KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: The experiential basis of our confidence is knowing we are righteous before God. We are most confident in our convictions when we KNOW we’re right (aka – righteous). In fact, we’re much more willing to fight the good fight when we know what our Bible says! When you do “put on the armor” of
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In my home state of Massachusetts, recreational use of marijuana has been legalized, so there’s no breach of Romans 13:1 if a person smokes it. I had a conversation with a young person recently about whether smoking marijuana is a sin or not (remember, worldly laws do not supplant God’s law). For the record, my
KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: If your base of operations re: confidence begins with your salvation, then it certainly is righteous in continuing right along into sanctification! (Php 1:6) The experiential basis of our confidence is knowing we are righteous before God. We are most confident in our convictions when we KNOW we’re right (aka – righteous).
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: The experiential basis of our confidence is knowing we are righteous before God. Godly Confidence: When you “put it on the full armor of God”, you are “strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might” (Eph 6). If you’re base of operations re: confidence begins with your salvation,
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TODAY’S VERSE: Psalm 100:4 “Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!” What does the word “thanksgiving” mean to you? Most of us think of eating a big meal with our family on the 4th Thursday of every November, right? It is wonderful to have fun memories of family
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If you ask the average Christian if God is sovereign, they will assuredly answer, “Yes.” No surprise there. However, my hunch is that many Christians do not understand the fullness of God’s sovereignty. Yes, the Lord is called the “King of kings” (1 Timothy 6:15); however this title does not bind Him to the likeness
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: “Jars of clay” have no real value except to serve as a vessel for the thing of great value, the Gospel (including all of God’s Word). The experiential basis of our confidence is knowing we are righteous before God. Grace is utterly antithetical to creature credit. Creature credit ruins a person’s
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: “Jars of clay” have no real value except to serve as a vessel for the thing of great value, the Gospel (including all of God’s Word). Our confidence before the Lord is provided to us by the Lord. “confidence” – from parresia [pas = “all” + rheo = “out-spoken”] –
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We live in a world of data. Computers and computer networking have shrunk the world. Consider, for example, how accessible classic novels are now for someone who, not so long ago, had no access to online libraries. Add to that the abundance of scientific, social, sports, health, and financial data. The human mind cannot hold
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: What we think we know about God’s abundant pardoning is nothing compared to what God knows about it. (Is 55:6-9, Ps 103:11-12) “confidence” – from parresia [pas = “all” + rheo = “out-spoken”] – means boldness, confidence; all out-spokenness, i.e. frankness, bluntness, publicity; by implication, assurance – Strong’s A blessing isn’t a blessing if it
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