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By Russell Moore (https://www.russellmoore.com/2019/08/15/when-someone-you-admire-abandons-the-faith/) Someone shared with me this article after reading what I wrote in my reflection “Winning the argument and losing the love”. I thought it is worthwhile sharing. I’m reproducing it here so you can see whether it is worth your time but do use the link above to read and explore …
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CHILDREN, HOW HARD IT IS TO ENTER THE KINGDOM OF GOD!Mark 10:17-31 Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!” The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! …
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TRUTH IN LOVEEphesians 4:17-32 “You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and …
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The young man reconnected with a young woman several months ago. His own growth as a person in the past year opened his eyes to appreciate her in new light. Where previously he had looked at women physically he now appreciated her maturity, her responsible nature and her “smarts”, and feelings developed. As they are …
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Yesterday the preacher made the point that a defective Gospel produces defective Christians (well, these are my words as I cannot remember the actual words he chose but this was his intended point). And he did so by asking the congregation whether the Gospel is to be believed or obeyed. To bring home his point …
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CHRISTIAN GROWTH AND THE CHURCHEphesians 4:1-16 “As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.” It is very interesting to find that in the context of calling on the Ephesians to live lives worthy of their calling, Paul talked at length about the …
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JUDGEMENT AND LOVEJeremiah 29:1-32 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” If God did not reveal himself and explain himself I very much doubt anyone would imagine him in this way. Yet when …
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Someone said to the group, “I think we should not be using this song in worship because I have issues with the way the song describes Jesus. But more importantly we should not use it among young people because they will not have the theological grounding to discern.” Another replied, “Read what this person wrote …
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I PRAYED TO THE LORD MY GOD AND CONFESSEDDaniel 9:1-19 “Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments, we have sinned and done wrong. We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away from your commands and laws. We have …
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