
“All a man’s ways seem innocent to him, but motives are weighed by the LORD.” – Proverbs 16:2 “I’ve done a lot of good things,” is the argument I usually hear when I talk to people about sin. We can’t seem to get over the fact that our good deeds…
Between The Ditches 